CHHOTÉ SARDAR ! A ll the hype and drama has had no effect on Chhotté Sardar (translated as junior chief). He is the same old guy I met 22 years ago, when I was introduced to a strapping young lad who had barely made it out of school and didn't know the "H" of hoteliering and was struggling to set up what would in time become one of India's fine...

As we planned to leave Simla, we were informed that our flight was cancelled and to make other arrangements. Another couple was in the same boat so we shared a car for the 4.5 hour drive to Chandigarh with plans to catch a Jet Airways flight to Delhi. The drive was fine for some and a bumpy / nauseating trip for others. We made the flight and la...

Well, after a good nights rest, we headed of at 7 am to begin the route around the Golden Triangle. As the Taj Mahal is closed on Friday (only the Mosque there is open for local Muslims), we went the opposite direction of the ususal route and found ourselves in Jaipur. First off, we met up with our tour guide and trucked off to the Amber Fort. A...

3/9/05 Mount Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan, and home to the fabulous Dilwara Jain Temples. As the van climbed up the Mount, we saw the sunset and arrived at our Heritage Palace hotel called the Jaipur Palace Hotel. It is still the property of the former king of that area of Rajasthan. It was beautifully decorated with antique furnitu...