Taj Connemara

... the first aid box on the lamp post was a nice, and cautious, touch. Mid afternoon I made my way out to the Taj Connemara to visit Giggles bookshop. What an incredible place. I have never seen or been in anything like it before. The whole place ...

... on the web called journeywoman.com and another database of women as a resource for other women at hermail.net. We went to the Taj Conemmara hotel for a wonderful meal before we started our day of shopping. We liked it so much we went back for lunch where ...

Just wanted to check in quickly to say we arrived safely in Chennai this morning. Our latest hotel is unbelievable!! I think I may have hit my saturation point for luxury. Anyway, we hit the streets tomorrow so I'll be getting a more realistic view soon ...

Today was absolutely LOVELY- my best day yet. I jumped straight to the computer after returning home from dinner- I don't want to leave anything out! The turning point came early this morning as I walked with the group through the spectacular Hindu ...

My pics for today show the government school we visited and scenes from our morning drive through the streets of an economically depressed community that was hit hard by the tsunami in 2006- incidentally the state government (Tamil Nadu) was highly ...

Today is glorious! A day off for the group, plus my roommate offered me her computer for the afternoon, so I have peace and quiet and free access to Microsoft Word (the pressure of getting everything typed up while you're paying for computer access by ...

Our tour guide for this city is super annoying. He talks just like Dr. Evil (but ten times slower) and is an albino Indian so he carries this weird umbrella everywhere. We went to a dance school, and another high school. Both were great to see. The dance ...

We arrived in Chennai today - our fourth city. I was nervous about flying and the airports in India, especially during the monsoon season, but it has turned out to work just fine. Our flights have been on time for the most part and very smooth. They ...

Today is Thursday June 2nd and I am almost half way through my stay. Last weekend we went to the Fishermans cove where we had a villa on the ocean. It was so beautiful. Most of the time Juliet and I laid in our hammock. It's so important to get away from ...

Today we visited the Children’s Garden School. This is a private school that works on a sliding scale to include a variety of families; parents range from tuk-tuk drivers to professionals. The nicest aspect of the school is that it makes an effort ...

Hello everyone... I am in Chennai is southern India right now.  It's very hot and humid here, and the dampness is palpable on everything.  Even in the sun it’s damp! Chennai is on the Bay of Bengal which I have dipped my feet in, and the ...

We rallied at 4:00 AM to catch a flight to Chennai (formerly Madras) this morning. Chennai is the locale where the British and the East India Company established themselves in the 17th century. We met our esteemed and entertaining professorial guide, Dr. ...