Hotel Vijan Palace
Travel Blogs from Jabalpur
Bad things about India - Oscar & Dad
... scary. Probably the worst offenders are pavements built above streams or sewers. Suddenly there is no pavement just a hole with **** at the bottom! Electrics are bizarrely, universally shoddy regardless of the perceived restaurant/hotel/venues' smartness or newness. If they had England’s added damp/wet they would be getting shocked on a very regular basis.
2) The Drivers really are mad, ...
Tiger Tiger
... to moments of such majestic joy. Our fellow jeep companions, a pair of polish friends (who interestingly told us how they avoided all forms of sickness in India by drinking 60ml of vodka after every meal) appeared about as excited about seeing the tiger as a pair of poles.
The fun wasn't over, however, as we continued the hunt and came across a female stalking a spotted deer. She unfortunately failed to make a kill and for a vegetarian Ruth seemed ...
Jasmine in Jabalpur
... seats are RESERVED, we fought our corner and turned many a grumbling person away explaining that the bunks were booked. At length a man approached us and asked the usual questions (where are you from? what is your name? are you married? the answer to the latter always being yes) he then declared how much he liked Freddie Flintoff and went on to tell us that the whole train was talking about us because of our inconsiderate behavior. "Why do you stop people sitting on your ...
Day Out with the Family
... While one part of me would like to have an Indian flavor – I do try Vishal’s, another is craving Belgian chocolate. The latter wins. How wonderful it tastes.
Dinner that night is lemon garlic chicken wings. Wow! No, hold on a minute. They are only an appetizer. The main course is butter chicken, which is made with a tomato puree with paprika, butter, onion and cream. It is excellent also. For dessert there is saffron burfi ...
Great Day with the Bashin Family
... is delicious. Similar yet different from how we make it. There are a few different spices, but the tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese are the same. I feel for Vishal and Ruchi. They are very tired. They were up most of the night with Bhavy yesterday. He wasn’t feeling well and couldn’t sleep as a result. We turn in fairly early, although Ruchi and I enjoy some tea and conversation. I feel the best I have in ...
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