Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, I have not taken the trip (like most such trips, it is really not meant for locals), though the itinerary looks very good, and I have heard only good things about Palace On Wheels. Ranthambhore will be hit or miss, because you do only one safari, if memory serves me right. Henning and Tanya Wulff took the trip early last year, so maybe Henning would be the best person to check up with on this. Their itinerary was Kerala-Chennai-Ranthambhore (an additional visit for 4 days, I think) followed by Delhi and the Palace on Wheels. If you need any help with arranging anything, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. The only caveat is that if you would like to go on a separate trip to Ranthambhore, and would like me to arrange the booking, I would require at least 3-4 months notice to book the vehicle for the safaris - there are restricted numbers that are allowed in, and they get advance booked very fast. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > Hello Jayanand (and anyone else, you know who you are)? > > As you probably know, interest in India and a desire to visit the country > are practically part of the patrimony of every educated American, and I am > not an exception, especially given my experiences with an Indian practice > partner and many Indian colleagues. I was obliged by circumstances to opt > out of an opportunity to spend 2 1/2 months at the All-India Institute of > Medical Sciences as a medical student, and I've been regretting that fact > for 40 years. > > In our local paper a couple of days ago, a retired Pakistani-American > surgeon in our community, a traveler, historian, writer, and photographer, > as well as humanist, devoted his biweekly column to a weeklong trip he > recently took through Rajastan on a train called the Palace on Wheels. (If > you're interested, you can likely find his column by going to the website > of the Toledo Blade, theblade.com, and searching for S. Amjad Hussein's > columns.) As soon as I finished reading, I went to the computer and found > the train's website. Its various journeys of 7 to 11 days in Rajastan visit > many of the top attractions in India, including Ranthambore. I immediately > decided that this is for me (us, assuming my wife's growing interest > matures into assent), but I'd welcome any comment or observation from an > Indian, especially one who might well have some knowledge of the train. Dr > Hussein is an acquaintance of mine and I will obviously be talking to him > as well. I would also have an interest in an additional excursion to visit > Goa and Kerala. (I have several colleagues, Fernandeses and a Fernando, who > are first-generation Goan-Americans and speak glowingly of the place.) > > Any thoughts? Suggestions? Time of year? Duration? "Sees" or > "Stay-away-froms"? > > Thank you very much in advance, > > ?howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >