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On another adventure to Bhuj and the salt flats of Kutch. The salt flats are close to the Pakistan Border – so close that we had to have a permit to enter. We also wanted to visit and see several native tribes with superb handicrafts in this area. We hired [...] Read more »

When we were at the village school in Tranol a wedding party paraded by the back walled area of the school overlooking a dirt road coming into town. I was able to film the wedding procession as it proceeded down the road. Everyone was dressed in colorful clothes and the [...] Read more »

Women often carry large loads on their heads and often great distances. I was fascinated by these women. But, surely, that can’t be good for their spines over time can it? Read more »

Keep in mind dear reader that India is a large country with 28 states. India is about 1/3 the size of the USA but with about 4 times as many people. I am visiting one state: Gujarat – and only part of it. I am very aware that I cannot [...] Read more »

My niece lives in a suburb of Anand, a city of over 300,000 people, in an area called Vallabh Vidhyanagar which I have given up trying to pronounce. Vallabh Vidhyanagar is basically a university town, a residential area containing lots of houses, dormitories and college buildings of various types. There [...] Read more »

There are lots of restaurants in Anand. We had lunch at Sahyog. We chose the “fixed lunch” which means their special for the day. I don’t know what it was but it was very tasty and some of the best Roti I’ve had here. Roti is a flat bread made [...] Read more »

Camels are a frequent site in Gujarat. A camel was towing the wagon carrying the gypsy family from one place to another. They are used to carry flat carts to deliver larger items in Anand. On our trip to Kutch we visited the salt flats and literally miles from nowhere [...] Read more »

Trash is most everywhere. There are some areas that are raked clean much of the time but for the most part trash and garbage is just tossed out. There are no trash bins or cans on the streets. “Please Don’t Litter” signs are non existent. There are dumpster type containers [...] Read more »

We visited several tribes with various types of handicrafts. We watched bells being made and sample of the work of painting with a stick using boiled caster oil. In one of the tribes the men were known for their delightful Lacquer work. The women and young girls made jewelry and [...] Read more »

Traveling is a real adventure in this part of India. It is common for cars here to zoom in and out of traffic amidst much horn blowing. Horn blowing is even encouraged as most trucks have “BLOW HORN PLEASE” painted on the back, maybe because they have less visibility and [...] Read more »