tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5998804206093212778..comments2024-03-28T17:06:34.405-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Magnificent, Mindboggling IndiaJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42641798931075426732018-04-20T09:23:29.093-04:002018-04-20T09:23:29.093-04:00Wow, oh wow. Thanks for sharing. So different, see...Wow, oh wow. Thanks for sharing. So different, seemingly raw with the emotions more out front than here in the states or is that simply because it is so different? Your photos portray so much. The Taj Mahal is stunning with a feeling of peace radiating from the photo. Though the tigers are beautiful, 10 feet from the jeep sounds scary - was it?? And how was the heat? I've heard it gets so hot there. What a great adventure!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461183858995915416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74420001149819307582018-04-14T21:50:41.042-04:002018-04-14T21:50:41.042-04:00thank YOU for coming!thank YOU for coming!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13586887142109750492018-04-14T21:50:25.357-04:002018-04-14T21:50:25.357-04:00OMG and you didn't invite us. will you tell us...OMG and you didn't invite us. will you tell us about the recipe please?Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74677256257202964532018-04-14T21:49:47.219-04:002018-04-14T21:49:47.219-04:00You are so welcome--your Dad's experience must...You are so welcome--your Dad's experience must have amazing--frightening and exciting too. Imagine all that as a young person. yikes! Tell us about your trip once you take it!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29786742295491562992018-04-14T21:46:42.724-04:002018-04-14T21:46:42.724-04:00Celia, no sari--I just couldn't think where I ...Celia, no sari--I just couldn't think where I would wear it--FantasyFest?? But I did come home with several beautiful scarves and napkins.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7191704125339420302018-04-14T21:45:21.820-04:002018-04-14T21:45:21.820-04:00If you loved Mexico, I bet you would enjoy a trip ...If you loved Mexico, I bet you would enjoy a trip to India. Or otherwise we are all coming to the UK with you!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56031306464208123932018-04-14T21:45:21.572-04:002018-04-14T21:45:21.572-04:00If you loved Mexico, I bet you would enjoy a trip ...If you loved Mexico, I bet you would enjoy a trip to India. Or otherwise we are all coming to the UK with you!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86805721053454990052018-04-14T21:42:36.544-04:002018-04-14T21:42:36.544-04:00I never knew such a thing as a glass-topped cabin ...I never knew such a thing as a glass-topped cabin existed Jenn...would this be happening in Iceland? I think you and your men should all go!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45406293238799108222018-04-14T21:41:25.900-04:002018-04-14T21:41:25.900-04:00Australia is a lovely country--I hope you enjoy it...Australia is a lovely country--I hope you enjoy it thoroughly!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78785130154246397992018-04-14T20:09:13.830-04:002018-04-14T20:09:13.830-04:00Thanks for bringing us along for this trip.Thanks for bringing us along for this trip.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45471622260082656602018-04-14T19:29:13.213-04:002018-04-14T19:29:13.213-04:00In honor of this theme, I made a killer chicken ti...In honor of this theme, I made a killer chicken tikka masala tonight. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29591802631781469892018-04-14T19:07:38.445-04:002018-04-14T19:07:38.445-04:00My Dad was in India during the latter part of the ...My Dad was in India during the latter part of the Second World War. A secret mission to enter China to provide medical backup for the push to oust the Japanese. Trouble is the Japanese got the upper hand and just before Dad's group got there they found they were retreating back the way they had come only this time on foot. There followed a march through the jungles of Burma and on into India. Two weeks on foot with rice to eat and the Japanese at their heels. He spent the rest of the war in India supporting various incursions to try to unseat and repel them. When I look at your map he covered much of the country. I have always thought I'd like to go and re-trace some of his adventures especially those on the Irrawaddy. His love of curries and Indian food came from these adventures. Your photo's are beautiful and your travels fascinating thank you for sharing. OneEnglishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747109933032515147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39720916198495958072018-04-14T18:23:22.011-04:002018-04-14T18:23:22.011-04:00thanks so much Libby!thanks so much Libby!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14936699378478462512018-04-14T18:19:33.633-04:002018-04-14T18:19:33.633-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87428085848017984832018-04-14T18:19:31.907-04:002018-04-14T18:19:31.907-04:00There is nothing like tracing roots. I haven't...There is nothing like tracing roots. I haven't done that, and I should!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19351843234210134802018-04-14T18:18:29.218-04:002018-04-14T18:18:29.218-04:00Love your comment, thank you. It does take effort ...Love your comment, thank you. It does take effort to plan a big trip, and I always half dread going as it gets closer. But I can't think of any I wish I had missed. And hurray for the spunk of that woman--what a great example!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79756929605929265512018-04-14T17:26:05.827-04:002018-04-14T17:26:05.827-04:00All sounds great DebRo, there's something very...All sounds great DebRo, there's something very special about repeating a trip like your family vacation too. You know just what to expect and can go deeper each time.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1427019566099484622018-04-14T17:24:24.937-04:002018-04-14T17:24:24.937-04:00Sounds like a great trip Pat--hope you take it!Sounds like a great trip Pat--hope you take it!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26011732451271913502018-04-14T17:23:37.276-04:002018-04-14T17:23:37.276-04:00yes that's so true!yes that's so true!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4085135365603785332018-04-14T16:45:28.158-04:002018-04-14T16:45:28.158-04:00Thank you for sharing your travel photographs and ...Thank you for sharing your travel photographs and the memories of your journey! I would love to visit India. I love reading about the culture which has always fascinated me. I have been fortunate in life to have had jobs that allowed me to travel and see some places and things. I am now retired and I am beginning to recognize that feeling of comfort one gets from staying in familiar surroundings. And the longer the time period is between trips the easier it seems to get to postpone the planning and start of a new trip.(or new activity) I believe it is important to stretch oneself out of our comfort zones as money and health allow. Even if it is trying a new restaurant,shopping in a new store, joining the senior center, or worshipping in a new church. In the 1980's I visited Germany and while waiting in a line at one of the castles, waiting to go up a narrow staircase, I struck up a conversation with an elderly woman who was sitting in a chair. She said she was waiting for her tour group and wasn't going up the stairs. She told me steep stairs were just too difficult with her tired old legs. She went on to tell me she was from Norman, Oklahoma and that she was 91 years old. She said she always dreamed of traveling but never had, as she had either been too busy (or too poor) tied up with raising kids and taking care of their farm business. And her husband had never been that interested. When he passed away she decided to do a little traveling. She had a lot of spunk. I have never forgotten that encounter or that woman. Now over 30 years later, while I am not yet on the sidelines, I hope that I will continue to do new things, including travel and not hesitate to just do as much as I can, when and while I can. Reader4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435977466961140729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27309769190890229172018-04-14T14:39:45.973-04:002018-04-14T14:39:45.973-04:00Did you buy a sari? I love the colorful fabrics s...Did you buy a sari? I love the colorful fabrics so much and they actually look very comfortable. My dream trip was our honeymoon to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. We live in a sister city to Queenstown, New Zealand, which was one of our favorite places. I know several Brits who have travelled to India, but they went either to Northern India of the beaches like Goa -- it's a pretty common destination for them ~Celia Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138257308552361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64434661896459823402018-04-14T14:17:13.475-04:002018-04-14T14:17:13.475-04:00Lucy, thank you so much for the virtual tour AND t...Lucy, thank you so much for the virtual tour AND the terrific photos. I've always wanted to visit India and Africa--India perhaps now the safer option? But the mostly yearly trips to the UK take up a lot of the time and money budget. Not that I'm complaining, mind you!! <br /><br />Your descriptions of India remind me very much of Mexico, at least Mexico as it was in the much time I spent there growing up and in my twenties. So much color and life! And poverty, yes, but there is such a vibrancy and joy to life there.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54893356695074423162018-04-14T14:14:49.421-04:002018-04-14T14:14:49.421-04:00 Thank you for the marvellous pictures. When I was... Thank you for the marvellous pictures. When I was in my late twenties, my closest friend was from Kerala. His family was affluent by both Indian and American standards. He told me all sorts of stories of his growing up. He spoke better English than I did. A few years later, I had the opportunity to visit Israel. My greatest joys were meeting and spending time with relatives I had never met and speaking my make-shift Hebrew and being understood.David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34306253245459228572018-04-14T12:37:27.567-04:002018-04-14T12:37:27.567-04:00"This trip touched me in ways I never could h..."This trip touched me in ways I never could have imagined, leaving me awed and horrified and grateful and exhilarated and exhausted and humbled all at once."<br />Wow. That is a powerful summary of your trip.<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30321892810724834282018-04-14T12:27:54.932-04:002018-04-14T12:27:54.932-04:00What a stunning trip, Lucy. Thank you so much for ...What a stunning trip, Lucy. Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I am so fascinated by India - I would definitely like to visit. Lately, I am obsessed with seeing the Northern Lights - in a glass topped cabin in the woods - we’ll see if that pans out.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.com