RONNIE & Michelle
Careering OffAfter over 30 years working, Ronnie & Michelle have decided to take the gap year (or two!) that we missed out on at the usual time. We have had stressful careers in Technology and Finance until now including start-ups and self-employment.
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The kids – Cameron & Daniel – have fled the nest to pursue their own adventures in life, leaving only the cats Tiger and Lexey to tie us down.
Following a health shock and seeing what has happened to many people we know around our age, we decided not to wait until we are in our 60’s and retired before resuming our love of travel and seeing the world. We are in the fortunate position of being able to pause working for a while.
It’s now time to career-off.
THE BLOG
Dubai Detour
We left Delhi to continue exploring India independently. We took a 2¾ hour flight to Chennai on the South West coast with a view to touring the South. Unfortunately we realised that we had bad India fatigue. The crazy traffic, horns beeping, thousands of people, ......
Final group farewell
We enjoyed our final group dinner in Delhi. Unfortunately Carina and Tanya had to leave for their flight back to Germany. Ronnie wrote and recited the customary Purple Ronnie poem for the group. See below. Rajasthan A purple poem by Ronnie Delhi a city very crazy With...
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal was completed in the mid 1,600's by Shah Jahan. It was a mausoleum for his fourth, and favourite, wife Mumtaz Mahal. The others must have been very jealous. It's built from white marble. It is symmetrical and all four sides are the same. Our local guide...
Agra
We traveled to Agra which is the base camp for the Taj Mahal. It does however have some must-do sites itself. On the way we stopped at the Chand Baori stepped well. It's from the 8th-9th century. There are 3,500 steps over 13 stories reaching a depth of 100 feet....
Tracking Tigers
We spent 2 nights by Ranthambore National Park. In the morning we took a safari by "Cantor" truck into the park to spot animals. On the Cantor truck Poser What do I do with this? Preening pose Proud peacock Local guide spotting Blue bull antelope Serpent eagle Banyan...
Jantar Mantar Observatory
Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory, completed in 1734 by Jai Singh II who gave his name to the city Jaipur. It's a large outdoor site consisting of many large-scale calculation instruments. The highlight is the world's largest sundial which is accurate to 2...
Jaipur
Jaipur is known as the Pink City. The pink colour symbolises hospitality, and the city was painted for the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1876. Jaipur is famous for its textiles and block printing. We took a walk through one of the many gates into the...
Pushkar
Pushkar is an oasis in the desert with three lakes, and therefore an important meeting place. It's a very important holy site for Hindus. It’s the site of the only “proper” Brahma temple. Brahma is the Creator, one of the top three Hindu gods, the others being Vishnu...
Jojawar
En-route to Jojawar we stopped at the Sahasra Bahu temple, Nagda. It is a very ancient ruined temple over 1,000 years old. Like all Hindu temples where the idol has been removed or destroyed, it was abandoned a long time ago. As it is largely made of marble, it has...
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