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Discovering off beat Rajasthan

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Solo Female Travel, the kindness of strangers and using common sense.

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The Poop Survival Plan

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Not the bloody Taj Mahal!

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MP & UP tourism going head to head?

In a destination competition between MP and UP for me, without even having to think, the outright winner would be MP. And yet, I am one for giving the underdog…

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Not the bloody Taj Mahal!

I am being controversial but honest, I find the Taj Mahal dull. There you go, I have finally not only said it aloud, but put it in print and out…

Philippa Kaye / May 11, 2020
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If we cant visit India then she must come to us 2: 12 More Movies about this extraordinary country.

Hello hello hello, Following the sucess of part one of this series (of 2) I couldn’t not post all the wonderful recommendations that were sent to me by all gang…

PkayeSAdmin / May 6, 2020
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The Book, Wildlife

Now Available – Escape to India by Philippa J Kaye.

Its been a 6 year slog but finally, here it is, my first novel. Naturally it’s based in India, how could it not be? About the book: When Jo Johnson…

PkayeSAdmin / April 15, 2020
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Musings, Travel in India

From Mundane to Magical in Three Simple Words…..

India, where one must always expect the unexpected. A fact I remind myself of daily but one which she reminds me of hourly. I was traveling recently in Gujarat and…

PkayeSAdmin / April 4, 2020
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If We Can’t Visit India, She Must Come To Us -13 Films About This Extraordinary Country

The man at customs on my most recent trip to India (and the friendliest customs man I’ve ever met) asked me if I liked India, I replied in the affirmative…

PkayeSAdmin / March 28, 2020
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Musings, On life in India, People of India, Snapshots

International Women’s Day 2020

May I take your photograph, I ask (always). They pat their hair and ask why? They protest that they are old and ask why someone so much younger wants to…

PkayeSAdmin / March 8, 2020
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Snapshots

Snapshot, Dawn at Nagarkot, Nepal

It starts with a blanket of black, a darkness, a covering, the occasional twinkle of a star. As it lifts, hills  and mountains, shapes and colours start to emerge, layer…

PkayeSAdmin / February 24, 2020
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Hotel Reviews, Snapshots

Community Homestays, Nepal

And now for something completely different. This was my stay in Pataudi, not only is it (not yet) famous for almost being a UNESCO site, Pataudi was the first destination…

PkayeSAdmin / February 23, 2020
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Snapshots

Snapshot: Nepal welcomes me for the fourth time.

Day 01: Arrival NepalI opted to say in tonight and headed to the roof top bar. There are only two other people here, a couple, Instagram influencers. They are flouncing…

PkayeSAdmin / February 19, 2020
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Musings, Travel in India

Driving Across India: Realising a life long dream.

The dream started when, living in Delhi, I decided to buy a car. An expat living in India, who’s been selling holidays from the days when these were the only…

PkayeSAdmin / February 8, 2020
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Reviews

Do not trust Konjoin Technologies and their CEO Nirmesh Rajyaguru.

Do not trust Konjoin Technologies and their CEO Nirmesh Rajyaguru. Konjoin Technologies was referred to me when I needed a unique software solution built in order to launch my business….

PkayeSAdmin / January 30, 2020
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Travel in India

Delhi Belly, Truth or Myth?

I’ve just been following a thread on FB. One person asked how to avoid Delhi Belly and the long and short of the barrage of ensuing responses was that you…

PkayeSAdmin / January 24, 2020
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Musings

Storytelling East vs West, A Cathartic Process or Escapism?

Sometime in 2015/6 I recently went to a reading by famous Indian play write, Girish Karnad who started his performance by saying something that in all my years, I didn’t…

PkayeSAdmin / January 8, 2020
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Snapshots

Snapshot: Slowing it down for Christmas.

Most tourists dash around Rajasthan, ticking off it’s cities, and put up with the traffic and noise in order to marvel at its forts and palaces. But can one really…

PkayeSAdmin / December 27, 2019
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Travel in India

Weather in India, Best Time to Travel and When to Avoid where.

India is vast with many different weather patterns and truly  is a year round destination. The below is a quick guide to the best time to travel to which regions….

PkayeSAdmin / December 17, 2019
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Snapshots

Snapshots – When cooking on gas isn’t quite what you expect!

My company tagline is, Discovering India Differently, and this day, heading away from the main sights of Varanasi, led me to do just that. We headed out of Varanasi, in…

PkayeSAdmin / December 15, 2019
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Travel in India

An Interview With India’s Centre for Soft Power, Why Tourism Needs to Move Beyond The Taj Mahal.

India’s Tourism needs to move beyond the Taj Mahal Sudarshan Ramabadran March 25, 2019 An economic impact report (2018) by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has said that…

PkayeSAdmin / December 10, 2019
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Reviews

My take away from 20 years of hotel inspections.

So, here’s a question. I’ve been reviewing hotels now for over twenty years.  During that time, I have stayed in a wide variety of hotels from budget brands to homestays…

PkayeSAdmin / December 8, 2019
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People of India

People of India – Anand Sankar

Anand Sankar set up Tons Trails as a means of promoting off-beat travel in one of Uttarakhand’s most beautiful and undiscovered regions, offering tourism that is 100% locally run, socially responsible,…

PkayeSAdmin / December 7, 2019
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Snapshots

Snapshot – Shiva, Snakes and Spirituality, Varanasi

So there we were, sitting on the ghats, on chairs (most pple were sitting on the floor) and in prime position for the arti ceremony thanks to our hosts at…

PkayeSAdmin / November 30, 2019
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Travel in India

Beyond Delhi, India’s International Airports and where they lead to!

Most people consider Delhi to be the main entry and exit point to the wonderful country that is India and the splendours which abound therein. It therefore stands to reason…

PkayeSAdmin / November 23, 2019
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Snapshots

Snapshots, a motorbike temple!

In India, always expect the unexpected. The trip that I had planned was to be, or at least I was hoping would be a a truly wonderful,  if incredibly unconventional…

PkayeSAdmin / November 20, 2019
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Musings

Golden and Rhubarb, the Triangles in my Life.

My life seems to be determined by triangles. I currently live on one vertex of what is probably the most famous triangle in the world, well, apart from the Bermuda…

Philippa Kaye / November 13, 2019
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Encounters with Locals

Encounters With Locals – The Doctors Surgery

Encounters with locals continued….. This scene, the doctor’s surgery in a village in Rajasthan. The reason, being felled by a top to toe, and by that I mean from my…

PkayeSAdmin / November 8, 2019
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People of India

People of India – Vaibhav Kala

Adventure courses through Vaibhav’s blood – he is integrally responsible for opening up remote Himalayan valleys to adventure tourism, and has helped open up Indian river running like none before…

PkayeSAdmin / November 5, 2019
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The Book

Modern Day Memsahib: Escape to India Chapter 3

Chapter 3 We were immediately surrounded. Fingers tapped on windows, hands reached out trying to open the, fortunately, locked doors despite us still moving. I shrank back in my seat,…

PkayeSAdmin / November 2, 2019
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Discovering Destinations Differently

5 Most Popular Hiking Places In Jaipur — JaipurThruMyLens

5 Most popular trekking and hiking places in Jaipur for adventurous people. via 5 Most Popular Hiking Places In Jaipur — JaipurThruMyLens

PkayeSAdmin / October 31, 2019
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The Book

Modern Day Memsahib: Escape to India – Chapter 2

 Chapter 2 I heard the taxi door slam, bottles chinked, shrieks and grumbles were heard. At last! The gang had arrived. I allowed myself a wry smile; of course Allegra…

PkayeSAdmin / October 29, 2019
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The Book

Modern Day Memsahib: Escape to India Chapter 01

  My hand paused half way through its ministrations of teeth brushing. I stood, open mouthed looking at him aghast through the reflection in the bathroom mirror. He hadn’t even…

PkayeSAdmin / October 26, 2019
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Snapshots, Wildlife

Snapshot – Beyond Corbett, Getting off the Grid.

  Corbett National Park for Diwali brought about a series of firsts: First safari of the season First elephants of the season (6) First snake of the season (1, rat)…

PkayeSAdmin / October 26, 2019
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People of India

The People of India – Malini Gowrishankar

Malini Gowrishankar is the Founder / CEO of F5 Escapes, a 6+ years old travel company with a vision to redefine the way women travel in India. She started F5…

PkayeSAdmin / October 22, 2019
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Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review – Welcome to the Pleasuredome, Suryagarh, Jaisalmer

Suryagarh appealed to me on so many levels. Whilst I’d never quit luxury travel (who would?) for the last few years I’ve focused on more the off beat and experiential….

PkayeSAdmin / October 19, 2019
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Reviews

Thinking About Pushkar Camel Fair?

I made a plea about this last year. Please, please please, to all those of you traveling to the Pushkar Camel Fair or are making money out of it by…

PkayeSAdmin / October 15, 2019
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Snapshots, Wildlife

Snapshot The Sunderbans

Scenes from the Sunderbans whose misty early mornings lend an ethereal quality to the start of your day’s safari. One knows this is a vast area of mangrove swamp lands…

PkayeSAdmin / October 15, 2019
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People of India

The People of India – Deepa Krishnan

Deepa Krishnan is the power house behind Magic Tours, which offers experiential tours to suit all interests in 27 cities across India – be it culinary, textiles, art, music, shopping, culture…

PkayeSAdmin / October 7, 2019
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People of India

People of India – Yasmin Kidwai

As part of my ongoing People of India Project, I would like to introduce, documentary film maker and fashionister,  Yasmin Kidwai. We first met eight years ago when she was…

PkayeSAdmin / October 5, 2019
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Travel in India

Getting To Grips With The Moghuls

You visit India, you get dragged around the monuments and are given a history lesson at each one. Its baffling and confusing and for me, well 21 years in and…

PkayeSAdmin / October 1, 2019
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Travel in India

Solo Female Travel, the kindness of strangers and using common sense.

There’s been a lot written about this over recent years, I’ve read some articles, disregarded others and didn’t honestly pay that much attention to it. Foolishly perhaps, given the growth…

PkayeSAdmin / September 26, 2019
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Musings, Wellness & Wellbeing

Shedding The Outer Goddess

It’s not often I go on for the woe is me, me me me, inner peace and finding myself and all that malarkey but right now, facts need to be faced. I…

Philippa Kaye / September 19, 2019
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Musings

The Moment It All Began – Tamil Nadu

Back in 1998 I made my first trip to India. I had been asked by three investors to set up a travel company for them, they had decided on south…

PkayeSAdmin / September 6, 2019
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Snapshots

Snapshot: Tea, uses I’d never dreamt of!

Tea! I’ve visited tea estates in Assam and Darjeeling and Munnar. Strolled around factories, learned about the process, ctc and the differences in the production to make white, green, black,…

PkayeSAdmin / August 31, 2019
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Musings, Travel in India

Why India?

It’s a fact that most people who think of travelling to India don’t know much about it. They only know what they have heard about – which I understand is…

Philippa Kaye / August 24, 2019
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Musings

Let me tell you a secret about how I travel

Pre social media, there were dinner party destinations. The places people travelled to seemingly just so that they could drop the name at the next dinner party.  15 years ago,…

Philippa Kaye / August 11, 2019
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Reviews

Neeralaya, Kulu, Himachal Pradesh- Chocolate Box Travel

Neeralaya, Kullu, Manali, Himachal Pradesh. ‘’Can this this really be India?’’ I wonder as I sit on the terrace of the most charming stone and timber built cottage, gazing out…

Philippa Kaye / August 3, 2019
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Musings, Wildlife

Lost in the jungle

Anyone who knows me will know that I have no sense of direction what-so-ever, and as I work in the travel industry, the irony is not lost on me.  At…

Philippa Kaye / July 21, 2019
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Discovering Destinations Differently

Jaipur & the Great Outdoors – yes it is an adventure destination.

People tend to think if they have been to Jaipur and seen ‘the sights’ then there is no point going back. I disagree, Jaipur is a destination that can be…

Philippa Kaye / May 24, 2019
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People of India, Wildlife

People of India – The Young Naturalists – Surya Ramachandran

  Who you are (naturally!) Difficult one with many answers but i’d say…Naturally..i’d say i’m a storyteller, a sports lover and most importantly, a proud south Indian who seems to…

Philippa Kaye / April 29, 2019
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Nearly there! Day 27/28 of my 28 day writing chal Nearly there!  Day 27/28 of my 28 day writing challenge. I'm 26.5 down, just 1.5 to go. I can finally breathe, I might actually complete this. Time for a tea break methinks.

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You know how 48 years ago, no one kept a camera ha You know how 48 years ago, no one kept a camera handy and if they did happen to find one easily, chances are that the film needed changing and then they'd have to find a new one and load it?

Well, given all that, I'm trying to figure out just how much dog food my parents let me eat so that they could take this photo! :)

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Mating by numbers! The swans were all getting amor Mating by numbers! The swans were all getting amorous this morning, definite flirty vibes going on and yet there were 20 of them whereas we usually see around 6. I thought swan couples mated for life and didn't consider it a spectator sport!! 

#morningwalk #morningthoughts #nature #naturephotography #wildlifeofinstagram #swans #pugneys #walkshire #mothernature #matingseason #swansofinstagram #yorkshirewildlifepark #philippajkaye #discoveringyorkshiredifferently #naturewatch #naturelovers #springwatch
We'll go up, up, up But I'll fly a little higher G We'll go up, up, up
But I'll fly a little higher
Go up in the clouds because the view's a little nicer
Up here my dear
It won't be long now, it won't be long now........
After 23 yrs immersed in India, lockdown in Yorksh After 23 yrs immersed in India, lockdown in Yorkshire opened my eyes to my roots. India is in my heart but discovering my own back yard has been amazing. Thanks to @DavidSpeight for showing me the best photo ops. Can't wait to explore more. 

#yorkshirewalks #yorkshirewriters #yorkshire #yorkshiredalesnationalpark #igers_yorkshire #photographylovers #photosofyorkshire #philippajkaye
The moment you realise that landscape photography The moment you realise that landscape photography might not me for you. Everyone else was gushing over the waterfall and I spent a pleasant half an hour with this little fellow. 

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Flashback to walks in Lodhi Gardens, Delhi. #del Flashback to walks in Lodhi Gardens, Delhi. 

#delhi #discoveringindiadifferently #memsahibinindia #escapetoindia #nature #mothernature #gardensofdelhi #gardensofindia #lodhigarden #rumi #rumiquotes #sunsetphotography #sunsets #mindset #mindfulness #walkforhealth #coloursofindia
Just for fun. Did you know, the nursery rhyme, Her Just for fun. Did you know, the nursery rhyme, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush originated here? Here, as in Wakefield Prison, the country's highest security facility in Western Europe! Not your obvious choice for the inspiration about a kids rhyme.

https://memsahibinindia.com/did-you-know-the-mulbery-bush-nursery-rhyme-originated-at-wakefield-prison/

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This morning it was all about the gulls. We see th This morning it was all about the gulls. We see them every morning if we are early enough, then they disappear for the day.  If we walk in the afternoon instead, we see them coming back at dusk to roost on the lake. I currently envy their freedom, whilst not envying them spending the night with cold, soggy bottoms. Paul Hollywood's worst nightmare! 

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Breakfast with swans this morning, terrible table Breakfast with swans this morning, terrible table manners and they still tried to nab a bit of my bacon butty, without success I might add. 

#morningwalk #walkforhealth #walking #walkshire #pugneys #pugneyscountrypark #tablemanners #swans #swansofinstagram #nature #mothernature #wildlifeofinstagram #wildwatch #naturewatch #winterwatch #springwatch #breakfast #breakfastwithswans
Discovering my backyard. Been walking round Pugney Discovering my backyard. Been walking round Pugneys for as long as I've been on the planet but did you know that a battle at Sandal Castle in 1460 was the inspiration behind the, now world-fsmois nursery rhyme, The Grand Old Dike of York? Click the link to find out more: https://memsahibinindia.com/sandal-castle-and-its-link-to-a-world-famous-nursery-rhyme/

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It's share and share alike in this garden! It's share and share alike in this garden!
When your dad is desperate for a change of scenery When your dad is desperate for a change of scenery,you take him for a drive and you discover that you have this on your doorstep. It may have taken 30 years of traveling but I'm finally truly starting to feel that there really is, no place like home, and thank goodness Yorkshire is where I was born and raised! 

#yorkshire #visityorkshire #welcometoyorkshire #noplacelikehome #igers_yorkshire #yorkshiredrives #roadtrippin #discoverieswithdad #discoveringyorkshiredifferently #philippajkaye #phonephotography #photosofyorkshire #cominghome #trees #treesofinstagram #snowday #winterweather #winterwonderland
This, this is what I miss, Indian breakfasts. Brea This, this is what I miss, Indian breakfasts. Breakfasts in the UK are so unbelievably dreary! And this was particularly good poha at The Jeehan Numa Retreat in Bhopal, oh how I love Bhopal and the Jehan Numa/Reni Pani collection.

https://memsahibinindia.com/breakfasts-in-india-the-best-meal-of-the-day/

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One doesn't do it for the rewards, but when you're One doesn't do it for the rewards, but when you're out delivering individually packed food parcels for the very excellent #focus4hope charity and nature throws these views at you, you can't help thinking that there's someone up there who also appreciating the effort and saying thank you. 

These are definitely not my best photos, they were just very quick captures from the car (not whilst driving) one must prioritise after all! But oh my word, the sunset that was going on reflected in my rear view mirror was truly out of this world.  I know where I'm heading back to with my camera on the next brilliantly clear winter's day. 

Bloody love Yorkshire and it's folk. Today, was a good day.

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What I'm discovering from this 28 Day challenge is What I'm discovering from this 28 Day challenge is that there's no time, given everything else that's going on, to properly tidy up articles, before one has to write the next one. 

But this challenge was all about getting back into the discipline of writing every day, getting the content down which, when it's my next book, can then be gone back over and edited. 

The other problem I face is that I type like I talk, so they all end up being at least 1500 words. My next challenge should be how to get my point across in under 500! 

Anyway, today's post, Are Bucket Lists Destroying the Art of Travel?

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So week one of the 28 Day writing challenge comple So week one of the 28 Day writing challenge completed, it got a bit frantic towards the end but I made it. If you missed one, the list is below. Now sussing out my articles for this week. Wondering if I should have actually planned this!! 

1. Discovering Walks in my backyard (submitted to Horbury and Ossett community News)
2. Accompaniments to the Royal Bengal Tiger (On www.memsahibinindia.com)
3. The Journey of a Second-Hand Book (On Medium)
4. Walking with Vikings (Submitted to Yorkshire Business Woman)
5. Micro Destinations – The Next Marketing Gimmick (On memsahib)
6. Kota – Who Knew? (On Memsahib)
7. Women of India Project – Julie Kagti. (Scheduled for Tuesday on Memsahib)
And for today: 
8. Has the bucket list destroyed the art of travel? WIP! 

A reminder that I'm raising money with this for #focus4hope, do DM if you would like to sponsor me. 

#28days28articles #writinginspiration #writerscommunity #writingchallenge #philippajkaye #escapetoindia #memsahibinindia
Writing Challenge D6/28. Kota! What a destination Writing Challenge D6/28.

Kota! What a destination, we had no idea on arrival just what a wonderful time we would have there: 

https://memsahibinindia.com/exploring-kota-a-wonderful-city-palace-and-amazing-sunset-boat-rides/

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Day 05/28 writing challenge. Micro Destinations - Day 05/28 writing challenge.  Micro Destinations - the latest marketing gimmick? 

https://memsahibinindia.com/micro-destinations-slow-travel-and-the-art-of-truly-discovering-destinations/

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Nearly there! Day 27/28 of my 28 day writing chal Nearly there!  Day 27/28 of my 28 day writing challenge. I'm 26.5 down, just 1.5 to go. I can finally breathe, I might actually complete this. Time for a tea break methinks.

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You know how 48 years ago, no one kept a camera ha You know how 48 years ago, no one kept a camera handy and if they did happen to find one easily, chances are that the film needed changing and then they'd have to find a new one and load it?

Well, given all that, I'm trying to figure out just how much dog food my parents let me eat so that they could take this photo! :)

#parenting #parents #parentingtips #parentsofinstagram #raisedinthe70's #philippajkaye #yorkshirewriters #yorkshireauthor #bornandbredinyorkshire #dogsofinstagram #itsadogslife #discoverieswithdad #discoveringyorkshiredifferently
Mating by numbers! The swans were all getting amor Mating by numbers! The swans were all getting amorous this morning, definite flirty vibes going on and yet there were 20 of them whereas we usually see around 6. I thought swan couples mated for life and didn't consider it a spectator sport!! 

#morningwalk #morningthoughts #nature #naturephotography #wildlifeofinstagram #swans #pugneys #walkshire #mothernature #matingseason #swansofinstagram #yorkshirewildlifepark #philippajkaye #discoveringyorkshiredifferently #naturewatch #naturelovers #springwatch
We'll go up, up, up But I'll fly a little higher G We'll go up, up, up
But I'll fly a little higher
Go up in the clouds because the view's a little nicer
Up here my dear
It won't be long now, it won't be long now........
After 23 yrs immersed in India, lockdown in Yorksh After 23 yrs immersed in India, lockdown in Yorkshire opened my eyes to my roots. India is in my heart but discovering my own back yard has been amazing. Thanks to @DavidSpeight for showing me the best photo ops. Can't wait to explore more. 

#yorkshirewalks #yorkshirewriters #yorkshire #yorkshiredalesnationalpark #igers_yorkshire #photographylovers #photosofyorkshire #philippajkaye
The moment you realise that landscape photography The moment you realise that landscape photography might not me for you. Everyone else was gushing over the waterfall and I spent a pleasant half an hour with this little fellow. 

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Flashback to walks in Lodhi Gardens, Delhi. #del Flashback to walks in Lodhi Gardens, Delhi. 

#delhi #discoveringindiadifferently #memsahibinindia #escapetoindia #nature #mothernature #gardensofdelhi #gardensofindia #lodhigarden #rumi #rumiquotes #sunsetphotography #sunsets #mindset #mindfulness #walkforhealth #coloursofindia
Just for fun. Did you know, the nursery rhyme, Her Just for fun. Did you know, the nursery rhyme, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush originated here? Here, as in Wakefield Prison, the country's highest security facility in Western Europe! Not your obvious choice for the inspiration about a kids rhyme.

https://memsahibinindia.com/did-you-know-the-mulbery-bush-nursery-rhyme-originated-at-wakefield-prison/

#nurseryrhymes #wakefield #wakefieldprison #discoveringyorkshiredifferently #discoverieswithdad #philippajkaye #yorkshirewriters #yorkshireauthor #storytelling #mybackyard
This morning it was all about the gulls. We see th This morning it was all about the gulls. We see them every morning if we are early enough, then they disappear for the day.  If we walk in the afternoon instead, we see them coming back at dusk to roost on the lake. I currently envy their freedom, whilst not envying them spending the night with cold, soggy bottoms. Paul Hollywood's worst nightmare! 

#gulls #birdingdaily #birds #birdsofpugneys #morningwalk #8b48 #walkforhealth #walking #walkshire #walksofwakefield #freedom #winterwatch #phonephotography #googlepixel3a #birdphotography
Breakfast with swans this morning, terrible table Breakfast with swans this morning, terrible table manners and they still tried to nab a bit of my bacon butty, without success I might add. 

#morningwalk #walkforhealth #walking #walkshire #pugneys #pugneyscountrypark #tablemanners #swans #swansofinstagram #nature #mothernature #wildlifeofinstagram #wildwatch #naturewatch #winterwatch #springwatch #breakfast #breakfastwithswans
Discovering my backyard. Been walking round Pugney Discovering my backyard. Been walking round Pugneys for as long as I've been on the planet but did you know that a battle at Sandal Castle in 1460 was the inspiration behind the, now world-fsmois nursery rhyme, The Grand Old Dike of York? Click the link to find out more: https://memsahibinindia.com/sandal-castle-and-its-link-to-a-world-famous-nursery-rhyme/

#yorkshirewalks #yorkshire #mybackyard #sandalcastle #pugneys #pugneyscountrypark #britishcastles #storyofmyhome #storytelling #visityorkshire #welcometoyorkshire #nurseryrhymes #discoverieswithdad #daysoutwithdad #discoveringyorkshiredifferently
It's share and share alike in this garden! It's share and share alike in this garden!
When your dad is desperate for a change of scenery When your dad is desperate for a change of scenery,you take him for a drive and you discover that you have this on your doorstep. It may have taken 30 years of traveling but I'm finally truly starting to feel that there really is, no place like home, and thank goodness Yorkshire is where I was born and raised! 

#yorkshire #visityorkshire #welcometoyorkshire #noplacelikehome #igers_yorkshire #yorkshiredrives #roadtrippin #discoverieswithdad #discoveringyorkshiredifferently #philippajkaye #phonephotography #photosofyorkshire #cominghome #trees #treesofinstagram #snowday #winterweather #winterwonderland
This, this is what I miss, Indian breakfasts. Brea This, this is what I miss, Indian breakfasts. Breakfasts in the UK are so unbelievably dreary! And this was particularly good poha at The Jeehan Numa Retreat in Bhopal, oh how I love Bhopal and the Jehan Numa/Reni Pani collection.

https://memsahibinindia.com/breakfasts-in-india-the-best-meal-of-the-day/

#foodie #poha #pohajalebi #jehannuma #renipani #indianbreakfast #bhopal #mptourism #escapetoindia #philippajkaye #memsahibinindia #weareindianexperiences #streetfood #foodporn #foodiesofinstagram #foodstagram
One doesn't do it for the rewards, but when you're One doesn't do it for the rewards, but when you're out delivering individually packed food parcels for the very excellent #focus4hope charity and nature throws these views at you, you can't help thinking that there's someone up there who also appreciating the effort and saying thank you. 

These are definitely not my best photos, they were just very quick captures from the car (not whilst driving) one must prioritise after all! But oh my word, the sunset that was going on reflected in my rear view mirror was truly out of this world.  I know where I'm heading back to with my camera on the next brilliantly clear winter's day. 

Bloody love Yorkshire and it's folk. Today, was a good day.

#focus4hope #charity #hampers #feedingthehomeless #yorkshire #calderdale #calderdalerocks #sunsets
What I'm discovering from this 28 Day challenge is What I'm discovering from this 28 Day challenge is that there's no time, given everything else that's going on, to properly tidy up articles, before one has to write the next one. 

But this challenge was all about getting back into the discipline of writing every day, getting the content down which, when it's my next book, can then be gone back over and edited. 

The other problem I face is that I type like I talk, so they all end up being at least 1500 words. My next challenge should be how to get my point across in under 500! 

Anyway, today's post, Are Bucket Lists Destroying the Art of Travel?

https://link.medium.com/fUo95DlhJdb

#journeytotheunknown #journeys #travelwriting #travelbytrain #bucketlist #artoftravel #writerscommunity #writingchallenge #28days28articles #escapetoindia #discoveringindiadifferently #weareindianexperiences #incredibleindia #touroperator #bucketlistadventures
So week one of the 28 Day writing challenge comple So week one of the 28 Day writing challenge completed, it got a bit frantic towards the end but I made it. If you missed one, the list is below. Now sussing out my articles for this week. Wondering if I should have actually planned this!! 

1. Discovering Walks in my backyard (submitted to Horbury and Ossett community News)
2. Accompaniments to the Royal Bengal Tiger (On www.memsahibinindia.com)
3. The Journey of a Second-Hand Book (On Medium)
4. Walking with Vikings (Submitted to Yorkshire Business Woman)
5. Micro Destinations – The Next Marketing Gimmick (On memsahib)
6. Kota – Who Knew? (On Memsahib)
7. Women of India Project – Julie Kagti. (Scheduled for Tuesday on Memsahib)
And for today: 
8. Has the bucket list destroyed the art of travel? WIP! 

A reminder that I'm raising money with this for #focus4hope, do DM if you would like to sponsor me. 

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Writing Challenge D6/28. Kota! What a destination Writing Challenge D6/28.

Kota! What a destination, we had no idea on arrival just what a wonderful time we would have there: 

https://memsahibinindia.com/exploring-kota-a-wonderful-city-palace-and-amazing-sunset-boat-rides/

#kota #kotadoria #kotadushera #kotarajasthan #rajasthandiaries #rajasthan #offbeatindia #offbeatrajasthan #citypalacesofindia #memsahibinindia #weareindianexperiences #discoveringindiadifferently #chambalriver #chambal #chambalriversafari #wildlifeofindia #birdinginindia #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunrise #brijrajbhawan
Day 05/28 writing challenge. Micro Destinations - Day 05/28 writing challenge.  Micro Destinations - the latest marketing gimmick? 

https://memsahibinindia.com/micro-destinations-slow-travel-and-the-art-of-truly-discovering-destinations/

#writersblock
#writingchallenge #slowtravel #sustainabletravel #rohetgarh #glenburnteaestate #ahilya #ahilyafort #tranquilresort #wayanad #rajasthan #darjeeling #maheshwar #mandu #jodhpur #incredibleindia #madhyapradesh #weareindianexperiences #discoveringindiadifferently #philippajkaye #memsahibinindia #escapetoindia
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