by liz scully | Oct 10, 2014 | 1 minute holiday, India, Video
Dawn, somehow doesn’t get as much good press as sunset. But it’s really every bit as fabulous. And when I can, I like to get up and have a wander about in the early light. Here I am in the rather odd, slightly blasted plain that is the dawn in Pune. Again...
by liz scully | Oct 3, 2014 | 1 minute holiday, India, Video
Now this truly is a wonderful architectural thing – the step tank at Hampi. Yet another reason it’s a Unesco heritage site – I really have no idea why it’s not as well known as Anchor Watt. There are a few impressive step tanks of this sort of...
by liz scully | Sep 26, 2014 | 1 minute holiday, India, Video
We’re back at the Four Seasons vineyard again this week (I couldn’t get enough about their process there it was all so fascinating to me). I was particularly taken with the machines that bottled and labelled the wine. Do join me for an enjoyable minute of...
by liz scully | Sep 19, 2014 | 1 minute holiday, India, Video
I know, I know, more of Hampi. But it IS my favourite place on the planet and this is one of the jewels in it’s crown. So, indulge me and spend slightly under a minute stood next to me gawking at the gorgeous symmetry of the Lotus Mahal ceiling. The ladies of...
by liz scully | Sep 12, 2014 | 1 minute holiday, India, Thailand, Video
This is one of my favourite places on earth. This week, we’re in the lush greenery of the rice fields just after dawn. Stand with me and hear the birds singing, and the slow trickle of water into the paddy fields. I’ve been to this particular hotel many...
by liz scully | Aug 29, 2014 | 1 minute holiday, India, Video
More from my trip earlier in the year to the fascinating and lovely Four Seasons Vineyard in Pune. I love the acoustics in here – all the dripping and water sounds as they clean the tanks. And of course, it’s all shiny metal. All that training as a...
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