The Spice of Life

A literary festival is the lure for a traveller who never imagined how much she’d enjoy the scenery, culture and magnetism of India. 

India was never on my to-do list. My least favourite travel illness is thestomach bug and India has a bad rap. Perhaps it is to do with middle-age but it suddenly became all important that I face my fears and see India before I die.

The Jaipur Literary Festival was the drawcard and my sister’s 60th birthday pushed me over the edge. When I asked her how she’d feel about a trip to India she jumped at the chance. My fearful self was half hoping she would say: “Can’t we go to Italy instead?”