Stories from travels in

Mary Murphy

Old sepia photo of an old town square behind a windowpane on a street

Karlovac, Croatia

One of the many reasons I like a road trip is that our time is our own. We can stop whenever and wherever we please.

Metal sculpture of a surfer catching a wave ... on a beach in Portugal

Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

On a day trip from Ponte de Lima, we headed towards the coast to check out some seaside towns. On our way, we stopped on

Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Himself has been raving about Portugal’s oldest chartered town ever since he came back from the Camino – and that wasn’t today or yesterday. So,

Semi-circular sign that reads Peaceful Puducherry - Give time a break

Puducherry, India

I’d confused Pontchartrain with Pondicherry. Easily done. One is in Louisiana, USA, and the other is in India. As I said, easily done. To confuse

Auroville, India

Oh, yes, I thought, as I saw yet another woman of my age or older cruising around on their motorbike. I could live here. In

Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), a port city some 60 km south of Chennai, wasn’t on my list of places to see in that I’d never heard of

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

I’d been looking forward to our three days in Jaipur, mainly because of Judi Dench and Maggie Smith and the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. As

Kochi, Kerala, India (2)

Having done as much as we could in Fort Kochi, we headed across the water by ferry to see what the greater Ernakulam district had

Kochi, Kerala, India (1)

When we left Munnar, we headed towards the coast to the city of Kochi (formerly Cochin). On our way, we passed through the rubber plantations

Munnar, Kerala, India

On our way from Ooty in Tamil Nadu to Munnar in Kerala, we stopped off in Coimbatore to pick up a passenger. Our friend SJ