Time for sleep… I’ll catch you up on Hyderabad and Aurangabad next time. Ok… Hyderabad. I met some really nice people on my 24 hour journey to Hyderabad. I went in 3-tier sleeper, which means there are 3 cushioned bunks on each side of the section and then there are 2 on the end… i Read More »
This was a nice rainy day. We started a day ago in evening on friday night with a plan to gather at Thane and then make till titwala by night. Because of being behind schedule we had to stay at thane for night and started the day early morning next day. We started at 5 Read More »
Hi everyone. Peter and I have been hanging out here in the mountains for 8 days now, a cool relaxing departure from our mad week in Delhi (no offence to our lovely hosts in Delhi, but it is a demanding city to be in). It took a bone shaking 12-plus hours bus ride to get Read More »
Dharamsala-I’m writing this at Kovalam beach in Kerala, so excuse me if it seems a bit off. I remember having to read the “Brothers Karamozov” over spring break one year; the book seemed awkward in such a setting. Dharamsala and Kerala are at such opposite ends of the Indian experience, I don’t quite feel right Read More »
Despite weeks of preparations and research, poring over guidebooks and travel forums and grilling seasoned travellers to the sub-continent, nothing could have truly prepared me for arriving in Delhi! I met David at Heathrow, a guy booked onto the same Intrepid trip as me, also on the same flight. Jet airways fed us delicious curried Read More »
After the rickshaw ride from hell in Delhi, I arrived in Agra simply wanting to go to bed and try to sleep it off. Instead, my rickshaw from the station was charged by a herd of cows, and I only survived thanks to the quick reactions of my driver, Sultan. Unfortunately, for saving my life, Read More »
Varanasi – once Kashi and Benares. An ancient city, known as the City of God and the City of Life… a thriving mass of humanity on the holy Ganga at the confluence of the Varuna and Assi rivers. Unfortunately, as the last stop on my trip through India (until re-entering in December to fly out Read More »
After the rickshaw ride from hell in Delhi, I arrived in Agra simply wanting to go to bed and try to sleep it off. Instead, my rickshaw from the station was charged by a herd of cows, and I only survived thanks to the quick reactions of my driver, Sultan. Unfortunately, for saving my life, Read More »
I am continuing my tour of the “hill-stations” with a weekend in Rishikesh. While the British were in India many small mountain villages like Rishikesh and Dharamsala became popular vacation spots for fellow travelers trying to escape the heat of the Indian plains. Rishikesh is famous for being the “Yoga Capital of the World.” The Read More »
Kurseong, once again is a slightly offbeat place, which is enroute to Darjeeling, and most tourists stop by for a cup of tea before proceeding to Darjeeling. It is also a place that houses some of the most famous Christian Missionary schools of Eastern India. Being on the lookout for some unconventional place to stay Read More »
