Blogs from New Delhi, National Capital Territory, India, Asia

I've finally reached my last destination in Asia before I return to the western world, India! This day has been long awaited and it's almost surreal that I am here now. I spent a month fretting over my visa to get here and only one week before my flight was I able to obtain it. It was such a relief because otherwise I'd be left with unusable flights. We flew from Singapore to New Delhi via Indigo airlines for only $130! Such a great value and the flight was very nice. There were only 4 western passengers on the flight and this was our first sign that things are going to be very different from here on out. It's nice going somewhere that won't be filled with other tourists like places in Southeast Asia are. Arriving ... read more

Hello followers The last time I posted I was on the airplane heading to Delhi so I have a lot to catch you guys up on. Wow New Delhi is amazing! For those of you who don’t already know, New Delhi is the capital of India and it is in the state of Delhi. When we landed we collected our bags and got picked up at the airport by Gannesh, who gave us a cell phone to share and we were off to the hotel! At the entrance of the airport there were a few families sleeping on the sidewalks. The cars drive on the left side of the road, and I quickly figured out that the lines on the street for cars are optional. Actually I think that as soon as you drive something smaller ... read more

May 6, 2012 Namaste..well not quite yet! I am traveling to Delhi with seven other students from Ottawa University. Everyone gets a long really well so far; probably because we are all a little bit crazy to be going to live and work in India for three months. Traveling to Delhi has not been without its challenges. Most of us only slept a few hours before our flight to Toronto in anticipation of sleeping on our flight at 2:30 p.m from Toronto to Delhi (which would put us on Delhi time as our flight would have been during night time Delhi time…if that made sense). I was particularly hungover and, have yet to gain my appetite back but maybe I am just nervous. As the universe would have it, the flight was delayed not by two ... read more

Well i went to that big temple complex just outside Delhi, about a half hour with the metro i see it all the time when i go to work in gourgaun so today i went to see it, it its HUGE i was told there are 7 temples there dedicate to all the Hindu gods i did not see any white person there but myself and that was fun for allot of Indian people who all wanted to have there picture taken with me blond hair blue eyed crazy American first thing the asked you USA you USA then picture please with family please well there you go white man in guta pajama with red dot on his forehead that a priest gave me and a red string that he wrapped around my left wrist wile ... read more

Hello everyone, I am in Delhi. It's a really funny story. My flight got cancelled today so I took an 8 hour taxi ride through the crazy streets of India with these 2 lovely American people. The ride nearly made me sick and my head was pounding from the beeping!!! I'm not sure if you are booking any flights but if you are don't book with Kingfisher because they are letting people pay for flights online and then and then they are cancelling 90% of all their flights at the last min without any refunds. I am having such a great time despite all of this and I am really practicing patience and the true "yoga" of life. Johnnie rang me yesterday and I was so excited to speak with him. I am heading to the ... read more

Finally had a few hours time to visit the old spice market in old Delhi, it is worth a trip if you ever in india, the smell of cumin and cloves is strong so much that it makes you cough , Wat a lot of people do there all the time its the real India when you walk there and just look around its hard to describe guys i made some pictures that will tell it all the thing i will take with me from this is the smell of all the spices cloves nutmeg bay leaves cumin peppers you name it the aroma is still in my nose wile i am writing this a few hours later, well i am making it short this time hope you like the pictures the will say more than ... read more

Hei alle sammen! Nå har vi snart vært borte i ein måned alt! Og det syns vi igrunn har gått veldig fort, selv om hjemlengselen av og til har vært der, og tankene har gått tilbake til Norge og brunost og kneip og alle andre godsaker. (Oooog selvfølgelig familie og venner. ) Men begynner faktisk å vende oss til maten her nede i India nå; Tikka masala, butter chicken, roti, naan, paneer og daal. Og smaksløkene våre har virkelig fått noe å bryne seg på! Men det er bare spennende! Og det er vel egentlig det som er stikkordet for dette landet; SPENNENDE! Alt er så annerledes, og i starten ble det veldig mange inntrykk på en gang. Men nå har vi vel lært at man må stenge noen av dem ute for å nyte ting ... read more