Blogs from National Capital Territory, India, Asia - page 18

Well dear readers this is my last blog for my India leg of my trip. We took a flight back from Varanasi back to Delhi. We stopped on the way for a take way breakfast at 9am in the morning from Macdonalds - it was closed!!! What's that all about I ask you. So we tried the fake Burger King and hit the same problems so it was off to the airport for us and we had be brekkie there instead. However no brown bread, no orange juice and we couldn't decide if the beans on toast was the kind we have in the UK or perhaps kidney beans or some other kind of beans on toast. So erred on the side of caution and went for fried eggs, white bread and a milky coffee. The ... read more

Well after a 24 hour delay here I am a few days into my big adventure. Due to traffic on the M25 I missed my flight grrrrr! However I rebooked to fly out the same time the next day. I recovered my bag from the relevant area of Heathrow and decided to accept my fate. So I are a hearty breakfast at Cafe Rouge, took the National Express to the Ibis and had a restful day safe and sound. The next day I was awake mega early and headed to the airport and negotiated checking and passport control successfully. The flight to Amsterdam was delayed due to a no show and their bag had to be removed from the plane for security reasons. I thought blimey that was me yesterday lol. I began to panic and ... read more

There is a large sign on the street a little way from here. It is there for no reason - it says ' every experience is designed to make you stronger' Rohit is waiting for me on the street with the tuktuk driver. I had previously booked a guide with a car for this day, but I cancelled because I got to know Rohit yesterday when I agreed to come back at 3pm, to stop his pestering. Yesterday was my first day and I couldn’t do with the hastling and pushing to buy something or go somewhere and in all this craziness of the Karol Bagh area – it would be stupid to go somewhere that I didn’t know, in a city that I had only been awake in for one hour, with a man that ... read more

There’s nothing better than the Indian Railways for the intrepid traveller to experience India in all its insane unity and diverse perversity. But then, India is a large country, which means one must be prepared to spend 24 hours or more on board a train. Often, the combined anatomical and gastronomical challenges posed by crammed coaches, cramped berths and jammed toilets might overwhelm you and prevent you from performing even the simplest of tasks like breathing, eating, changing clothes or shaving. This in turn could cramp your enthusiasm (if not your innards) and very easily spoil your holiday. But despair not! With a few simple tips, you can be as comfortable on the train as you are at home, and do all your routine tasks as well—with a few innovative modifications as needed. Buoyed by this ... read more

After spending time in the USA, for work, friends, and family, we headed to Delhi in late February. We were there for about a month. We caught the Indian holiday before heading to Thailand in late March. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi... read more