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From the foothills of the Himalayas to the backwaters of Kerala, to the slums of Calcuta, to the ashrams, to the beaches of Goa.... India will fascinate, shock and excite.

So, strap on your seatbelt for a rollercoaster of a travel experience around this incredible sub continent. You will love it or hate it. You'll not forget it.

India is nicey. It is spicey. It is dicey, and if you are not careful it will be bery bery pricey my friend. Beware of touts and scams.

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• Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• The Great Himalaya Mountain Range
• Palaces and Forts of Rajasthan
• Sunny beaches of Goa
• Backwaters at Kerala
• Asiatic Lions Sanctuary at Gir National Park, Gujarat
• Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
• Ajanta & Ellora caves, Maharashtra
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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By wish we were still travelling
October 5th 2002

post office day! Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer

had a slight hangover today!!! Firstly went to the shop next door to hotel paradise and bought our other stuff, which we had bought- his tailor agreed to sew a parcel up for us ( 7 cushion covers, 2 welcome doors, bedspread, 2 photo albums, 3 bags and a postcard for Rs 150- weighed 4kg. We then went to the post office, where apparently wax can be found to seal the parcel....NOT!!! We then started the great wax hunting debarcle! You are not allowed to send parcels unless they have been sealed by red wax... so we had to get back [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
October 3rd 2002

camel safari Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer

sunset over khuri

Up early (ish!)as had to go and sort train ticket out- we did not realise that half of the indian army had the same idea......... well at least 100!! What a nightmare- gave up in the end and asked our hotel to sort - which they did in less than 3 hours (baksheesh works wonders!!) Picked up our photos- very good and had lunch in the refreshing point (just for a change!!) Set off at 15:00 via a jeep and a bloke (machundra) . First stop was Bada Bagh- royal burial place and econdly to a jain temple at amar sagar. [View Full Entry]

just a bit different from getting in my car!

By wish we were still travelling
September 30th 2002

what a fab place! Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer

room with a view
our view from our window seat in our room in hotel paradise

Up at 06:45 due to our favourite illness - delhi belly!!! Immodiumed up and off to meet our rickshaw driver at 07:45. Went to Bombay motors for our "deluxe bus"aka the "busiest bus in bloody india, with hindi music at loud volume to entertain us! 5 hours and 2 touts later, we face the masses at our destination , Jaisalmer "come and see our hotel... my rickshaw for Rs 10" Eventually got in a jeep for Rs 10 with an unbeknown tout, managed to ignore him and got a cheap ride. Hiked up mount everest ... well up the steep hill [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
September 29th 2002

back to jodphur Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

jodphur
it is pretty from a height! A mass of blue buildings

Got up at 05:00 for our deluxe bus to Jodphur.....NOT!!! We were the only westerners which was cool, however we stopped for everyone on the highway. We even made stops that were not on the way so that selling and buying could go on!! Loads of people sat on the roof and in the aisle- absoloutley boiling. Took over 5 hours. Rickshaw blokes at the bus station were an absoloute nuisance. We decided to stay at the hotel which we stayed at last time (rickshaw bloke had no idea were he was going ) and there was a march for BJP [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
September 25th 2002

days blend into one! Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar

pushkar bathing ghats
amazing sight and the chanting that can be heard is mesmerising

Up at 08:00- Had breakfast and out. E-mailed lots and then had lunch at the sunset cafe (huge soya burger) Sauntered around mini camden market- bought some stationary to write letters. Got back to hotel and wrote a few letters. Bri finally managed to start his journal!! Sat on the rooftop for a while- fab view, although grass prickly!! To ragu garden restaraunt for evening meal (overlooking lake) . Curry fest has recommenced with no side effects! Had my first chai (love the stuff) . To bed at 10:30- bloody awful sleep! 26.9.05 Up at 08:00. Walked 2km to JPs tourist [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
September 24th 2002

bed bugs and pushkar! Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar

Up early - deluxe bus to ajmer at 10:00. Had brekkie (banana cornflakes) and set off. It only 2 and a half hours to ajmer and then we got on a local bus to pushkar for Rs 7 each! Went to pushkar last year and wrote heaps in my journal then... so when I finish this one (in about 2009!!), I will write that one. Did not stay in a particularly nice guest house this time (Won't put the name incase it has changed now) . There were lovely bed bugs, a strange owner and the electricity was turned off all [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
September 23rd 2002

jaipur Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

street in jaipur
always difficult to take pictures on the streets of rhajastan as noone stops for even a second, so you have to pick your vantage point carefully in order to not be knocked over!!

Went to jaipur last year for a few days, so saw most of the sights then... Booked our first deluxe bus tickets to Ajmer for tommorow. Spent the day in Jaipur avoiding children who were trying to pick pocket us and rickshaw wallahs who were tryng to send us the wrong way! We went to he city palace museum - which was quite expensive for india Rs 200 each; but we spent 2 hours there. We attempted to go in the Junega art gallery and modern art gallery *the modern art gallery looked closed - no westerner in sight and everyone [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
September 22nd 2002

bus day! Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

Decided to leave Bharatpur, as not a great deal to do and no where to go apart from a couple of e-mail places and fed up of being the only ones there!(had definetley gone at the wrong time) We both had iffy tummies (this will be a theme for our 5 months in india!!). Had minimal breakfast- plain toast and honey toast! Set off to catch the bus- rickshaw wallahs flagged one down for us thankfully; we got the "superior bus" (Mmmm!!) The bus was Rs 90 and took 4 squashed hours. We got a rickshaw to "pearl palace"- "top hotel"; [View Full Entry]

By DMac
September 21st 2002

Flood in India's holiest city. Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi

It was a 26 hour train journey which was quite nice if a little dirty. My stomach got a little upset towards the end, but luckily was sharing a coach with an English guy who had been to Varenasi before and got us to the guest house nice and easily. He also provided great company on the train - of which the most lively point was when a big barrel chested Sikh decided to tell the army officer on leave from Kashmir to stop drinking on the train. The army officer happened to be on the next bunk over from me [View Full Entry]

By wish we were still travelling
September 21st 2002

The keoladeo ghana national park Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

keoladeo ghana national park
this is the most excitng picture we got- guess what the bird is!!!!

Bri's poorly day today- we are only on day 5 and delhi belly has already hit... Had our first ghekko join us for the evening last night- could sit and watch them for ages (fab!) After a late start we went for lunch at the Sunbird- had tomato soup !! and cheese pakoras. Went to the keoladeo ghana national park- hired 2 ramshackle bikes for Rs 50 and a guide for Rs 70. We saw egrets, spotted owl, several varieties of heron, 2 large stark types, kingfisher, parakeets, loads of small exotic birds, antelope, turtles (huge) , monkeys, watersnake and a [View Full Entry]

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