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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.

Highlights
• 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 Keep Smiling
November 1st 2009

Mumbai’s extremes Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai

Maidan Oval

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) - Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November If you saw “Slumdog Millionaire” and watched the recent terrorist drama unfold here in Mumbai, you’ll have already seen where we spent this Sunday. As we sipped our 500 Rupee (GBP6.50) beers at the luxurious Taj Mahal Hotel on Colaba’s waterfront, it wasn’t lost on Lajpal that we’d just experienced two extremes of life here in Mumbai - the Dharavi slums this morning and five-star opulence this evening. We’d actually arrived in Mumbai on Saturday morning. Lajpal had taken a [View Full Entry]

By Spuddastud
November 1st 2009

Bye Bye Delhi! Asia » India » National Capital Territory

Come On Da Pool!

Well that's adios to Delhi, New Delhi, Old Delhi, or whatever the fuck they call it these days. More on that later. Most of my time in Delhi was spent in the hostel, just chilling and getting my bearings about me, or at least trying to. Just lay about relaxing and having a few Kingfisher (surprise surprise!). I said in my first blog that there would probably be a few hiccups along the way, and indeed there was, literally, last Sunday night after we stuck 2 past the mancs. Waa ha! A good night was had that night by the whole [View Full Entry]

By fellini
November 1st 2009

Motorpsycho nightmare Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar

Walking in the labyrinth of narrow streets in the quaint old town of Pushkar could in theory be a fascinating experience, given the nice old buildings, temples, shops, the friendly and colorfully dressed local people. However there are a few things in the streets that make walking there a bit frustrating and even hazardous. For a start there are the persistent touts, really annoying shopkeepers, con-artists, scammers, fake gurus, pilgrims, armless beggars, legless beggars, beggar women with scruffy kids and skeletal babies, beggars with every kind of exotic skin disease, little kids who want t [View Full Entry]

By Lugging Around The World
November 1st 2009

Jaipur Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

Mohan, Pushi and Us

We arrived in Jaipur to stay with Mohan and Pushi, what a wonderful time we had! [View Full Entry]

By SmithyWorldWide
October 31st 2009

Kayaks and kharma on the Ganga Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh

Photo 2

I left Shimla by bus, and endured a cramped but beautiful 11-hour bus ride through the hills and down to the relatively low-lying state of Uttaranchal. I was heading for Rishikesh, a small town on the holy Ganga river. Rishikesh is a major pilgrimage site for Hindus, being near the source of the Ganga and therefore home to several major temples. It is also known in the west as the place where the Beatles came when they went all weird and spiritual, and today attracts western tourists in their droves, who come to meditate, practice yoga or simply soak up the [View Full Entry]

By fellini
October 31st 2009

The strange case of the vanishing lake Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar

When we arrived in Pushkar ten days ago we were disappointed to find that the world-famous holy lake, which has been the centrepiece of the Pushkar Festival for decades, maybe centuries, maybe millenia, was suddenly not there. This was particularly annoying because the lake is lovingly described in the latest Lonely Planet Guide and furthermore we had paid premium rate for a hotel with a lake view. In place of the lake was a flat expanse of brown dust, about 1 km square, inhabited by a few bulldozers, stray dogs, stray cows, and the occasional woman taking a shortcut with a [View Full Entry]

By MariaandWill
October 31st 2009

Wedding..Indian style! Asia » India » Haryana » Gurgaon

Trying to find aproper outfit for an indian wedding!!

We just got back from the camelmarket in Pushkar to attend the wedding of one of Wills workclients. He is Indian and Will have met him once, however, we were invited to his wedding. In traditional indian style the wedding lasted foe a week and consisted of 5 events e.g halloween, polomatch, barnparty, the actual ceremony and a reception. We went to the ceremonial party and the reception dinner. Which were both located at two of Dehlis top 5 star hotels, The Claridges an the Imperial..NIIICE!!! Annabelle was visiting from Bejing so she also joined in. [View Full Entry]

Trying to find aproper outfit for an indian wedding!!2

will did not have a proper indian costume..

By jawilso
October 31st 2009

Jaipur and the Elephant Ride Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

Courtyard at Amber Fort

Hi Everyone, I spent the last week in Jaipur and Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. Jaipur is home to the Amber fort and the Pink City. The Pink City gets its name from its pink city walls, but don't let the locals hear you call it that or they will laugh at you. Apparently to them it is the 'Old City.' While I was in Jaipur a met a group of girls who showed me around their college and took me to their English Institute where they take extra English classes. I got to meet the students and help them with their [View Full Entry]

By JBloodworth
October 31st 2009

Food poisoning and wildlife Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur

Hi all, If there is one bit of travel advice i can give to you all its this... don't eat anywhere the rough guide recommends! Myself and Jud did this in Agra at our own peril! It ended with us spending 24 hours with food poisoning, which didnt help considering we had to endure a bus journey. We have spent the last few days in Bharatpur which has a famous national park; we have spent today wandering around the park which is supposed to be a wetland (although not very wet because of the ten year drought Rajastan has been having, [View Full Entry]

By russandkathryn
October 30th 2009

Agra Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

The Magnificent Taj Mahal

Day 12 - Agra We woke up on our sleeper train to find that everyone in our compartment had a resonable nights sleep espicially Nicky who had taken a sleeping tablet and said that she had the best nights sleep of the holiday so far. We hadn't been up long before we were treated to the sound of the chai waller coming along the carridge. This is a man with a large tea urn which contains the hot spicy tea who goes along the train shouting "chai chai chai chai" as he goes. Not wanting to miss out on a nice [View Full Entry]

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