Blogs from Delhi, National Capital Territory, India, Asia - page 6

So, we're off again! Another train to Manchester, saying goodbye to the permanent grey that appears to have take over the UK, and arriving just over half a day later in Delhi. Although it was an overnight flight it was a short night and broken by a change of plane so we had very little sleep when we arrived at around 7.30 am Delhi time giving us a long day to get through! We were staying in a residential area in a nice hotel but very chaotic outside and followed the hotel owners directions to get to a nearby shopping centre just to get our bearings and get something to eat. Just this walk was a challenge dodging traffic of all kinds, people and all sorts of things just dumped in the road. The shopping centre ... read more

Delhi in a Day If I am truly honest, anywhere that I went after spending time in Ladakh and the Rumbak Valley, was going to have a lot to contend with. Landing into Delhi with mountain withdrawals was not ideal and I couldn’t get myself to gel with this 20 million population city. I only had a day and was on a quick tour of the city with a guide and an air conditioned van, so it was not quite an authentic experience. I fully appreciate I didn't have a long time to give Delhi a chance! First up on our tour, we visited the Qutb Minar Stone Tower, which was quite a large place and very popular with the local tourists. Lots of stone carvings and pretty surroundings. Our very enthusiastic guide shared with us ... read more

Day 28 - good bye Helen and Siem Reap - Hello India! Ahhhh ..... Today is a bitter sweet day. Helen flies back home, I go on to Delhi, India to start phase 2 of my trip. No rushing today, as it is a long travelling day for us both. We started with a hearty breakfast in the hotel. Then back to the room to pack. Helen is taking all my shopping home with her, and some other bits. She has been carrying these since the accident so that I could manage to keep going, I couldn't have done it without her! Her carrying my extra to keep me light hassle a huge difference for me. I am so used to being on my own, but now I've got used to travelling with Helen, so it ... read more

Five hours over the worst roads in India's most corrupt state coverimg just on 150 kilometres, my spine feels like jelly and my arse throbs and this is just to Madya Pradesh (MP) border. MP has good roads, animals are restrained it is clean and green. There are few horns and traffic is less suicidal so last five hours were almost pleasant. After last nights unpleasant accomodation I didnt know what to expect but the Wildflower resort was pleasant and it seems I was the only guest so every time I moved someone was asking me if I needed anything. We arrived so late in the day that I had to get the lodge to organise my morning safari in to Bandavgarh national park and of course they sent me to the area where the well ... read more

HE SAID... Our time in India was over. We were flying back to Australia via Singapore in the evening (9.30pm), so we prepared for the flight as our last afternoon in Delhi drew to a close. We checked out of Hotel Gulnar at 5pm, jumped into a taxi and headed to Indira Gandhi International Airport. We arrived at 5.30pm, checked in and wandered around the duty free shops. I picked up a copy of Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Omnibus Volume II’ (a selection of short stories from one of India’s best known authors) along with a few gifts and trinkets that we’d not been able to find during our travels. We headed to the food court to try Indian McDonalds, and the Masala Grilled Chicken Burger was surprisingly good. We were fading fast, so we made our way ... read more