Smuggling contrabanned into the Taj Mahal

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December 27th 2008

Published: March 7th 2009

It was 5.30am and the streets of Paraganj were quiet with none of the bustle of the night before when we´d run the gauntlet passed shop owners trying their best to entice us in or indeed the previous morning when we´d been overtaken by rickshaws packed full of 8year olds, immaculately turned out in their school uniforms and waving furiously. Instead we hurried along deserted streets heading for ... Read Full Entry

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Willow

My story so far.... 2005: Left the UK and headed to New Zealand, spending a great year working in Wellington and travelling the country - vineyards, trekking , kayaking and more. 2006:When my working holiday visa expired I booked a ticket to Singapore and had an amazing 6 months in Asia - Orangutans in the Borneo rainforests, Tibetan plateaus and the ancient temples of Bagan and Angkor. 2006/07: Out of money but not quite ready to return to the UK I moved to Australia for 9 months or so, living in Sydney, travelling the East Coast and realising my career was n... full info

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7th March 2009

zsteve
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Agra and around
I loved the photos from the Taj and Fatephur Sikri, they brought back fond memories of one of my best holidays ever. Enjoy Jaipur's Hawa Mahal and the other sights! PS We had 10cm of snow last night here in Germany

8th March 2009

Margaret
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Great blog!
I had a month in South India last year, and just happened upon your blog recently when I was completing one of my own. Love reading about what you're doing seeing and experiencing - brings back lots of memories

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