Just got off the train in Haridwar, from where i had planned to go straight to Richikesh, however, it was already starting to get dark when i got off the train and so me and some others from on the train headed to a nearby hotel. Listed in the LP guide as 'mid-range' it was certainly a step up from my last room in Delhi but also a little more pricey. I managed to get the price down from 950 rupees to 700 rupees (da da da daaaaa) because i was alone and although air cooled just meant a ceiling fan and a fan in the window bringing in air from outside (i turned this off because it was actually heating the room), the room was actually far nicer. 3 times the size with a proper ... read more

And so I've arrived. Having had a last night of drinks with a few friends and saying goodbye to my family and girlfriend yesterday, i took the tube to Heathrow airport to catch the 21.30 plane to Delhi, checked my bag and waited for boarding, all with the feeling that it wasn't actually happening. Even throughout the 9ish hour flight, talking to Mr Subash and his daughter Aisawarya (best guess at the spelling there). I did think it was funny that the first two Indian people i met on my journey were actually from Canada and were wanting to go to Glastonbury. But all the time it didn't feel like i was actually going. Then the plane landed and i started to get a sense of where i was. Lots of people have talked about the ... read more