Old Delhi

The Red fort

October 1st 2007
We arrived in Delhi following a near 10hr train journey which we had all managed to get plenty of sleep on, thank god, and were met by a guy who escourted us hassle free to our hotel. Good start. Our hotel was really nice (a/c and a tv!!) and was just off the Main Bazaar, only in a MUCH nicer area. We met up with our friend Tariq (who we had met in Srinigar) for lunch and it was great, like m ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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Lisa S.

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OK, so we have booked and paid for the Round-The-World tickets and our first stop is Delhi, India. We're going to head north to Uttaranchal before embarking on the "golden triangle" of Delhi/Jaipur & Agra. Then it's east through Varanasi (with a possible detour up to Nepal...??) to Kolkata. Than North again to Darjeerling and back south through the Sunderbans and Orissa. Finally we'll head west to Goa, via Hampi, and fly onwards out of Mumbai.................. From there the plan is to take in a lot of SE.Asia (most especially The Philippines & Borneo!) but where we'll actually end up is ... full info

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