If you have 3 weeks to spend in India and want to immerse yourself in its culture, historic sites, and food, then I recommend travelling around the province of Rajasthan. In my opinion, Rajasthan is the heart beat of India and promises to give you an authentic ‘India’ experience. My suggested calling points on your trip are listed below. I recommend you spend at last 3 days in … [Read more...]
India - The constant battle not to get ripped off
Delhi Train tickets / tours Delhi was our first stop in India and we stayed at Hotel New King in the Pahar Ganj area. The hotel owner tried to tell us that the train to Jaisalmer, which we already had tickets for, did not exist. Our response was ‘hmm sure mate…’ We went to New Delhi train station to enquire about booking some more train tickets, and unfortunately this … [Read more...]
Amazing Agra
Journey to Agra We caught the train from Jaipur to Agra, and we travelled in sleeper class which cost us rs.300 for two tickets. We departed Jaipur at 3pm arrived in Agra at 7.25pm. The train was the busiest we had travelled on, the whole cabin was full so three people were sat on either side. Luckily we both had tickets for the lower bunks which meant that we both got a seat … [Read more...]