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...]
The invisible women of India
I was shocked to read about the recent rape in Delhi, although I’m afraid to say that I wasn’t surprised. After a recent trip to India I was amazed to see how women were treated. On the rare occasion that women are seen in public, they are isolated from the mostly male dominated population. We noticed that on all forms of public transport women are kept segregated from men. … [Read more...]
2 Months in India: Destination Highlights and Lowlights
Highlights 1. Jodhpur We both fell in love with the blue city and its charm. We found visiting Mehrangarh Fort fascinating and it was by far the best fort we visited whilst in India. The audio guide is included in the price of your entry ticket and it is well worth taking advantage of. We also took a 4 hour cooking class at Spice Paradise and were expertly tutored by Anil who … [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...]
Delhi - A shock to the system
We spent three days in Delhi from 16th September to 18th September 2012 and this marked the start of our India trip. We arrived at our guesthouse (New King Hotel) in the Pahar Ganj area of Delhi at 2am in the morning and first impressions of the area were not good. There were open drains, litter everywhere, people sleeping rough in shop doorways, and as it had recently just … [Read more...]