We were quite daunted about our first trip to India, partly because we had read too much online about other peoples horror stories. Below we have gone through how we approached the begining of our trip. Step 1: Visa – we paid a company to do our e-visas for us. The fee wasn’t that high … Continue reading Travelling to India – Our tips for getting started
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Searching for the diamonds in the rough – the realities of travelling in India
India was really tough for us and we are pretty sure that we will not be backpacking there again in a hurry , except perhaps on safari because there is little that we won't suffer to see tigers again, one of the best moments of our trip so far. As you can see, we will … Continue reading Searching for the diamonds in the rough – the realities of travelling in India
Drawing part one of the epic adventure to a close in Palolem, South Goa
We were both pretty travel weary by this time and, having looked at the public transport to get to Palolem, we decided that a taxi was definitely the easiest option and worth the small extra expensive for the ease and the comfort of air con. We had booked in to stay at Crystal Goa, a … Continue reading Drawing part one of the epic adventure to a close in Palolem, South Goa
Failing to be hip in Anjuna, North Goa
Our flight from Kathmandu to Goa took us via Delhi and we spent 4 very unpleasant hours in Delhi airport which is, in our opinion, pretty average. On the plus side it does look like it has been built out of Daleks. The highlight, however, was the truly uninspiring food court where the sound system … Continue reading Failing to be hip in Anjuna, North Goa
Rounding off part 1 of the India tour with a few days sunning on Varkala Beach
As it had been at least a month since we’d been on a beach we thought that it was high time to head back and spend some time on the horizontal before heading to Nepal. We had several options of how to get to Varkala; either by various combinations of trains and buses or a … Continue reading Rounding off part 1 of the India tour with a few days sunning on Varkala Beach
Fort Kochi and the Kerala backwaters
After our snap decision to leave Rajasthan, we dragged ourselves out of bed for a 3am, 3-hour taxi journey to Jaipur airport. Jaipur didn’t have quite the slick operation of Delhi airport and instead had a distinct feel of organised chaos. We thought we knew what gate to go to because our flight numbers matched … Continue reading Fort Kochi and the Kerala backwaters
Drawing our Rajasthan trip to a close in chilled out Bundi
Our journey to Bundi was an interesting one. We made it to Sawai Madhopur station and on to a train easily enough and the train journey to Kota is an quick couple of hours. Apparently, going to Bundi is what the white people do in Kota because as soon as we disembarked we were once … Continue reading Drawing our Rajasthan trip to a close in chilled out Bundi
A quick word on Ranthambore Fort
In all our excitement at seeing tigers we had not yet been to see the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ranthambore Fort, which is also inside the National Park and sits atop of a large rock overlooking the park and lakes and making a spectacular backdrop for our safaris.The fort is pretty cool and is in … Continue reading A quick word on Ranthambore Fort
The wonderful things about Tiggers – Fulfilling a dream in Ranthambore National Park
One of the main things on our agenda for our time in India was to try and see tigers in the wild. Having had our fill of amazing architecture for the time being, we left Jaipur and made the short train journey to Sawai Modhopur, the nearest town to Ranthambore National Park. Ranthambore is one … Continue reading The wonderful things about Tiggers – Fulfilling a dream in Ranthambore National Park
We finally get ripped off in Jaipur
By extending our stay in Agra we had thrown our plans in to a bit of disarray and after some uming and ahing we decided against booking more tickets to Varanassi, which had been a detour of our route in the first place. We continued on in to Rajasthan and caught an evening train from … Continue reading We finally get ripped off in Jaipur
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