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It seems that India ticks a lot of boxes for long-term independent travellers... Read about the temples and sights, cheap food, mountain panoramas, spiritual pilgrimages, things your mum told you not to do and using your left hand. To help you keep travelling safely, we've even got a Hindi language guide that you can download to your iPod.
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Sun, 12 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 12 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [187]
Kolkata, which was once Calcutta, is India's former capital. It is where the flag of India was first raised by Mahatma Gandhi in 1947. Whilst you don't come to India for its cities, Kolkata is vastly more attractive than Delhi as it's noticeably greener, ... Read more >
Fri, 10 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [122]
Indian train journeys are an adventure like no other. Trains are often late, usually by several hours, or cancelled altogether. When they're running normally they're more like travel by plane elsewhere. I opted for the train from Delhi to Kolkata as ... Read more >
Thu, 9 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [193]
"A teardrop on the cheek of eternity" -Radindranath Tagore
It's the ultimate monument to love. One of the most, if not the most, magnificent buildings in the world. The Taj Mahal finally called my name today after two days of frustration with trains ... Read more >
Thu, 9 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Taj Mahal and Agra Fort
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Tue, 7 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [158]
Everything in India, and tenfold in Delhi, is intense. The heat, the pollution, the noise, the smell, the traffic, the crowds, the rubbish...is intense. Most certainly you don't come to India for peace and serenity. I seriously thought I had seen, heard, ... Read more >
Sun, 5 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Polluted, soulless, noisy, smelly, and very hot!
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Thu, 2 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [265]
It's super loud, the food tastes great, the sights are amazing, it smells (good or bad) all over, and you often have to watch what you touch. Welcome to India. An overload of all five senses is the best way to put it. Many travellers before me have told ... Read more >
Wed, 1 May 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Golden Temple, and my introduction to India
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Wed, 15 Nov 2023 | By mlodius | Photo Gallery
We kept taking pictures of dogs so here they are
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Wed, 15 Nov 2023 | By mlodius | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 31 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [170]
SOMEONE ONCE TOLD US THAT YOU had to have a reason to visit India—a yoga retreat or a meditation seminar—maybe a hip replacement. I had to keep reminding myself our reason was birding—especially amid the dust and squalor, 4AM wake-ups, ... Read more >
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [216]
THE “FOREST OWLET EXTENSION” was a logistic nightmare requiring three-hour drives each way from our plush hotel outside Mumbai to the Tansa Forest area where we picked up a local guide. Connie, Richard and I were actually outnumbered by guides ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [177]
RAJ OWNS DESERT COURSER ECOLODGE and drives like a lunatic but seemed to know where every bird in Little Rann of Kutch could be found—he should since his father started the place 40 years ago! Even before we dropped our bags he lead us to a pair ... Read more >
Sat, 21 Jan 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [349]
AFTER A FREEZING MORING IN OPEN jeeps Bablu’s sharp eyes spotted a pair of Great Indian Bustards in the tall grass of the Thar Desert. At 150 meters they were difficult to see and impossible to photograph. We found another pair—or possibly ... Read more >
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