Destination: India

Photos: Shimla

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 | By ruthandklas | Photo Gallery

Monkey Mayhem in Shimla

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 | By ruthandklas | Views [521] | Comments [1]

Arriving into Shimla was like arriving to Weston Super-Mare only we were in the mountains and not by the sea. A bizarre town which the British established in the early 20th century as a means of escaping the sticky indian heat during the summer. The ... Read more >

Parvati (perverty) Valley

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 | By ruthandklas | Views [421]

Leaving Manali behind we headed for Naggar. We braved the local buses and travelled a short distance down the valley on a rickety old metal wreck with people staring at us. It got us there in one piece and we checked in for the night at the 15th century ... Read more >

Killer monkey

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [667]

Middle of nowhere to Ajmer I'm mentally preparing myself to sleep in the rickshaw for the night, thinking it's got to be more salubrious than some of the hotels we've stayed in, but first we make a last ditch effort to tell the taxi drivers where we ... Read more >

Train to Jaisalmer

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 | By goldenfootprints | Views [399]

Our train hasn’t yet arrived. People are huddled together in family clusters on the platform floor waiting for their trains to pull into the station. There is a smell of oil and spice in the air, sweet yet distasteful. A chai wala passes chanting ... Read more >

Tags: train trips in india

This sucks dogs bollocks

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [768]

Jaipur to middle of nowhere Today was far and away Worst Day EVER. We left Jaipur stupidly saying that the last couple of days hadn't seemed as adventurous. Should've known not to tempt fate. I am going to make this post boring and tedious to help share ... Read more >

Photos: Indian wrestling in McLeod Ganj

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Photo Gallery

The Taj Ma-what?

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [642]

    Agra to Jaipur We'd driven all this way, it would be a shame not to see the Taj Mahal right? We didn't have time to go in, and with our rickshaw with all our stuff in it it was a bit dangerous to leave it, but we ... Read more >

Photos: On the Kora, McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Photo Gallery

She touched my b@@bies!!

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [688]

  Kanpur to Agra We left the ripoff yes-no-wifi Citi Club Hotel and continued on countless miles of paved highway, which is getting a bit tedious, but the alternative is worse.   We stopped for breakfast at a tea shop to be ... Read more >

Pahalgam

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [1368]

Pahalgam, Kashmir   The Kashmir Valley was once a large lake and according to Hindu mythology it was called Satisar after Shiva’s first wife, Sati. Brahma’s grandson, the Rishi Kashyapa, was the one who was supposed to have sliced ... Read more >

Great monkey bollocks

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [588]

  Sarnath to Kanpur We awoke to the sound of monks doing martial arts and left Sarnath for Kanour. Not before stopping for more chai, delicious lentils, and sweets, all for 30 rupees ($0.50), served by friendly people who insisted I ... Read more >

Photos: Pahalgam, Kashmir

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Creepy Crawlies

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [683]

  Patna to Sarnath We left Patna, our least favorite city so far, and the horrid Hotel Chanakya, probably to the relief of all involved. Our free lassi had leaked all over the rickshaw in the night so unfortunately we had to divest ourselves ... Read more >

The long, and windey, and painful road

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [635]

  Our days have been longggg. We leave 6amish and usually drive until 5, stopping once or twice for tea breaks.  It's back breakingly exhausting. Three of my vertebrae have fused together and two have shattered entirely. The traffic is usually ... Read more >