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India is a very diverse country with inequality evident everywhere you look. And while I have found some people here a little pushy, the hawkers and beggars, on the whole everyone here has been incredibly friendly and helpful. My first interaction on the street was with a rickshaw driver, and while he was at meContinue reading “The People ….”

Upon arriving in Jodhpur, one thing is very evident, this is a military city! Located only 350kms from the Pakistan border, Jodhpur is the second most ‘sensitive’ city in Rajasthan in relation to Pakistan. Large barracks, Air Force, military hospitals and engineering barracks line the road into Jodhpur. Why the blue city? Three reasons: 1.Continue reading “Jodhpur – the Blue City”

The third major city of Rajasthan that we visited, this city is dominated by the large City Palace that overlooks Lake Picholi. This man made lake, one of 7, is 3km by 4km in size and consists of several islands, one which includes the presence of the Summer Palace. High above the lakes, upon theContinue reading “Udaipur – the white city”

Is was a midday stop on a 8 hour drive from Udaipur to Bundi. This is the largest Fort in the world and was known for its mass suicides upon the capture of the Fort of the women and children. Over a 1000 years old, during the 16th century, it was besieged several times andContinue reading “Chittorgarh”

Jaipur is a relatively new city, but in the 18th century on the expectation of the maharajah, Jai Singh II, this city was built as the city of Amber was overcrowded and struggling for water. The state of Rajasthan is almost 60% desert. So Jaipur was built and is northern India’s first planned city withContinue reading “Jaipur – the Pink City”

To many the best known place in India is the Taj Mahal. It was amazing, but there is more to Agra than just The Taj. The journey to Agra from Delhi is about 180 km but took over 4 hours to complete as buses are unable to drive at speeds greater than 40km/h, even onContinue reading “Agra”

As we leave the hotel at 5am, the tooting has already started on the roads but nothing like yesterday. Rollers are down on businesses and the hawkers and wanderers are not our and about yet. Where yesterday it took us 60 minutes to venture down to the river, this morning it is only 10. ButContinue reading “Sunrise on the Ganges”

After yesterday’s approach to familiarise myself with Delhi using the hop on hop off bus, today I took the bull by the horns and decided to go freelance and use the taxis and the auto rickshaw. First stop was Lotus Temple, a Baha’i house of worship that was dedicated in 1986, so a recent additionContinue reading “A second day sightseeing in Delhi”

Wowwee!! From the moment you walk out of the hotel compound, and it is a compound with security on the front gates and scanners to enter the building, you are accosted for anything and everything! First day in a big city and thought a trip around the Hop on Hop off bus was the wayContinue reading “A day in Delhi ….”

First impressions – as the A380 approached New Delhi airport, you could see the fog/smog though the windows and it was a real pea soupper. As the plane underwent decompression with the opening of doors, it didn’t take long for the Delhi air to permeate into the cabin. After managing my way through immigration andContinue reading “Holey Moley”

For the next 3 and half weeks, I will be traveling through northern India and Nepal. I will be part of a small travel group, but travelling on my own, no Sherie or the kids. As I travel, I intend to document my journey for myself, family and friends. While I will endeavour to writeContinue reading “What am I doing?”