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Mumbai
A very busy couple of days in Mumbai; a chef’s tour of street food vendors, a local’s tour of the slums, visiting the world’s largest open air laundry, finding out what a Dabbawalla does and a final posh meal before our flight back to the UK. All this and…
Varanasi
Varanasi is the holiest city in Hinduism, and also highly significant for Buddhists. We witnessed cremations by the Ganges – moving in Debbie’s opinion, squalid in Steve’s – and visited the site, Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon. We had one day spare before setting off for…
Agra & The Taj Mahal
Agra is synonymous with the Taj Mahal and what a stupendous monument it is. Commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his beloved third wife, Mumtaz Mahal at a modern day cost of over US$800 million it took 22 years…
Rajasthan Part 6 – Ranthambhore National Park
Next stop Sawai Madhopur, for Ranthambhore National Park, the best place to see Bengal Tigers. Despite failing to book three months in advance, when the pre-order tickets sell out, we were lucky to get last minute tickets for two safaris, and even luckier with the wildlife we saw.
Rajasthan Part 5 – Jaipur
Debbie is getting a taste for the high life, with an executive train seat, luxury hotel and watching a polo match. Steve was happy to find a microbrewery next door to the hotel and a lovely boxer dog called Luca owned by the sisters who run the hotel. We…
Rajasthan Part 4 – Udaipur
An unforgetable stay in Udaipur where we experienced Holi; both the pomp of the Royal Holika Dahan, at the palace, and the chaos and mayhem on the streets getting covered in coloured paint. This has been the highlight of our tour of India.
Rajasthan Part 3 – Jodhpur
Jodphu, the blue city, was our next stop. We stayed in a restored havelli in the old town with a view of the fort, which we toured and also visited the collossal Umaid Bhawan Palace, he 6th biggest private residence ever built. Debbie went shopping!
Rajasthan Part 2 – Jaisalmer
A huge golden fort, havellis, haunted villages, camel safari and desert camping and a mausoleum. We packed a lot into our stay in Jaisalmer.
Rajasthan Part 1 – Bikaner
Bikaner is on the edge of the Thar Desert, less than 100Km from the border with Pakistan, and is far less visited than some other Rajasthan cities, with tourists seeking the desert-city experience usually opting for Jaisalmer instead. We are doing both as we have the luxury of time…
Delhi
After almost 2 months in relatively relaxed Goa and Southern India, it was time to brave the North through the infamously chaotic Indian capital of Delhi. Delhi By Locals had been recommended by a couple we met in Goa – tours by young local Delhi residents, with 50% of…
