The Taj, is, well, is, eh… damn, it’s gorgeous. I can’t find anything new and interesting to say but that it’s, eh… damn, it’s gorgeous. It really is. We woke up early, really early, and made our way to the
India – Day 12 – Legendary Agra – Red Fort, Little Taj Mahal and Agra’s craftsmen
We spent an exhausting night on a non-sleeper bus to Delhi, where – at 4:00am, we had to bargain our way through money thirsty Rickshaw drivers from the empty bus-station to the New Delhi train station where our train was
India – Day 11 – Gorgeous holy Rishikesh
We were planning to stay two nights at Rishikesh. Actually, we were planning to stay two nights at quite a few places along the way, but we haven’t really followed those plans anywhere, the main reason being thinking we already
India – Day 10 – Hardiwar and Rishikesh
Varanasi in north-eastern India, we were told, is very crowded and far-off our Rajasthan track, but wanting to experience the holy Ganges ceremony, my dad was suggested that we head up to the holy city of Rishikesh and see it
India – Day 9 – Delhi – Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Rama Krishna and my dad
I had a few hours to kill before my dad’s arrival to the Delhi Paharganj hell-hole. Same bullshit with that main bazaar road every time I step outside. I pick up a rickshaw, an English speaking guy comes up quickly
India – Day 8 – Delhi – National Museum, India Gate, Purana Qila, Humayun Tomb
Although Delhi’s Paharganj area was testing my backpacking travel skills in ways I wasn’t expecting, I sucked it all up and made my way to visit the Delhi main tourist attraction sites. There are some magnificent historical monuments in Delhi
India – Day 7 – The Delhi culture shock
Nothing prepared me for what I was about to see in Delhi. I must apologize, thinking of Delhi doesn’t do good for my soul, and I don’t really have a good reason why. It probably has some great neighborhoods and
India – day 6 – Riding around Goa beaches – Vagator, Chapora Fort, Siolim, Morjim and Arambol
Having rested for a few days chilling out not doing much on the Goa beaches I headed out to try and see as much of Goa as possible. I started off with going up the mountain to the lovely Fort
India – day 5 – Anjuna beach Wednesday flee market
Anjuna is the hippie joint, and Israelis used to love Anjuna a while back when it was still the center for wild mushroom trance parties, which are now considered illegal, are a bit harder to find, and are often visited
India – day 4-5 : Goa – Candolim beach
I’ve heard so much about Goa before I came there that it’s quite surprising how I haven’t been there before. I actually wanted to see all of the different kinds of Goa beaches, spend a little time in each, and