I have been planning my trip for several months and am now sorting out how to develop this blog. I'm not a clever or creative writer thus several friends suggested that I make a list of topics to cover while traveling. I think I will include the following.
- Place
- Highligt of the day
- Frustration of the day
- Lesson for the day
- Memorable person(s) of the day
- Unexpected event/site/sound/ of the day
- Sight of the day
- Best quote/conversation of the day
- Food
Tentative, work in progress, wish list itineary:
Delhi: 16 - 19 January
Agra (17 January)
Rajastan:
- Nawalgarh (19 - 21 January)
- Bikaner (22 - 24 January)
- Jaislamer
- Jodhpur
- Jaipur
- Udaipur
- Ranthanbore
Goa/Karnataka?
Kerala ( 4 Feb - 17 Feb about 2 weeks)
- Cochin
- Munnar (western ghats, tea plantations)
- Alleppy (cruise between Kokora & Alleppy?)
- Periyar Tiger Reserve (w. ghats, Thekkady santuary)
- Varkala (beach)
- Valiyaparamba Backwaters (backwater cruises?)
Tamil Nadu (18 Feb - 3 Mar about 2 weeks)
- Madurai (Meenakshi temple)
- Pondicherry
- Mahabalipurman
- Ooty (hill station Nilgiris Hills)
- Kanykumari (Cape Cormorin)
- Chennai (catch flight to Varanasi?)
Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh (4 Mar - 8 Mar)
West Bengal/Sikkim/Assam & NE Tribal States) (10 Mar - 26 Apr about 6.5 weeks)
- Darjeeling (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (toy train)
- Sunderbans
- Kalimpong (Singalila Ridge Trek?)
- Bishnupur (terracotta temples)
Sikkim (day hikes between villages: Yuksom & Tashiding)
- Pemayantse (Gompa)
- Gangtok (Neora Valley National Park (near Lava town; E. Sikkim)
- Kalimpong (Dzongre & Goechala Khangchendzonga Trek to Ghoecha La 7 - 10 days)
Assam & North East Tribal States
- Assam (Tawang Monestery
- Kazinong
Nepal (26 Apr - 7 June about 6 weeks)
- Kathmandu - checking it out
- Annapurna Trek (21 days)
- Pokora (2 - 3 days)
- Chitwan (2 days)
Kathmandu to Delhi 9 June
Delhi to USA (11 June)
