Tuesday, 6 Mar 2012 | Views [303]
If I had it to do all over again, I think I would have bypassed Jaipur and spent more time (and money) in Pushkar. I really got the sense of being in Rajasthan here, and though there are many tantalizing shops, I found that the merchants weren't ... Read more >
Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [333]
I had trouble securing a seat on a train to Agra to see the Taj, so I changed my plan and decided to just fly on to Rajasthan. Jaipur seemed quite different than anything I'd seen in India before; vastly different from Varanasi! It was really ... Read more >
Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [450]
I spent 3 nights/2 days in Bodhgaya then caught a train to Varanasi. This time I reserved a room in advance - it was a good thing I did because I arrived during a festival and again, most of the guesthouses were full. The streets were closed ... Read more >
Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [359]
I decided to catch a plane out of Kolkata and go to Bodhgaya - I only have a basic route etched out, but nothing reserved or planned so I am basically arranging things a day or two in advance. I was hoping Bodhagaya would be a place of respite, ... Read more >
Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [402]
I arrived in India February 8th, first stop Kolkata. I had planned my route through India long before I arrived - I based the path mostly on weather and ease of travel since I didn't want to have to backtrack. I was also thinking that I'd be volunteering ... Read more >
