Tag: India
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Established: 1848 (Modern India, 600 AD for Medieval India) Population: 1.27 billion (2018 Estimate) Religion: 79.8% Hindu, 14.2% Islam Capital: New Delhi Order of Visit: Fifty-First First Visit: 20 April 2015 Last Visit: 02 May 2015 Duration: 16 Days Highlights: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Swarda (small village), New Delhi Slums, Kerala backwater experience Places Visited:…
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So it’s now over. I’m finally back home after 31 days exploring 🇮🇳 India and 🇯🇵 Japan. This trip come about after I cancelled my planned longer trip from October last year to Africa for 2 months (South Africa to Kenya camping) and Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. I selected this smaller trip based on recommendations…
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Saturday 2 May 2015 Highlights: Â Tight Indian Airport Security, Transit at Colombo Airport Today was all about getting to Tokyo back that meant I had to get there via Sri Lanka as a transit. Â So this ended up taking over 19 hours from leaving the hotel in India, transiting in Colombo and then arriving at…
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Tour Title: South India – Kerala Dreaming tour Tour Company: G Adventures Tour Leader: Sajin Basil Countries Visited: India (Cities: Kochi, Kumarakom, Alleppey, Cherrai Beach) Dates: 26 April 2015 to 2 May 2015. Note: I did this as part of the India Highlights Tour which also included the Northern India Highlights tour. Tour Type This tour is listed as one…
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Friday 1 May 2015 Highlights: Fish wholesale market, Indian Massage The last full day of the Indian trip. Â Sajin suggested an early morning trip to the port to experience the fish trade. Â This also result in my first Tuk Tuk ride of the trip which are always interesting with no seatbelts and chaotic driving conditions.
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Tour Title: Northern India Highlights Tour Company: G Adventures Tour Leader: Manu Rao Countries Visited: India (Cities: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Sawarda) Dates: 20 April 2015 to 26 April 2015. Note: I did this as part of the India Highlights Tour which also included the South India – Kerala Dreaming tour. Tour Type This tour is listed…
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Thursday 30 April 2015 Highlights: Watching the many uses of coconuts. A home cooked meal to start our longest travel day.  Today there is a general strike in India which is supposed to stop transport but travel to the airport is allowed so that’s what our car stated.  A short canoe ride with our bags saw…
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Wednesday 29 April 2015 Highlights: Canoeing in the backwaters under the stars. On our way to Alleppey we briefly stopped off the road to watch locals sorting coconut shells.  This is the start of a process that eventually gets made into rope.  However every part of the coconut is used either for food, water or rope.…
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Tuesday 28 April 2015 Highlights: Tripunithura Hill Palace, boat ride down the backwaters of Kumarakom, photos with the locals. I tried some toast this morning, hopefully this means I’m getting better but I still can barely eat.  I’ve missed several of the included breakfasts so far and my energy levels aren’t great but hopefully that is changing.
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Monday 27 April 2015 Highlights: Exploring Kochi, Kathakali performance. High humidity (90+) and not eating for 30+ hours does not make for a lot of energy but I still managed to undertake all the included activities for today.
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