Tag: IndiaG
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Saturday 2 May 2015 Highlights: 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. 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. Sajin suggested an early morning trip to the port to experience the fish trade. 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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Sunday 26 April 2015 Highlights: Kochi Beach with locals showing off! Today was the start of the second part of the Highlights of India tour which is also offered separately as South India – Kerala Dreaming 7 day tour. To get there this meant being in the hotel lobby at 3.15 am for the trip…
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Saturday 25 April 2015 Highlights: Final group dinner. With sadness we left Sawarda around 8.30 am for the long trip back to Delhi. My stomachs was now enough of a problem to qualify as ‘Delhi Belly’ but on the mild side. Only having a very small breakfast (some corn flakes) and no lunch at all…
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