India

The trip that started it all! Back in the early blogging days of 2018, we went on a trip nicknamed “The Big Trip”, to China, Nepal and India. Read all about our backpacking adventures in India here! We loved it so much we came back a second time!

Kollam

backwaters It was just another short train ride and we arrived in Kollam, a small and unremarkable Indian city. After a long search we found some good accommodation and freshened up, and had some time to walk about town. Our best discovery was jack-fruit, aka dorian, fried in coconut oil is absolutely delicious. Before our …

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Amritsar Tips

Attractions: Golden Temple: the main attraction; spend as long as you can here; you can eat and sleep inside the complex for free; there is also a coke stand and separate nescafe stand where you can get 5 Rs soft drinks and tea/coffee/hot chocolate! Outside the complex: not much going on in the rest of …

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Haridwar Tips

Attractions:  Temple at top of the hill– fun cable car ride up; nice view of the city on the way down. Ganga Aarti– every evening there is a celebration along the river Ganges that is interesting, follow the crowd around sunset time. Food: Chatwalla– it’s a chain serving good solid Indian food, on the main …

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Rishikesh Tips

*Tourist season starts at end of September- when all the yoga courses start and ashrams open for stays. Accommodation: New Bhandari Swiss Cottage: there are 2 swiss cottages, it is the one near the top of the hill on high bank road area; more chill area than the lakshman jula area. there are 2 rooms …

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Delhi Tips

General/Transportation: **New Delhi Train Station: tourist ticket office upstairs is a great place to buy your tickets in advance and ask all the questions you want; really helpful staff as well as wifi access in the office. Attractions: Pahar Ganj (Main Bazaar)– next to the new delhi train station; this is where all the wholesale …

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Agra Tips

Attractions: Taj Mahal: (750)Rs/ Agra Fort (250 Rs); make sure to buy the Taj ticket before the fort to get a discount on the fort’s ticket. Fatehpur Sikri: We don’t recommend this place; similar to the fort and lots of touts, it is about an hour from Agra.  For tours, etc: You can find a …

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Varanasi Tips

Attractions:  Boat Ride on Ganges: 100 Rs/ hour/person; you can see the different Ghats(steps going down to the Ganges); the best time is sunrise or sunset; the recommended direction is to go to the southern end of city (Assi ghat) and take a boat northwards. Manikarnika Ghat– the burning ghat, where bodies are burned before …

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