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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
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General Location: India Author: Pawel 1 Comment
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January 11th, 2006
Tickets are bought. Vaccinations done. The Lonely Planet guide at my side. I want to say that there is no turning back now, but that is not true. There are still things that can happen that could prevent me from going. So far though, I'm going.
I don’t know where exactly I’ll go yet. India is so big that five weeks is barely enough time to see a small part of the country. I decided to concentrate on the North, but only time will show where I’ll end up. I have never traveled like that before - never for so long, never without a well-planned itinerary. Right now, I don’t even have hotel reservations.
Well, people - keep your fingers crossed.Well, people- keep your fingers crossed.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
New Delhi | Jan 22 '06 | First Impressions
"Imagine you are given the task to create the most dysfunctional and chaotic city in the world." |
2 |
Jaipur | Jan 24 '06 | Jaipur
"What did a camel say to an elephant in Jaipur?" |
3 |
Jaisalmer | Jan 26 '06 | Jaisalmer- a Golden City (1)
"My friend, so you came just for breakfast?" |
4 |
Thar Desert | Jan 27 '06 | “Na bezrybiu i osioł ryba”- Tales of the Great Thar Desert.
"-How about some opium, my friend? You have nice dreams." |
5 |
Jaisalmer | Jan 29 '06 | Jaisalmer- photo journal
"Man, another shoe cleaning! Not again!" |
6 |
Bikaner | Jan 31 '06 | After a week in India- Lenin’s point of view and other reflections.
"I had already traveled by train, rickshaw, and a camel, it was time to try an overnight bus." |
7 |
Deshnok | Feb 01 '06 | Karni Mata Temple
"Will I be getting a rat manicure or a straightforward amputation?" |
8 |
Merta | Feb 02 '06 | Rajasthani Wedding
"-Baldev, tell me more about your bride. Is she pretty?" |
9 |
Mumbai (Bombay) | Feb 03 '06 | Unhappy in Mumbai
"I cannot enjoy this city no matter what." |
10 |
Cochin | Feb 06 '06 | Kathakali- Excuse me, which planet am I on?
"….this, my friends, is simply a different planet." |
11 |
Alappuzha | Feb 07 '06 | Allapey- finding peace and trying to see a larger picture.
"Households are perched on the levies like birds on telephone wires" |
12 |
Varkala | Feb 11 '06 | Blind Men and an Elephant
"Indians have a saying that different religions are like blind men trying to describe an elephant." |
13 |
Calcutta (Kolkata) | Feb 16 '06 | The City of Joy
"If you just come to enjoy the city, you will most likely leave disappointed." |
14 |
Calcutta (Kolkata) | Feb 22 '06 | Nirmal Hriday
"All you have to do is hold somebody’s hand and simply be there." |
15 |
Darjeeling | Feb 24 '06 | Where are the mountains?
"I never thought I would say so, but thank God for cricket" |
16 |
New Delhi | Feb 25 '06 | This is it
"I'll see you all soon." |
Afa says:
Hi Pawel, thanks for sharing your trip. I'm preparing my trip to India, your stories about India is funny, I enjoy reading it.