Category Archives: India

Agra

Taj Mahal We boarded the overnight train to Agra – our first AC1 (Air Con first class) journey and an expensive journey in Indian terms. We found our birth and were soon joined by a couple, their 2 month old … Continue reading

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Bandhavgarh National Park – Day 4

We had our usual wake up which consists of one of the boys bringing us masala tea at 5am. We were on the road for the short journey to the Elephant camp to meet our transport for this morning, one … Continue reading

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Bandhavgarh National Park – Day 3

A full on day today with the usual 2 drives, plus we had a arranged a trek in the park itself to Bandhavgarh Fort, 800m up atop a hill in the middle of the park. The morning drive again failed … Continue reading

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Bandhavgarh National Park – Day 2 (This one’s for Finn!)

After a 5am wake up we were off to Gohri gate to try our luck in the parks other zone (supposed lesser rated area).  With just the two of us today it would hopefully

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Bandhavgarh National Park – Day 1

Last week after looking into going to Ranthnabore NP for some tiger spotting the more we looked into it the more complicated and frustrating it was becoming. After 20 minutes looking in the guide and a bit on net we had … Continue reading

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Varanasi

Arrival in Varanasi The train pulled into Varanasi station a couple of hours later than scheduled.. not too bad a start for our first Indian train experience! The guide book was full of warnings about the annoying taxi and hotel … Continue reading

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Getting to India

Pokhara to Sounali After a day in Pokhara to sort our stuff out it was a 6:30 am start on the tourist bus from Pokhara, with more locals than tourists on board, and less leg room than a Ryanair flight. In … Continue reading

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