As a FINAL India post – yes, we’re finally done with India!!! I thought it appropriate to sum up some of the instances that we were both warned of and avoided, as well as those traps that we fell face first into. I’ve always wanted to go to this “INcredible INdia” but we had also […]

Mumbai (or Bombay, as it previously was known and to which many bus companies still refer to it, much to our confusion) was our last stop in India. Unfortunately our time was compressed and so we only got a few days to see the city. Our ride in was rough. We were waitlisted on our […]

One of my favorite parts of travel in India has been the vast, extensive Indian train system.  The country of India is huge, with long distances between major cities and tourist attractions.   Because domestic flights are expensive, we found that the majority of Indians choose to take trains.  This worked out perfectly for backpackers like […]

We headed up to Goa by train and then another 1 hour taxi south to South Goa. Specifically, Canacona (municipal) and Palolem (City/Beach). Planning for Goa: Goa is the smallest state in India but we still only had a few days to decide where to go and so the next question was to determine North or […]

From the backwaters of Kerela we headed north up to the big city of Kochi, by way of a local public bus. It was a cool way to see the small towns and more local life. The most interesting (and amusing) aspect we found was the skirts that Southern Indian men wear. They were long, […]

The laid back state of Kerala hardly felt like the India we had come to know. It was tropical, chill, no one was in any hurry and the fashion here was unlike the modest looks we had seen up north, well for the men rather – Can we talk about short shorts? We arrived to […]

Jodhpur (the “Blue City”) was the last of our cities in Rajasthan.  Like its nickname suggests, its houses are painted a wide variety of blues, from pastel to vibrant. Like the other popular tourist cities in Rajasthan it is based around a large imposing castle that for years had housed the ruling Maharaja of the […]

We arrived at Jaisalmer, the Golden City, in the early AM by overnight bus. It’s nicknamed the Golden City because of the yellow sandstone used in every building in the city, making it a monochromatic backdrop against the bright red sarees and turbans sported by the locals. When we got out from the bus at sunrise, the city lived up to its name […]

Udaipur was possibly my favorite spot of all of India. We had a great balance of a romantic and majestic city and a peaceful and beautiful countryside.  The City: The City of Lakes Udaipur is known as the “Lake City” or the “White City” within Rajasthan. The city at ground level is at times like […]

Jaipur was our first stop in Rajasthan. Rajasthan contains incredibly diverse terrain and rich in cultural history: stories of war, princesses, kings and filled with majestic palaces and fortresses. Jaipur is also the largest city in Rajasthan and also known as the “pink” city. However, it really is less pink more of a terra-cotta. It […]