Pangong Tso is a high altitude brackish lake at 4250 metres above sea level in Eastern Ladakh, 170 km from Leh, Ladakh’s capital. The road from Leh to Pangong Tso passes through beautiful Ladakh mountain scenery as well as the third highest* motorable mountain pass in the world, Chang La (5289 m). After descending from [...]
Going to India for the First Time?
Thinking about travelling to India for the first time? I’ve written loads of tips for first-time visitors to India, but I get lots of emails from first-time travellers asking for advice for a trip to India. If you are planning your first India trip, here are some posts I have written to help you plan, [...]
Missing India, Reverse Culture Shock and a Little Bit of Seasonal Blues
Lately I’ve found myself missing India increasingly often. When I returned to Europe in 2009 from a trip that lasted more than three years and included lots of travel around India, studying yoga in Mysore and long trips to nearby countries including Thailand, Singapore and Nepal, I was more than ready to leave Asia. Europe [...]
Why Indian Toilets Are Better than Western Toilets
Many first-time travellers to India worry about having to use the Indian toilet. Some worry about having to get used to a squat toilet, most worry about having to adapt to the left-hand-and-water –method instead of toilet paper. But Indian toilets are actually better for you. Why the Squat Toilet is Better than a Western [...]
Happy Diwali!
Diwali, or Deepavali, is a bit like Christmas in India: one of the biggest parties of the year. The Sanskrit word deepavali translates as “rows of lights” and means little oil lamps or diyas that are lit at night during Diwali. Deepavali is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, and as with most festivals in [...]
Changes… and then some more changes!
If you have visited Indian Travel Journey more than once over the last few days, you might be wondering why it looks different than before, and more importantly, why it looks different every time you visit. It started out as a small experiment after some technical problems, and the idea was to change just one [...]
How To Survive Being Sick in India
The question is not whether you will get sick in India, it is how to deal with being sick in India. Like I’ve already mentioned in a previous post about India travel health, it is likely you will get at least a little stomach bug in India, especially if you spend any more than a [...]
South India for Women Travellers: My First Ebook!
South India for Women Travellers: How to Survive and Enjoy Your Trip is my first ebook and it is packed with travel tips for women planning to visit South India. From where to go to what to wear, South India for Women Travellers offers practical no-nonsense India travel advice. It includes tips for planning a [...]
About Me
I am a freelance journalist and travel writer and I spent more than three years from late 2005 to early 2009 living, travelling and studying yoga in India. In this blog I share my India travel tips and stories.
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Do You Have a Plan (and do you really need one anyway)?
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India Travel Tips for Women: What to Wear in India
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Learning to Ride a Royal Enfield Motorbike
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Where to Go During Monsoon in India?
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Altitude Sickness on the Manali to Leh Road
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Pangong Tso, Ladakh’s High Altitude Lake
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Going to India for the First Time?
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Missing India, Reverse Culture Shock and a Little Bit of Seasonal Blues
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Why Indian Toilets Are Better than Western Toilets
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Happy Diwali!
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