India is can be of the cheapest countries in the world to travel in. You can spend as much money or as little money as you want in India, but if you are hoping to spend the winter in the sun on a shoestring budget, here are some tips for cheap travel in India. Avoid [...]
How to Travel by Train in India
by Satu on 15. Oct, 2010 in travel tips
Part 1: Planning your trip and booking your ticket. Train travel in India can be an exciting and fascinating experience, or it can be frustrating, hot and slow. But it is always memorable. Travelling by train in India is also incredibly cheap. Fares are calculated based on distance and if you travel in the cheaper [...]
How to Survive Culture Shock India
by Satu on 11. Oct, 2010 in travel tips
India is beautiful and amazing, but also mad and frustrating. There is no country in the world quite like India and if it’s your first time in India, you’re in for a culture shock. Here are 4 tips for surviving: 1. Don’t expect things to happen on schedule. Few things do. Most things do eventually [...]
How to Take a Rickshaw in India
by Satu on 06. Oct, 2010 in travel tips
On the 12th of October the residents of Mumbai and of other Indian cities are urged to boycott rickshaws and take the bus instead. Meter Jam is an online campaign that urges people to “say no” to autorickshaws and taxis “because they say No to you whenever they want”. The campaign was started by three [...]
How to Use an Indian Toilet
by Satu on 02. Oct, 2010 in travel tips
The most awful toilet in India I ever visited was in a dhaba (roadside restaurant/food joint) on National Highway 1 between Delhi and Chandigarh. It was a Western toilet. The waiter proudly showed me to the women’s toilet and as I stepped in I entered a small, dark chamber of horrors where dried poo was [...]
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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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