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Rajasthan pleasures

I arrived in Jaipur on 25th from not-so-special Agra. The Taj Mahal is a bit of a disappointment to be honest and Agra is a pretty terrible place to be. The Taj is too packed with people to really enjoy its beauty. Kids screaming and running everywhere, Indians rudely fighting and barging into people to [...]

Delhi: Better company, same shit

I think i’ve finally got the knack of dealing with touts and taxi drivers who hassle westerners non-stop in India. Just tell them to GO AWAY! Ignoring just doesn’t work. You’ve got to be super firm!

Yesterday I had by far and away my best day in India so far. I went to the main Delhi [...]

The highs and lows of Chennai

I arrived in Chennai yesterday from lovely Sri Lanka for my long stint of lone traveling around the world. Chennai is just as crazy as Mumbai. I guess most of the large Indian cities are similar – roads packed with vehicles honking horns, people everywhere; crammed into backstreets, sleeping under sheets or just on the [...]