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RE: Delhi-Rajasthan-Gujurat

by purnimasingh 14 May 2012

*Gujurat* is wonderful place to visit in India. You would be amazed to see the life style of people in *Gujarat* and its utterly different…
RE: India Route and Time

by Pirate_at_50 17 March 2012

+Ahmedabad - big ugly Indian state capitals+ Big, mostly ugly, Indian, but not a state capital. That would be Gandhinagar, some 25Km…
RE: Looking for an organized textile tour

by Pirate_at_50 17 March 2012

I've never been accused of being organized, but I can show you things in Ahmedabad that few get a chance to see. 2-3 days is all you need…
RE: India in June

by prayashgiria 26 May 2011

I hope you don't mind my saying so, but your itinerary is very poorly researched! Kanpur, Ayodhya, Patna, Haryana (its a state, and it…
India in June

by illu510ngurl 25 May 2011

Hello, I am traveling to Delhi in early June,2011. Hoping for this itinerary to work: please offer suggestions(kindly appreciated). …
RE: Starting in India - Nepal - China - Russia - Finland (Northern Lights)

by SoulCurry 28 August 2010

First glance at the Indian leg of your itinerary, the thought that comes to my mind is "Beaten track!" Second, you're zig-zagging (is…
RE: Starting in India - Nepal - China - Russia - Finland (Northern Lights)

by ansh_jain_97 27 August 2010

Do you have 4 months total or 4 months for India only? 4 months seem good time to me. I second Pirate on Panaji- nothing much, true beach…
RE: Starting in India - Nepal - China - Russia - Finland (Northern Lights)

by Pirate_at_50 27 August 2010

Just a couple of quick thoughts.... Panaji (Panjim) is the capital of Goa. What else did you have in mind? And why would you consider…
Starting in India - Nepal - China - Russia - Finland (Northern Lights)

by candysays00 27 August 2010

Hi, I am planning a trip along this route, including a lot of train travel of course. I am thinking of taking around 4 months, leaving…
RE: Another warm & fuzzy Indian tale

by Pirate_at_50 26 August 2010

Naw, haven't heard, but got this SMS a while back and saved it waiting for the chance to use it.... "If any Central Govt employee demands…
RE: Indian Itinerary

by Pirate_at_50 04 August 2010

+What exactly is there to explore in Chandigarh?+ I think it's allure has something to do with the "planned city" thing. Gandhinagar…
RE: Nearest Bus Station to Bangalore International Airport

by idlysambar 17 June 2010

If you leave the airport by 6pm you will definitely reach Jayanagar 9th Block by 8:30pm. Expect to pay more than Rs 1000 for the taxi.…
RE: Nearest Bus Station to Bangalore International Airport

by sshirl 17 June 2010

Thanks so much for your comments. This will be my first trip to Bangalore - will be going to see my son in Manipal. It takes about 2 hours…
RE: Nearest Bus Station to Bangalore International Airport

by idlysambar 16 June 2010

The Bangalore airport is very far from the city. It hardly makes any difference where you board from. Gandhinagar is perhaps the closest…
Nearest Bus Station to Bangalore International Airport

by sshirl 16 June 2010

I have booked a flight to Bangalore in July. I will be arriving at the Bangalore International Airport at 4.45pm and intend to take an…
RE: Quick Poll

by n_rb 05 September 2009

I'm not sure you'd get very far with a big luxury bus on most Indian roads. Although they do have some first world type highways now.…
RE: Tourist visa extension within India?

by Pirate_at_50 02 September 2009

A guy in my NGO got an extension recently and it was really really funny. He approached the police in Ahmedabad who sent him to Delhi.…
RE: Calling Pirate -At -50

by Pirate_at_50 28 July 2009

Yep, I'm here. I don't have any trips planned until after Diwali, and even that is loosely scheduled. In the next couple of weeks, I'm…
RE: Indian visa overstay?

by Pirate_at_50 21 April 2009

We had a situation at my NGO the other day of an Aussie wanting to spend an addt'l 10 days on his tourist visa. They told him no in Ahmedab…
RE: a couple of Chandigarh questions

by Pirate_at_50 25 December 2008

Having been to neither (yet), how about this suggestion? Mumbai to Chandigarh, stopping in Gandhinagar on the way? I understand that…
Re: Ahmedabad, Patan, patolas

by zauberberg 10 September 2008

The morning session in the fantastic Calico Musuem is enough. You can only visit with a guided tour, which is very good and there is no…
ALERT: We were drugged in Bangalore!

by HKao 27 October 2007

There is no doubt in our minds that we were drugged. Having traveled for several months, this event represented such a contrast to us…
ALERT: We were drugged in Bangalore!

by HKao 24 October 2007

Last night my girlfriend and I met an Indian female who claimed to be a 22-year old MBA student after we got lost trying to find our way…
Highlights in India

by noflylist 16 September 2007

Avoid touts who directly advertise here or PM you, read a guidebook, few suggestions:

Delhi
Agra
Fatehpur Sikri
Jaipur
Ud…
Kolhapur & Pune questions

by MKintheUK 23 April 2007

I will be in India next year and want to take a few days to visit locations where my mother and aunts lived as Polish refugees/exiles…