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hi
i m looking to travel northern part of india
anybody or any group wants 2 join along
its guaranteed 2 b fun

Elaborate hoax Delhi airport BEWARE

Exiting the intl airport (terminal 3), I am very surprised. There is not a single tout trying to get me in their taxi or to their hotel. Completely different than Kathmandu. For a moment I think how great, people are honest here, no scams. Well, WRONG!

As I leave on the transfer bus to go to Terminal 1, some random guy in a cheap blue nylon jacket approaches me in the bus and tries to sell me "bus ticket" for 25 ruppes. Having read on this forum all about the corrupt bus system in the country, I immediately realize what's going on. At first I just ignore him and wave him off. He insists then I have to pay for "ticket" and shows me some fake generic ticket stubs saying "Rs 25" on them. I tell him this is nonsense; this is an airport terminal transfer bus, there is no fee, anywhere in the world, for airport terminal transfer bus. He doesn't budge. I threaten to call the police. Nothi... more »

Tai chi

Helloooo,
I'm looking for tai chi sessions in february, in Rajasthan, Varanasi or in the south.
Any idea?
Many thanks
PS: I know, this is not the perfect country for that, and I'm aware of the session in Auroville where I would arrive to late... what a pity!

Goa Hotel for 1 person (Xmas, New Year)

Hi.
We have a 3 people room for Goa in the best backpackers places to stay, but one of our friends couldn't make it to India, so we have one space free. Anyone interested?

Anjuna- December 24th to December 28th (check out), Hotel Evershine Guesthouse
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g306992-d1585041-r126500307-Evershine_Guest_House-Anjuna_Bardez_Goa.html

Vagator- December 28th to January 2nd (check out) Shalom Guesthouse
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1204883-d1022771-r146627942-Shalom_Guest_House-Vagator_Goa.html

We're two mexicans (1girl, 1 boy, not couple) willing to have the best New Years ever!!! more »

3 weeks in madhya pradesh- itinerary suggestions

Hi, I am currently in Jaisalmer and will be leaving in a few days to make it to Kolkata by Jan 11 or so. I want to travel through Madhya Pradesh to reach Kolkata. I am mostly interested in culture and handicrafts although I do want to see some of the Afghan ruins and beautiful river gorges.
Here's my rough itinerary-I'm totally open to suggestions if there's interesting melas, haat bazaars or other places of interest.
Jaisalmer to Jalore by public bus via barmer- spend the day in Jalore to see the fort and temples, then catch a nightbus to Udaipur or Indore depending on what is available to get to Dhar.
Dhar-Mandu-Ujjain area for a few days, go to Bherongarh to check out block printing industry
Bhopal
Jabalpur and tribal areas around
Jabalpur to Kolkata by train

If there are any Buddhist caves or sufi shrines I can work into this itinerary I would like to. Also, if anyone can... more »

Packing for India (August-December)

Hello everyone!

I will be travelling to India for 4.5 months from August-December. I am going with a program, and am only allowed to take a backpack. They recommend packing one extra outfit, plus a journal and toilettries, as we will be buying a few salwar kameez outfits when we arrive. With a lot of help from my friends in another forum, I have narrowed my choice for a backpack down to the Osprey Farpoint 40.

While in India, we will be in Delhi for 2 months (August-September), and then travelling around the North/Northeast region for the remaining 2.5 months (October-mid December). I am wondering what you would recommend packing? Right now for clothing I am taking:

• salwar kameez outfit (I've been to India for 1.5 weeks before)
• burks sandals (I plan to wear street clothes with Keen sandals on the plane)
• 3x underwear
• raincoat that will fold up into itself for packin...

Kerala & beach 7 nights with children

we: 2 adults, 2 children aged 7 &1 will be flying into Cochin from Mumbai late afternoon on the 4th January, departing Cochin on the morning of 11th January.

we are looking for a leisurely relaxing break re: travel plans, we do not want to stay on houseboat overnight but fancy a lakeside break. Also, since we have 2 children we do not want to do too many site visits. Also, we're looking for decent hotels.

draft plan:

lakeside - Kumarakom and/or allepey 2 nights - kumarakom lake resort/vivanta taj/coconut lagoon or the leela/lemon tree

beach - varkala and/or kovalam ?? 2 nights -

cochin 1 or 2 nights -

munnar 1 night - in munnar

I would appreciate if anyone could advise i this plan makes sense over 7 nights with 2 children. Is it worth going all the way to varkala and/or kovalam for beach or is there anything nearer and as good nearer cochin? Is anyone familiar ... more »