Hello Everyone!

I am planning a 4 week trip to India in February and am finding this to be an incredibly difficult trip to plan compared to others in the past. I have finally made progress on the beginning of the trip, with my most important destinations decided on. I have 27 full days in total. I would love some general advice on how long this itinerary would take or just an individual stop if that is all you know well. I like to have time to soak in culture and not feel rushed at any given point. That being said I move quickly and don't waste any time by my nature, and thus in general move at an above average speed. Trying to gauge how long to spend in Varanasi and Rishikesh and to a lesser extent Bodhgaya is proving to be difficult seeing as the "vibe" is such an important component to visiting.

Currently Planned Route:
Delhi (with day trip to Agra) > Sleeper train to Varanasi > Sleeper train to Bodhgaya > Fly to Rishkesh

-I have 4 full days assigned to Delhi including the Agra day trip, Delhi isn't a super important destination besides having a slightly above minimum time there to experience the insanity
-Varanasi!?!? I can't figure out how long I need to be there to take in the mysticism! Any opinions would be dandy
-I really just want to pay my respects to the significance of the events that the Buddha experienced in Bodh Gaya
-I want to do a day hike in Rishikesh, explore the city, and do basic yoga stuff, but I don't actually practice Yoga and am not prepared to pretend I do, a short session or two will likely leave my heart content

Afterwards assuming I have any more time after these destinations, I wanted to try and see some of Rajasthan (Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Ranthambore Park, and in particular Jaisalmer), but I am well aware that this is well beyond a lost cause with my time constraints. If I could see any of them that would be considered a success.

Thank you for taking the time reading my essay and any effort in responding to any of my given concerns!

Much Appreciated :)

Hello

I’m planning a trip to Peru for a month, and a further 2 weeks making my way to La Paz.
I’m doing a project for my month in Lima, so that’s fine.

But I don’t really have the money to do an overground tour, and am very sceptical going from Peru to La Paz alone. Does anyone have any advise for where to meet people doing the same route, or any cheaper tour alternatives?

Thank you in advance!

Hi all,

Just wanted to share my backpacking notes from Bolivia trip from Titikaka late to La Paz, Coroico, and Rurrenebaque.
Even if this trip was done already a few years ago, it can serve as indication of conditions of the roads, guides, accommodation for someone that wants to visit these places.
https://landscape-routes.com/bolivian-heights-jungle-isla-sol-coroico-rurre/

Bolivia is generally safe, even though it is sometimes politically unstable as these recent times show.

/Daniel

Hi
I'm planning to be in Thailand for 12 days and was considering shooting down to Ko Samui for a couple days but I see weather may not be the best this time of year. Wondering if it would be better to spend more time in Chiang Mai or take a couple day trips from Bangkok or chance it in Ko Samui.

Thanks

Hello to everyone, my name is Eleonora. I am a travel journalist and reporter and i live in Sardinia:) I decided to open a Blog to help tourists to organize their trip in the island. It contains travel tips, guides and description and raccomanded itineraries. Hope can be usefull: http://www.eleonoradangelositoweb.com/il-blog-di-sandalia-racconta/

Hi,
I have two questions regarding my upcoming trip to Russia (June 2020).
1) Is the Golden Ring (around Moscow) well accessible with public traffic?
My planned itinerary is Moscow - Vladimir - Soezdal - Kostroma - Jaroslav - Rostov Veliki - Sergijev Posad - Tver - Novogrod - Sint-Petersburg.
2)Can a self-drive be considered in this part of Russia?

Thanks for your advice.
Herwin

Planning one month long hiking trip of Northwest & Denali National Parks next June 2020.

My itinerary: Crater Lake. Mount Rainier. Mount Hood. Olympic. Glacier. Denali.

Still deciding whether to fly into Eugene, OR or Bozeman/Missoula, MT to start the trip.

Hikes will be easy to moderate (1-5 miles).

Looking at combo of flying, driving.

Staying in reasonably priced motels, campsites. Nothing too rustic for the bones.

Flying from Seattle or Spokane to Anchorage and driving to Denali.

Preference is to spend a week in Denali.

This is not a rush trip.

I am traveling to Saudi Arabia in January and plan on renting a car. I had to renew my drivers license here in the USA and there have been multiple delays in receiving my actual license. I am now concerned I will not have it for my trip. What I do have is an expired license with my picture on it and a temporary license that is good until February. The temporary license does not have my picture on it and is in English. I am concerned that I will have legal issues and/or a rental company will not rent to me. I had planned on waiting on actually arranging the rent a car until I got in country, since I don’t know my exact dates and wanted to see how the driving was before I committed to it. I also have a valid international driving permit, but Saudi Arabia is not on the list of countries that use it even though the LP states that is all you need.
Anyone know if this will be a problem, or know of something I can do to address this?
Thanks.