Having decided to stay in India, I spent a few of the days following Triund kicking around in Dharamsala and deciding where I would go from there. I’d checked into the same guest house as Sunny, Baba, Raj and the rest of the guys and was enjoying being there. Since I had some more time …
Seek and Destroy
I woke up to another beautiful sunrise in MacLeodGanj. After breakfast and buying my bus ticket for the next day, I met up with the Mountain Cleaners. Also, check out this video to see a little more about what they do. I found the crew in the Bhagsu taxi stand/parking lot. Tashi, the Project Manager …
Exploring the Subcontinent
Thanks to Meera (and Shonali, who put me in touch with Meera and who checked in on me every day when I was sick!) I was finally back on my feet and it was time to get out of Delhi. After kicking around a few ideas, including calling Imran again, I decided to go to …
Agra: The Taj Mahal and a Religious Experience
Back at the Bombay Palace, I had been considering Imran’s package deal since the day before, but I finally decided to save the cheese and and give it a go on my own. To that end, San jib booked me a bus ride to Agra and back the following day to visit the Taj Mahal …
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Three Days in India with 1.2 Billion of My Closest Friends
For my first day I’d decided to go around on my own and navigate the train system to visit some of the tourist sites in Delhi. 100 feet from my guest house I was approached by Jack, a good-looking, fast-talking young Indian. He asked me things like what is my country and where I was …
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My Arrival in the Big I
Incredible India had been lurking in my mind as probably the most intimidating country I will visit this year. I’d heard so much about it, mostly that it can only be described as chaos. I’d heard that India is a roller-coaster of experiences; on the one hand that it’s dirty and dusty, there is extreme …
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