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Ok, the Taj kicks ass actually. It’s the only monument in India, which is well maintained, has all the channels filled with real water and looks like just build. Not the usual decay everything seems to have in India and … Continue reading →

I had a very nice relaxing trip to Agra in AC – Class. I love it now. Agra so far is alright. When I arrived in my hotel I ran into a Indian business man waiting for a friend. He … Continue reading →

Old Delhi is very much like India, small, narrow, a lot of old buildings, very loud, very pollutted and a lot of annoyance. New Delhi is nice, clean, somehow posh, spacy and not very full. The buildings there are very … Continue reading →

I wrote about Delhi before I could tell about my nice welcome there. I took a sleeper class train (the standard class, most Indians use it) to get there . It was a 7 hour trip during the day. It … Continue reading →

First impression of Delhi: it’s loud, annoying, dirty, fucked up, ripping off, dragging around hell of a town. I kinda like it. It must be terrifying for people arriving here. Even Calcutta wasn’t that bad with people annoying you, trying … Continue reading →

Yesterday night the rich owner of my hostel gave a birthday party for his 1 year (!!!) old son. He invited the whole hostel including me. The party head a complete tent full of food plus dj and dancefloor. And … Continue reading →

Rishikesh is a nice town alongside the upper Ganga. I guess in the 60s, before the Beatles got here to become enlighted, it must have been very nice and very quite. Now it’s pretty busy with backpackers and you can … Continue reading →

Before I talk about Rishikesh, I’ll tell something about Dehra Dun. I had to pass through Dehra Dun, because my train was stopping there. It’s about 2h by bus to Rishikesh. I took a autorickshaw which was dropping me off … Continue reading →

I spend the night before the 2nd in Gaya which is just a completely poor and fucked up town with a train station. Spend most of the time watching TV in the hotel. At 5am my train was leaving. 26 … Continue reading →

That was definitely a different New Year. The 30th was basically just getting to know the place. It is actually a semi-monastry run by Westerners but in the Tibetan tradition. It had some rules you had to follow: no killing … Continue reading →