India Budget & Trip Report
Our itinerary, lodging info and detailed budget from our time traveling through India from 30 July to 17 September 2012
India
India Farewell & Reflections
After nearly two months in India we are getting ready to say good-bye and move on to our next destination — Thailand.
Mangalore & Cochin (Kochi)
19 hours on an overnight train from Mumbai was enough to get us as far as Mangalore — a city about as illustrious as Ottumwa, Iowa — finally reaching the UNESCO town of Ft. Kochi another 24 hours later.
Kathakali Dance Theater in Fort Kochi
A photo essay documenting the extraordinarily unique and intricate dramatic art of Kathakali, performed in the world-renowned Fort Kochi Kathakali Centre.
Udaipur: “The Venice Of The East”
This beautiful lake city was the perfect spot to lay low and fill our bellies for four days as we left the Old India desert beauty of Rajasthan for the New India bustle of Mumbai.
Sleepin’ With Camels In The Desert
We arrange a camel safari with some local guides through Badal House and venture farther into the Thar desert a mere 40 miles from Pakistan.
Khuri Village
Dreams of quiet evenings in a sleepy village in the desert with clean air and clear, starry nights commandeered our waking thoughts. We loved our time in Jaisalmer, but the desert beckoned.
Varanasi
Varanasi is one insane place on a regular day — Throw in monsoon season and a tropical illness and you got yourselves a real party!
Darjeeling Toy Train
Gone are the glory days of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (aka “Toy Train”), yet, this little steam engine that could survives, plying its way through some of India’s most amazing Himalayan scenery.
The Two Faces Of Darjeeling
My initial thought on arriving in the teeming hill station of Darjeeling, in the far northern corner of West Bengal state, was: [Crikey]! This is Darjeeling!!??
Kolkata (Calcutta)
We arrived in Kolkata, our first stop in India, under the cloak of darkness in the wee hours. Two days later we found ourselves bed-ridden and 10 lbs. lighter with six weeks left in India!
India Arrival & Itinerary
India is the second stop on our six month trip around Asia (between China and Thailand). This post is an overview of our India travel plans.
