We began the day with another hearty breakfast and then drove around Chandigarh to explore. Like any city it is fairly congested with lots of traffic. Particularly as it is the school holidays. Chandigarh is built in a grid like manner. It has numbered sections and blocks much like in American cities. We visited the... Continue Reading →
My friend's neighbors in the small village of Ropar heard that I was in town and so invited me in to meet them. They were very keen to provide me with drinks and food but my family were cooking me breakfast. At last I accepted a sweet cold coffee. It was very tasty. Being white... Continue Reading →
Setting off bright and early we headed for The Golden Temple in Amritsar. Otherwise known as the Sikh headquarters. It was around a three hour drive. The roads in Punjab seem much cleaner and smoother than in other parts of India. We stopped off for a delicious typical breakfast - aloo prantha. The motorway restaurant... Continue Reading →
Waking up in Ropar was peaceful. Children were playing in the street and birds chirping outside. There was a quiet rumble of traffic and a few horns sounding in the distance. It is a festival for girls at the moment and so children were walking down the street being given food. I stood on the... Continue Reading →
The next stop is my best friend's family home in Ropar, Punjab. I met her in 2015 in America. We hit it off from day one. Being roommates she taught me all about the Indian culture and sparked my curiosity to travel around her mother country. From Rishikesh to get to her family I took... Continue Reading →
The day started with our routine 7am yoga class on the hostel rooftop overlooking the magical Ghanges river. Shortly after we walked for an hour to an abandoned ashram. It is were the famous Beatles visited in 1968. They stayed there for six weeks and gained inspiration for their popular album Abbey Road. The founder... Continue Reading →
By chance I woke up at 7am just in time for a free yoga class on the hostel rooftop. It was a great start to the day. Shortly after the weather took a turn for the worse. It was the first time I have seen rain in India. Silver lightning bolts shot through the sky... Continue Reading →
The train journey from Varanasi to Haridwar was over 21 hours. We set off at 8am and arrived at 5.30am. surprisingly, it went fairly quickly. It was spent writing, sleeping and eating. We were in a second class carriage with three tiered sleeping berths. At times it was pretty hot but at others the aircon... Continue Reading →
There is never a dull moment in Varanasi. Wherever you look there is something to watch. 60,000 people visit the holy city per day. It is constantly rammed full of pedestrians, vehicles and cows. I wanted a moment out. So I found a gym and strolled over. It cost £5 for the day and I... Continue Reading →
Staying in hostels give a false sense of tranquility. Waking up in Go Stops 14 bed dorm room felt peaceful. We enjoyed a delicious buffet breakfast on the balcony before venturing out for the free market tour organised by our hostel. The moment I stepped into the street drivers yelled at us, cows walked past... Continue Reading →
We are going on a bear hunt 