Author: Sergey Guryakov
5 February 2014 – Jaipur, India
Riding in the rickshaw – our most frequently used method of transport in India – to the train station.
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4 February 2014 – Amer, India
A visit to the Amber fort, formerly the royal residence of the Jaipur kings. All of it is all the more fascinating for Jenia, who is currently reading A Princess Remembers by Gayatri Devi, who was married to the last Maharaja of Jaipur.
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3 February 2014 – Amer, India
Couchsurfing in Amer, right outside of Jaipur. Day 1.
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2 February 2014 – Jaipur, India
Visiting the Nahargarh Fort overlooking Jaipur. Unfortunately we have pretty dismal views from the Durg cafe. Oh well, at least they have beer.
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1 February 2014 – Agra, India
Visiting the Taj Mahal, the COOLEST THING EVER! Its probably just the hype around it, but it really is an unbelievable feeling to be standing right there.
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31 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
Talking about this and that – getting scammed, you know the usual. We didn’t know it at the time, but we were under massive culture shock in Delhi, India.
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30 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
A statue to Leo Tolstoy, one of Russia’s greatest authors, in New Delhi. Also some dirt, and a government run emporium for crafts (read: rugs) and such.
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India Itinerary
We weren’t planning on India in January — but sometimes it happens, eh? We had a couple of routes in mind for SE Asia and India, and chose this one because of budget and convenience. We will be back in Bangkok on 25 February to start our adventure in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. In the […]
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29 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
Our first proper day in New Delhi! We navigated (bravely!) the streets of Old Delhi to see the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid, India’s largest mosque. We’ve seen plenty of mosques, but this one allows anyone to climb up the minaret (for a fee of course) — which was kind of amazing, its quite […]
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28 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
We landed in New Delhi! First impressions — literary, as our flight got in at 15:40.
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27 January 2014 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Last day in Thailand — got our visa for India just two hours before catching the train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. Then the train was delayed by an hour. Then it came into Bangkok 2 hours late. But none of that has happened here yet. ) Oh and as such, we are celebrating with […]
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25 January 2014 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
We forgot to take the 4 o’clock at the proper time — oops it happens. So instead we bring you the Saturday night market in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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