These India travelogues cover my 2004 train journey around this fascinating country. Travelling around India by train was an eye-opening experience to say the least, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. These India travel blog posts were originally written down in a diary. I later moved them online when I started blogging in 2005. Travelling by train in India I've always … [Read more...]
The end of the India trip
(this entry covers a few days. I met a girl from england out there, and diary writing took a bit of a back seat!!!) Thurs 19-02-04 The train didn't make any time up overnight, and as a result, i missed my connection to Mysore, which meant that I had to stay in Bangalore for a couple of nights. I was in a quite nice hotel, so no worries. Did things like change money and get laundry … [Read more...]
Chill out day
Weds 18-2-04 This was a chill out day... (very important part of travelling chilling out/vegging/doing cock all!!) I checked out of the hotel and then had breakfast, before using a rickshaw to get to the station. I dumped my bag, and spent half an hour trying to find out my seat number for that evenings train. I checked the internet, and I had quite a few emails.. Steve denton was in … [Read more...]
Hyderabad
Tues 17/02/04 I had an uneventful overnight train journey, and arrived in Secundanabad pretty much on time, where i caught a rickshaw to a hotel in Hyderabad. At 200RS, it was a bit grubby, but it was only for the one night. After a quick breakfast, I got a rickshaw over to Golconda Fort and back. It was quite an impressive place, with some great views over the city, but it was a shame the … [Read more...]
A second day trip to the Ellora Caves in India – Dave’s Travel Pages
Today was my second trip out to the Ellora Caves complex. These cave monuments are a must-see when travelling through this region of India. Here's a a little more about the day's events. Ellora Caves Monday 16/02/04Michael (the English guy from the hotel), and myself decided to visit the Ellora temples again today, and it was certainly worth the effort. We looked at some of the temples that … [Read more...]