Landing At BOM Airport (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, India) This domestic flight route from Udaipur (UDR) to Mumbai (BOM) was serviced by Jet Airways. I hadn’t flown with them before, but …
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The following is a complete collection of the Travel Experience: Classic India + Varanasi series of posts. To read a post, click on the article below. Travel Experiences: Hotel Reviews: Food and Drink …
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Top 10 Tourist Q&A (India Bonus Edition): Q: How many people live in India? A: There are about 1.3 billion people in India. 1 out of every 5 humans is Indian. India …
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Top 10 Animal Q&A (India edition): Q: If people are starving in India, why don’t they just eat the cows? A: Cows are considered sacred and holy in Hinduism. Cows are thought …
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Top 10 Tourist Q&A (India edition): Q: Do they speak English in India? A: Yes, English is one of the 2 official languages of the India government and one of the 22 …
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Goodbye Udaipur… Leaving Udaipur required getting up really, really early to catch a morning flight to Mumabi via Jet Airways. Hello Mumbai (formerly Bombay) After landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, we …
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Welcome to Udaipur Having visited the other gloriously sun-soaked Rajasthani regions of Ranthambore, Jaipur, Jodhpur; I made my way to the great southern city of Udaipur. Known by many names, including “City …
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The Ranbanka Palace Hotel Centrally located along highway 62 in Jodhpur, India, the Ranbanka Palace Hotel is a posh upscale hotel by both Indian and international standards. Having consistently high ratings and …
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From Jaipur, we headed due west to the desert outpost city of Jodhpur. Along the way, we traveled through the Thar Desert and it was noticeably getting hotter and hotter; the drive …
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Welcome to Rajasthan When we originally set out from Agra, the scenery quickly changed into something totally unexpected – a vast desert. We had entered the westernmost State of Rajasthan. Our guide …
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The Road to Ranthambore Having checked off another “Seven Wonder” with the Taj Mahal, I boarded the bus for the six hour drive to Ranthambore National Park. The absolute beauty of the …
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This is post is Part II of the Ranthambore Trip Experience. Part I addresses the Safari experience and can be found here. Hiking the Ranthambore Fort: After the Safari and our up …
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For many, the chance to catch a glimpse of a rare endangered Bengal Tiger is reason enough to travel to India. That chance is what brought me to Ranthambore National Park (a …
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After New Delhi, the next stop in the “Golden Triangle” of India was the city of Agra. Agra was a two and a half hour bus ride from Delhi through the largely …
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After Varanasi, my Indian adventure continued on with a late night flight into New Delhi. The Indira Gandhi International Airport is the busiest airport in India and recently won 4th place in …
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The 15 Day Classic India with Ranthambore Tour Note: This review is for the Gate 1 tour of India alone, including the tour itinerary, guide and driver, bus, transports, and pre-booked accommodations …
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WHERE TO STAY IN VARANASI: Varanasi is one of those rare cities that is not yet completely overrun by the large corporate hotel chains. You’ll find the Radisson or the Ramada, but …
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Visiting Sarnath (Sarnath, India) A mere 30 minutes drive from Varanasi is the holy city of Sarnath, India. Sarnath is notable for being one of the most important locations for the Buddhist religion. …
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“Benares [Varanasi] is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” – Mark Twain TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: VARANASI, INDIA Why …
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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Varanasi, India 1. Varanasi is the oldest continually inhabited city on earth Varanasi, also known as Banaras or Kashi, is considered by many to be …