travelling through India
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
India =
I
Never
Do
It
Again ?
No I will always come back to this beautiful and nice subcontinent(This Akronym was given to me by anIndian Policeman in Dehli).
I think for europeans and Northamericans the culture shock at the beginning of your journey is the hardest point of the whole time in India. I have found a good possibility to avoid this shock:
<h3>GOA</h3>
The best starting point for your India-Experience is Bombay (Mumbay).
You should <u>NOT</u> visit the city, but take a direct flight or Taxi to Goa(Panjii)(A Taxi will cost around 6000 Rp [jan 2000]). The Taxi Tour will take something about 1 Day and will slide you in a very soft manner into the indian culture. I spend my first week in <b>arambol/Goa</b> which is a very nice fishingVillage in the north. After relaxing on the sunny beach, you can start to go into deeper journeys in India. After the nice cristian goa, You should try <b>Gokarna/Karnataka</b>, where you will find nice hindhu-people in this village, and there is one of the beautiful beaches in all India: the Om-beach. You must see.
After this stations, you will have a good understanding of the indian culture, for exploring more of this great country.
Some Hints:
<li>no. 1: Look for your luggage! </li>
<li>no. 2: Look for your luggage, really do it every second.</li>
<li>no. 3: Do not buy ANY souvenirs in the first two weeks, you will see anything anywhere, so first get a feeling for the money you want to spent. </li>
<li>no. 4: Carry your money on your body at anytime (except swimming of course)</li>
You will have great fun when you travel to india and follows this hints. It is the MOST beautiful country in the world.
Peter
I
Never
Do
It
Again ?
No I will always come back to this beautiful and nice subcontinent(This Akronym was given to me by anIndian Policeman in Dehli).
I think for europeans and Northamericans the culture shock at the beginning of your journey is the hardest point of the whole time in India. I have found a good possibility to avoid this shock:
<h3>GOA</h3>
The best starting point for your India-Experience is Bombay (Mumbay).
You should <u>NOT</u> visit the city, but take a direct flight or Taxi to Goa(Panjii)(A Taxi will cost around 6000 Rp [jan 2000]). The Taxi Tour will take something about 1 Day and will slide you in a very soft manner into the indian culture. I spend my first week in <b>arambol/Goa</b> which is a very nice fishingVillage in the north. After relaxing on the sunny beach, you can start to go into deeper journeys in India. After the nice cristian goa, You should try <b>Gokarna/Karnataka</b>, where you will find nice hindhu-people in this village, and there is one of the beautiful beaches in all India: the Om-beach. You must see.
After this stations, you will have a good understanding of the indian culture, for exploring more of this great country.
Some Hints:
<li>no. 1: Look for your luggage! </li>
<li>no. 2: Look for your luggage, really do it every second.</li>
<li>no. 3: Do not buy ANY souvenirs in the first two weeks, you will see anything anywhere, so first get a feeling for the money you want to spent. </li>
<li>no. 4: Carry your money on your body at anytime (except swimming of course)</li>
You will have great fun when you travel to india and follows this hints. It is the MOST beautiful country in the world.
Peter
