We decided to spend our last week in the Indian subcontinent in Havelock, part of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. Only few of them are open to tourism and Havelock is home of the famous beach no. 7 or Radha Nagar, the best beach in Asia according to the...
The Himalayan Express Today I woke up feeling a little better. The schedule included the must-do flight to the Himalaya peaks and then a visit to Bhaktapur and Patan. We boarder the Yeti Airlines BAÂ Jetstream-41 for a one hour flight to the Everest and back, with a...
We arrived in Kathmandu after a short one hour flight from Delhi to realize that there is a 15 min time difference to India, where again there is a +30 min time difference to Pakistan and -30 min difference to Bangladesh! It is remarkable to what extend nations will...
It was a long drive from Delhi to the Jim Corbett NP. We left Delhi shortly after noon and took seven hours for the 250km to the Corbett Hideaway. It did not help that the Tigers in Corbett driver did not speak a word of English. Later, Ramesh, the head of the...
The next morning we had to leave to Jim Corbett national park but we had three hours to spend in New Delhi. We preferred to skip the monuments and drive to the old market to get a feeling of everyday life. On the way to the center, we passed by a slum. The situation...
Early in the start from Jaipur. On the way to Agra we stopped in Fatehpur Sikri, the short-lived capital of the Mughal empire that was abandoned shortly after its completion due to paucity of water. It is definitely worth a stop, as it is one of the best preserved...
Jaipur, also know as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan and home of about 6.5 million people. We only stayed one day, barely sufficient to see the numerous architectural monuments and walk the busy streets. We arrived around noon form Neemrana and went...
First day in India. I had planned the trip with Ankit from Trinetra tours. Trinetra would provide a car and driver and local guides for New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. The visit to Naitonal Corbett NP was planned separately with Tigers in Corbett. So was the trip to...