After spending three weeks traveling around India, I’ve written this article to share some general information about the country and a bunch of useful tips for backpackers, especially if this is your first trip to India. India is a destination that leaves no one indifferent. Whether you end up loving it or not, it’s one…
India is the seventh largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. That’s why, unless you have a few months to travel calmly throughout India, it’s best to see India in stages. That’s why here I advise you to start with a travel route for Northern India. If this is…
Before visiting Pushkar you have to know that this place is one of the five most sacred places in India. It is located in the province of Rajasthan, 200 km from Jodhpur and 150 km from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. The city sits on the shores of the sacred Pushkar Lake, where every year, thousands…
Blue City of Jodhpur, a dream destination Did you know that the famous blue city that you may have seen on TV is called Jodhpur? Are you going and do not know what to see in Jodhpur? Are you interested in knowing a little history of this city before you go? Let’s start with the…
What to do in Jaisalmer? What to see in the Golden City of Rajasthan? Here we share our experience with everything you need to know. In our case, following our travel route through India, after visiting Bikaner, we headed to Jaisalmer and the Thar Desert. The city of Jaisalmer is located in the western part…
Bikaner was our first stop in the province of Rajasthan. The city has more than half a million inhabitants and is located in the center-north of Rajasthan, in the heart of the Thar desert, and it is famous for the Temple of the Rats. In the morning we arrived at Bikaner from Amritsar after 10…
The Golden Temple of Amritsar is the holiest shrine of the Sikhs and the most visited place in India. It is located right in the heart of Amritsar, a city in the Punjab state, in northern India, near the border with Pakistan. It is estimated that the Golden Temple receives over 100,000 visitors every day,…
We were invited to an Indian wedding by the taxi driver who took us from New Delhi to Agra. The invitation surprised us, but we did not hesitate to accept it and plan part of our trip thinking about arriving in time for the wedding, which was held in the province of Himachal Pradesh. Specifically,…
McLeod Ganj is a small village situated in the upper part of Dharamsala. It is located in the Himachal Pradesh state of northern India, 240 km from Shimla and 2000 meters above sea level. We spent two days in this beautiful and authentic mountain village. In this article I will tell you what to see…
Shimla is the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh and was declared the summer capital of British India. The city is 350 km northeast of New Delhi, has an altitude of 2200 meters above sea level and annual temperatures, that usually range between -4 ° C and 31 ° C. It is characterized by…
Haridwar is only 10 km south of Rishikesh and 200 km northeast of New Delhi. It is situated on the banks of the Ganges River and is considered one of the most sacred places in India. In this post I will tell you about our experience visiting this city and tell you about the best…
We went on a trip to Rishikesh from New Delhi in our Travel Route for Northern India. Rishikesh is a sacred city located 230 km northeast of New Delhi. It is considered the world capital of yoga and meditation, but also “The Gateway of the Himalayas“. This city became internationally famous after the Beatles attended…
The story of the Taj Mahal, the monument dedicated to love, symmetry and perfection, is well known throughout India. The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, a city 206 km south of New Delhi. Agra is part of what is called the Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle is a tourist circuit connecting New Delhi, Agra…
I took advantage of my vacation to fly to New Delhi and travel around India for 3 weeks. If I had a country to look forward to after 6 years in Asia this was India. Southeast Asian countries are all great, but they have reasonable similarities and after several years in China I needed to…