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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
The story of Taj Mahal is a tale dedicated to love, symmetry, and perfection. The monument, which in 2017 was added to the exclusive list of the new 7 wonders of the modern world, is one of the most visited…