India Travel Blog
Travel guides, itineraries, abandoned places, street art and off-the-beaten-path places in IndiaHello and welcome to our India travel blog. You will find all our India blog posts in this section of our website.
Maybe you found our India travel blog because you are considering a visit to the subcontinent, or perhaps you are partway through planning a trip to India. Whatever the reason, we hope we can provide some useful resources and travel tips for India
Ask either of us about our favourite country, place or experience and India will be on the list. It’s a destination that we both know well, having notched up over fifty visits between us.
Despite this, India is the country we’ve written about in less detail in proportion to the amount of time we’ve spent there. We liken India to a drug addiction (not that either of us has experience of that!) – when we’re there, it can drive us crazy but as soon as we leave, we have a craving to go back for more! We are long overdue a fix!
India is one of the most diverse countries on the planet and we’ve seen a lot of it – from Kashmir in the Himalayan mountains to Kanyakumari, India’s most southerly point.
Our India blog posts are generally aimed at independent travellers and backpackers like us and have a strong focus on travelling around using public transport, staying in budget accommodation and exploring off-the-beaten-path and lesser-visited places.
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A Journey Through India
A Journey Through India – a summary of our trip to India, where we travelled through Northern India, with links to diary entries and photographs.
What to see in Orchha, India in photographs
What to see in Orchha, a colourful Indian village is that and an off-the-beaten-track destination that is easy to get to as an independent traveller.
Visiting Bodh Gaya in India, one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site
Our experience of visiting Bodh Gaya in northern India. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site.
Kumbh Mela: India’s Greatest Festival
Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage for Hindus and happens every four years at one of India’s four sacred places – Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.
Visiting Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah for Sufi Devotional Singing
I had read a lot about the Sufi devotional singing that takes place every Thursday night at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Mosque in south Delhi.
Street Art in Varanasi: Along on the Ganges
Exploring the “street” art along Varanasi’s vibrant ghats … Graffiti or art? Many places are renowned for their colourful and imaginative murals but how about Varanasi?
Indian Himalayas : Heading to the Hills
In an effort to escape the tail end of the monsoon and the steamy humidity we decided to head to the hills … Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas.
Tirumala Tripping – Visiting Venkateswara Temple near Tirupati in South India
Our visit to Venkateswara temples at Tirumala near Tirupati was one of those days in India that reminded us why she is one of the most incredible countries.
Hyderabad: Bangles and Biriyani
Hyderabad doesn’t get many tourists but I don’t know why as it’s a really interesting place with contrasting old and new parts, including Charminar.
Hot Air Balloon: Up, Up and Away in Jaipur
Whilst in Jaipur, I was offered an amazing opportunity – the chance to fly in a hot air balloon. I’ve never done it before so of course, I jumped at it.
Tea in Darjeeling and Culture in Calcutta
Until we visited Glenburn Tea Estate, nestled in the hills just outside of Darjeeling in northern India, I’d always taken my morning cup of tea for granted.