At Vasant Kunj, Home Stay New Delhi

... house Delhi’s most talented craftsmen but now houses Delhi’s most pushy souvenir vendors. The marble Diwan-i-Khas (private audience room) is at the back of the spacious gardens & is the most beautiful building in the fort. It is made of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones.

The Jama Masjid Mosque, another overblown piece of architecture designed by Shah Jahan, is in the heart of the old city. It is the biggest mosque in ...

... to 35 kms for guesthouse hunt. Again, Bikes are between the legs with accelerator fixed on top speed. We reach a local guesthouse. Status: -

Lui- nearly dead, saying his back will never be back in shape. Taking every medicine & thinking Sid has transferred his Viral during previous night.

Nik- in black glares (to protect contact lens) after sunset & driving on constant –max speed. My bike is Harvey Dent (remember Attorney for Gotham City in DarkKnight ...

Destination for Vacation 2009 was initially open. We considered Europe and did some research, however given our penchant for self planned, non backpacker, budget however comprehensive package we were finding it difficult. Moreover RCI could also not come up with a resort of our choice.

Having already done few parts of Asia we were keen on a modern destination. We then turned our focus on Australia. Modern, 1st world, RCI resort available, excellent self drive options ...

... other day there was a horse .. yes a horse ... bang smack in the middle of the road being shoed....I mean??? where else would that happen ....

you have to watch you dont get trampled beneath a pedal rickshaw or a pedal rickshaw, car, cow or bullock cart as you wander along .... there a no real pavements, and potholes everywhere full of dirty water and cow pats ..and heaven knows what else!! a bit of an assault course!!

Most of the buildings are old, very tall and dirty ...

... out of these investments. i) Rosedale Gardens is a housing complex for NRIs. It is a joint venture between Bengal Shrachi Housing Development and two NRI individuals. The project taps the demand for fully furnished ready-to-move-in apartments from NRIs, and boasts of an investment of Rs 300 crore. Rosedale Gardens is spread over 16 acres in Action Area III of Rajarhat. Each flat here will cost ...

... on some juice (which was relatively expensive) and some chicken broth. It took me less than a half an hour to do all this. The best thing about it? It SO CHEAP. The doctor charged me 150 Rs for the appointment and 3 days worth of the medications (antibiotics, anti-nausea pills and painkillers) were only 80 Rs. So total 230 Rs, about $4.75! It made me wonder how in a country where so many things were messed up it seems like their health care ...

sorry i haven't been writing but mom wanted me to post the itinerary for what has been termed by our group as the GRA (Great Rajistani Adventure) so when i rattle off names of places that i've been she will have some idea about where i actually am. First stop is Jaisalmer. from there we're going on an overnight cammel trek into the desert ...

... evil, hear no evil...) i'm trying my best to be DEAF, DUMB, BLIND and NUMB! (Mom- you'll be glad to know there's no "off-the-beaten track" capabilities for me to get into trouble as there's little freedom from this itinerary) In a simple summary, it's about $35/day on this tour but we also visit 1-2 additional cities, which is the advantage ...

... for so long. Agra I promptly got myself out of Delhi buy catching the train to Agra in Rajasthstan. When I arrived at the train station a local tried to pull a scam on me. The scam goes like this; when you approach the train station a man tells you that you cannot go in this way and that you have to go upstairs to the "special" foreigner ticket office. I went up the stairs and noticed that there were no other foreigners around up ...

... is another. There were a few cattle eating garbage from the streets. Some of the shopkeepers leave greens out for them, and unfortunately as I mentioned earlier, they leave something behind for the rest of us. Stray dogs are around also. Most are in very bad shape. Ribs showing, and covered in sores. They spend most of the time with noses to the ground trying to find something to eat. There was a disturbance today near the intersection of the Delhi train station and the ...