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| Would you travel India? |
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zaneth
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
Posts: 545
Location: Between Russia and Germany
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I spent some time the other day trying to dig for cheap airfares to spend the winter break in India. Unfortunately, being winter in Russia, everybody wants to go south to someplace warm. And I can't explain to the airline that I want to go to far northern India, where it is the off season. Could take a train to Tashkent first. But the overland route from there looks a little dangerous these days. I'm guessing Northern Afghanistan isn't really the place for unarmed naive Americans these days. That is, if you live through Tajhikistan (sp?). Then if you make it through Afghanistan there's Pakistan and then Kashmir. Maybe too much for winter break.
But I would love to go back. Dream life: one semester in Russia on subsistence wage (Fall probably), one semester in India eating rice and dahl, summer in America living at my folks place and working to pay for student loans and airfare.
I can't fault anyone who had a bad time in India. India isn't a love it or hate it kind of extreme place. Nothing in India is that simple. Everybody I know loves it AND hates it. But I would definitely go back. I would definitely recommend it. |
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Bat Girl
Joined: 24 Nov 2004
Posts: 19
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| Jaisalmer has a few 'ignorant rednecks' that don't seem to like foreigners, I've sen them harass women and spit at the feet of 'outsiders'. |
Yep! I experienced the same thing in Jaisalmer. These two guys spat at me, and one of the two touched my bottom. I don't think I will ever go back to India! The polution was bad too! |
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ContemporaryDog
Joined: 21 May 2003
Posts: 1477
Location: Wuhan, China
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| Bat Girl wrote: |
| Travel Zen wrote: |
| Jaisalmer has a few 'ignorant rednecks' that don't seem to like foreigners, I've sen them harass women and spit at the feet of 'outsiders'. |
Yep! I experienced the same thing in Jaisalmer. These two guys spat at me, and one of the two touched my bottom. I don't think I will ever go back to India! The polution was bad too! |
The pollution may be bad in the cities, but why hang around in the cities?
India has some of the most beautiful mountain scenery anywhere in the world... |
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