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Our homestay host had arranged a taxi to the Karnakatal Sun Temple. The driver was young and enthusiastic and his vehicle was clean and well maintained. The journey was about an hour through fantastic scenery with tantalising glimpses of the himalayas through trees that looked to me like scots pines. Because we were with our Read more
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Our hostel was in south Delhi, which is a more upmarket area than Parhaganj, the area near New Delhi station where backpackers have traditionally stayed. The Delhi metro has opened up more potential options for accommodation as it makes it easier to move around the transport hubs of the city. We had considered staying in Read more
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I booked a private taxi back down to Haldwāni from Kasar Devi through Rainbow restaurant for a very reasonable fee (around £20). I couldn’t face another bus journey; this was the start of a few days on the road and I wanted to conserve my strength. There were no objections from Tim. I made the Read more
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Another young taxi driver was booked to take us to Kasar Devi the next day. I wondered if these were ex pupils of our homestay owner, they seemed about the right age. Due to being given wrong directions by an elderly man sitting in a hut we went on a diversion along a narrow, winding Read more
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We had booked an extremely cheap hotel opposite Haridwar railway station to dump our bags and have a rest in before getting the night train to Lucknow. It was a throwback to the places we remembered staying at when we last travelled in India 25 years ago; it did not seem overly clean – but Read more
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Our first meal in Rishikesh was at a hippy bakery/ restaurant. Rishikesh is rammed with various traveller establishments offering croissants, chocolate rolls, banana pancakes etc. My stomach was still cramping but I ignored it and ordered some dhal and bread hoping that as this food was fairly plain it would not have too much impact. Read more
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Even though the walk was only about five minutes it was already hot and sweat was dripping down my back as we entered the station. We immediately spotted a sign for the ‘Shatbati express’ leading towards the platform in front of us. We headed that way after confirming with a nearby porter that this was Read more
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