Indian Golden Triangle Tours

On Oct 24, 9:54 am, "William Black" <william.bl...@.uk>
wrote:
> Try drinking lassi, a sort of milky yoghurt drink that is very refreshing.


But avoid "Bhang Lassi" ;)

> Stay out of the sun, wear a hat, drink water or soda with lime juice in it
> (order 'lime soda, salt, no sugar') and not sweet fizzy drinks.


And don't take pictures of cremations.

Hi Alan

Namaste !!!

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On Oct 25, 1:17 pm, "William Black" <william.bl...@.uk>
wrote:
> <oneofc...m> wrote in message
> > On Oct 25, 6:02 am, "grusl" <george.w.russ...@> wrote:
> >> "Angel" <destination-in...@m> wrote in message
> >> Visitors should watch out for dodgy travel operators in India, especially
> >> around Delhi.
>
> > Most tourists start out there, so it's the logical place to rip off
> > new arrivals who don't know what to expect and how to handle
> > themselves.
>
> Which is interesting.
>
> Many Golden Triangle tours seem to start in Delhi and have a week sitting on
> a beach in Goa or Kerala at the end.


Delhi - Varanasi - Agra - Rajasthan - Mumbai is common also.

> Clever tourists, almost invariably independents or people who are going to
> India on a subsequent visit, start by sitting on the same beach
> acclimatising themselves before the tour.


Or start in the South and work your way North rather than the other
way around.

> The trick seems to be to get the climate/cultural/food shocks over with
> before you start on the tourist trail.


Also it depends how much general Third World travel experience you
have.

If you've seen extreme poverty before, are used to people trying to
rip you off, are not expecting luxury conditions, and know how to
reduce your risk of getting sick, then you will have a much easier
time in India.

If you have never been to the Third World before, chances are you will
be overwhelmed by the poverty, heat, pollution and scams. India is a
much more difficult destination for an inexperienced traveler than
somewhere like Thailand or Morocco.

"William Black" <william.black@.uk> kirjoitti
viestissä:ffqpgu$4n9$1@registered.motzarella.org.. .
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>
> On the other hand if you make a small effort to speak a word or two of the
> local language and dress in a suitable/acceptable manner (and hire someone
> to carry your baggage) you'll find the locals are delighted and that their
> English improves beyond all measure.
>
Word or two just won't carry you anywhere. "Heavy metal" T-shirts are both
suitable and acceptable. If local people saw this differently, it is their
business. Of course anyone (especially slender ones) can hire porters.

"Alfred Molon" <alfred_molonm> kirjoitti
viestissä:MPG.218e99b69899341798b790@news.supernew s.com...
> In article <ffqpgu$4n9$1@registered.motzarella.org>, William Black
> says...
>>
>> On the other hand if you make a small effort to speak a word or two of
>> the
>> local language and dress in a suitable/acceptable manner (and hire
>> someone
>> to carry your baggage)
>
> In my opinion if you are unable to carry your own luggage you shouldn't
> travel (unless perhaps you are too old or disabled, but then the
> question is why you would want to travel to a tough place such as
> India).
> --
>
I grasped it so that doing so has something to do with "gaining respect of
the locals".

What's even sadder is Westerners walkig around India, barefoot, bindied, and
clad in rags, trying to "look like the locals". Yeah, as if. Thing is, the
locals don't have Daddy's AMEX card in their little backpack.
My Indian friends say the locals actually feel sorry for these Westerners,
as they look so poor.

Bob


"William Black" <william.black@.uk> wrote in message
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>
> <oneofcoldm> wrote in message
> news:1193336368.837464.233540@d55g2000hsg. o...
>
>> If you have never been to the Third World before, chances are you will
>> be overwhelmed by the poverty, heat, pollution and scams. India is a
>> much more difficult destination for an inexperienced traveler than
>> somewhere like Thailand or Morocco.
>>
>
> I'm always astonished by Europeans in their twenties walking about India
> in dark coloured 'combat' shorts and a 'heavy metal' T-shirt, often seen
> carrying a huge back-pack, who seem amazed that the locals treat them as a
> sort of walking wallet.
>
> On the other hand if you make a small effort to speak a word or two of the
> local language and dress in a suitable/acceptable manner (and hire someone
> to carry your baggage) you'll find the locals are delighted and that their
> English improves beyond all measure.
>
> --
> William Black
>
>
> I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
> Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
> I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
> All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
> Time for tea.
>
>
>
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