Comments for Backpacking India

Comment on 22. The Roof of India by tom

tom — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:19:52 +0000

Hello,

Great information! Im looking to start a similar trip just after christmas.

tom.

Comment on 1. Be Prepared by Dave

Dave — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:55:55 +0000

Hey Steve, I just learned about your India blog from Paul at Travemonkey.com

I finally wrapped up my RTW trip, and am glad I get to follow your Indian adventure from the comfort of my (parent’s) couch.

Thanks again for the generous dare while I was in Thailand last year. That photo with the ladyboys…well…I won’t soon forget. I’ll be sure to plug your blog whenever I can.

Be sure to plan on a trip to the India/Pakistan border from Amritsar for the daily border crossing ceremony. It was the most surreal experience of my RTW trip – classic India too!

Comment on 25. Delhi Belly by John Bardos - JetSetCitizen

John Bardos - JetSetCitizen — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:48:22 +0000

Sounds pretty rough Steve. I am glad you made it out of there alive.

Comment on 23. Bad Altitude by admin

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:36:51 +0000

Hi John, glad you are enjoying the stories. Not many to go now til the end! There are normally lots of opportunities to find little internet cafes on the road – although wifi is a more scarce commodity – but as it is, I’m finishing this writeup from the comfort of my own home in England

Comment on 23. Bad Altitude by John Bardos - JetSetCitizen

John Bardos - JetSetCitizen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:23:13 +0000

Hi Steve,
These are great stories! It is interesting to get into all the details of your trip. If feels like I am watching a movie.

Do these remote places have internet access or do you post these after you return?

Comment on 21. Middle of Nowhere by Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:51:22 +0000

Ah, the joys of worrying about altitude sickness. I’m reading this while sitting in my Huaraz, Peru hotel room at 3,100 on day one of acclimatising for a 10 day hike that will spend almost the entire time over 4,000m, and go over 5,000 a couple of times. Fingers crossed I get it right because I don’t want to feel awful once I’ve set off!

Hope the altitude is going OK for you!

Comment on 15. Oh Calcutta! by Jake Denner

Jake Denner — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:00:40 +0000

Being a plumber I especially appreciate the pictorial evidence of the ‘horizontal shower’.

What a fantastic device !

Comment on 16. Scam City by admin

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:58:36 +0000

Caroline, don’t let the existence of scammers put you off visiting India. You soon learn to identify them. A Lonely Planet guidebook (or similar) will set you straight on a lot of the scams, and you can read others at the excellent indiamike.com forum. Knowledge combined with an ounce of common sense is the key to beating these guys.

Happy travels,
Steve

Comment on 16. Scam City by Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:26:09 +0000

OMG

last week you convinced me, this week you have put me off going there. You mention about reading about the cons, can you let me know where you found out, and please dont say “the real Hustle” which seems to on BBC2 every single day lol.

I hear that up north its more pleasent. keep us up to date.

caroline