I made it! What a journey! But to be honest, the most notable part was actually getting to the bus rather than the bus journey itself. My uber dropped me off at the Connaught Place travel agency at the allotted time. However, there was an awkward wait for about 10-15 minutes because the bus was 'late'. I was then walked by an agency employee to a nearby highway where buses for several Himalayan cities were leaving. I had a long chat with an IT worker from Pune h...

Today hasn't been a disaster. I still have both my kidneys. But it hasn't gone terribly well. I spent slightly too long in breakfast conversation with a South Carolinan going to an ashram in Jaipur and so by the time I made it to the New Delhi Railway Station metro it was already 10am. The time my street kid tour left... I got an overpriced tuk tuk to the 'reservation office' to find out for sure that the tour had already left. At least it wasn't prepaid but it...

Delhi Delhi Delhi.... Delhi. What a city. Made my way on the metro north to Lal Quila and the Old City. There, opposite the Red Fort I mulled around a Jain temple, getting charged an arm and a leg by O2, trying to work out where my walking tour guide was. Eventually we met up and navigated the crowded faeces-laden streets of Old (but not the oldest bit of...) Delhi. We made our way past places of worship of 4 of India's 5 main religions - Jainism, Islam, Sikhi...

So this is India! It's definitely not a place someone can shrug your shoulders and go 'meh' at. I had a very smooth flight and arrival in Delhi. I had a free seat next to me + a window seat which meant not only did I have great views of American military bases in Afghanistan at night, and German coastal villages, I also had decent leg space. With a great book by Yuval Noah Harari as well, the 7 hour flight flew by. Delhi Airport is very snazzy and whilst other ...