Another train, and another delay. We were supposed to catch the train at 16.30 and take the twelve hour journey to Jallandhar, where we would catch a further train at 5.45 to arrive in the city of Amritsar. We had a wait of only 1.30 minutes at that station which was just wishful thinking that we would be able to get on it. So upon arrival at the station in Jaipur we first saw the delay of 2 hours and felt that trying to change our second ticket now would be a g...

Jaipur started with a bit of a bump. We arrived at Jodhpur train station early to catch our 22.30 train to Jaipur. As soon as we arrived there we noticed that the train had been changed to 0100, so a further 2.30 hours waiting on top of the hour that we had already waited. One o´clock came and went, as did two o´clock. Finally just before 3 we finally boarded the train and found our beds. For the first time, Javi and I were not together, but due to tiredness we...

Everyone warned us before we went that we shouldn´t expect trains to run on time. We had been lucky with the first two trains, although the first two trains left on time they did arrive 30 mins late. We were not so lucky with our train to Jodhpur from Agra Fort. It left almost 4 hours, which meant instead of arriving at 6 in the morning we finally got to our hotel at 10. We stayed at the Kothi Heritage Hotel, which although was not in the centre was an amazing ...

Travelling by train is an experience that I don´t think anybody should miss whilst in India. This can be complicated at times though and difficult due to many stations, different platforms and the general amount of people gathered there. The stations themselves are sights in India with families sleeping on the platforms, cows walking on the platforms too and dogs and people crossing the tracks as if it was an everyday occurrence. Whilst waiting for the train ...

Heat hit me when I stepped off the plane in New Delhi. The smell hit me here. It's hot in New Delhi, it's hotter here. It is noisy in ND, it's noiser here. There are traffic jams in ND, there are more here. Everything that I read about India can be seen, smelt or heard here. No amount of reading can prepare you for Varanasi. Javi and I booked all our trains, and had all our hotels reserved before stepping foot in India. With only 15 days, and an eagerness like ...