Today was a transit day, with the six hour journey from Agra to Ranthambore. It is a difficult journey for our driver, because stretches of it are on roads that they are rebuilding…and in India, there are no temporary traffic lights, and you drive on the unmade surfaces…this was for around 26km. There are also…
The Red Fort of Agra
Today we had a leisurely start, as once you have seen the Taj Mahal, there are a limited amount of things left to see in Agra. Sushil collected us at 9.30, right on time as arranged, and we picked up our guide (Saurabh) in town, before heading off to Agra’s famous Red Fort, the main…
Arrived in Agra
Words fail me….but more of that later….! First things first, today we met our new driver (Sushil), who will stay with us until we return to Delhi. Veejay is off to a wedding, which will be three days of celebrations. Sushil is one of the most requested drivers on tours organised by Swastik, and is…
Another Day in Delhi
Today was our first full day in India. I continue to be impressed by the tour company we have used (Swastik India Journeys), as we met up with our guide for the day (Shiva) and our driver whilst in Delhi (Vejay) – both very efficient and punctual. After fighting our way through the Delhi traffic,…
Arrived in Dehli
Flying over countries that you have only read about in the news is incredibly surreal. Afghanistan, is one of those…far from being all desert, I was struck by how many snow capped mountains there were, and couldn’t help but think how difficult it must have been for Alexander the Great to travel across this huge…
Indian Journeys
Over the next few weeks I am going to temporarily move away from the more usual “wargaming” posts, as we (Ruth and me) are heading off to India for three weeks – so apologies for boring you all with posts about our travels…it is a useful way of keeping the family updated as to where…