Jamie YardleyNine days of RajkotIt had been a long wait for my mum and dad to arrive, around three weeks in total as it had minorly dictated our route across Northern…Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017
Jamie YardleyJhansi (rats) > Indore (bugs) > Baroda (selfies) > Junagadh (selfies)> Rajkot (peace at last?)The next chapter of our tale is relatively uninteresting. Hindsight meant we would have definitely stayed longer in Orchha, but due to the…Nov 25, 2016Nov 25, 2016
Jamie YardleyRiver swimming in OrchhaHaving happily left our last port of Gwalior behind, we took a train to Jhansi on the border of Uttar Pradesh and grabbed an auto-rickshaw…Nov 25, 2016Nov 25, 2016
Jamie YardleyGwalior — Catch up timeSo it’s been a little while, almost a month since my last post to be accurate — pertaining to a certain apathy about blog writing in regard…Nov 24, 20161Nov 24, 20161
Jamie YardleyThe Burning GhatsStories are told across backpackers about the dreaded Varanasi, with its crowded narrow streets, minefield of cowpats and mischievous touts…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Jamie YardleyDarjeeling — very limitedThe morning of the jeep to Darjeeling, it was tipping it down. We took a cycle rickshaw (slowest Indian transport in existence) to the…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Jamie YardleyThe day and night and day trainWe had booked ourselves a first class 36 hour train from Delhi to Siliguri, Bengal in order to make our way to Darjeeling — the hill…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Jamie YardleyI got those Delhi feetOur next short stop was a quick four day excursion in India’s capital. We arrived into one of the busiest cities from a peaceful Himalayan…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Jamie YardleyLadakh — Chapter 2The morning had arrived and we lethargically made our way to the centre of the town to meet Ben at the precinct, our pre-prescribed van…Oct 28, 20161Oct 28, 20161
Jamie YardleyLadakh — Chapter 1The time had finally arrived for us to travel to Leh, in Ladakh. We had first heard of the region from a pair of miserable French Canadians…Oct 22, 2016Oct 22, 2016