Oct11
There are no trains in Nepal, so the public transport consists in planes, buses, taxis, rickshaws and tongas (horse pulled carts). If you are a backpacker travelling on a low budget your options narrow to local buses, being the cheapest option by far. You can also travel with what they call a “tourist bus”, but this is just them pulling your leg: you pay almost 3 times the local bus price for the same journey, the bus is a bit better but still stops every 500 metres to pack it with more local people (so no tourists at all) who pay the normal price. It has the same inconveniences and you pay much more, so what’s the deal?
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Oct9
In the past years there have been many threats to peace in Nepal, as the Maoists and the Government maintained a political active war in some parts of the country. This is why international press has reported some bad news for tourism in Nepal, although Maoists are more dangerous for the local tourist infrastructure than for tourists themselves.
In any case, the situation now seems to be calm and quiet and the Maoists, in coalition with all the other parties in Nepal, have reached their first demand to stop violence: to abolish the monarchy and establish a democracy. Things look much better now for travel in Nepal and backpackers will not have to worry anymore about meeting those strange Maoist soldiers in the mountains.
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Oct8
We decided to leave Delhi as soon as possible due to different reasons: on one hand, the noise and pollution in the city. On the other hand, it was just the third day of a very long trip and we only wanted to do one thing: travel!! We booked a sleeper train from Delhi to Haldwani, took a rickshaw to the bus station and then a bus to Banbasa. Almost two days travelling in the end!
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Heading to Nepal
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Oct7
Bearing in mind that we prefer to get in contact with locals, learn from their culture and get to know their traditions rather than spend our time admiring old stones and commemorative buildings, we decide to visit some of the bustling bazaars in which you can find everything from leather work to jewelery, carpets, textiles, electronics, spices and tea. Getting lost in the old city’s colorful and convoluted bazaars is half the fun of shopping here. Connaught Place, Paharganj (where most of the backpackers stay due to the big number of budget hostels) and Chandni Chowk, which is best navigated by cycle-rickshaw. Near the Fatehpuri Masjid, on Khari Baoli, is the aromatic Spice Market, full of fiery-red chili powders and burnt-orange turmeric among other spices, as well as pickles, tea and nuts.
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India Gate and the city bazaars
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Oct6
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Red Fort (Lal Qila)
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Oct5
India’s capital and metropolis with huge economic and cultural differences between its inhabitants. The city has attracted a big number of immigrants, converting it in an overcrowded city (12,8 million people), in an overpopulated country. Delhi has loads to offer, from the narrow and intricate streets of Old Delhi to the spacious and planned New Delhi, although its huge dimensions and its urban chaos make it almost impossible to explore it all.
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