by abjella | Aug 31, 2017 | Travel
We arrived in Jaipur at 4 pm after our delayed train and were immediately hounded by tuk-tuk drivers vying for the rights to our rupees. After evading the first overzealous driver we found another who seemed trustworthy and negotiated a price of 80 rupees to get to...
by abjella | Aug 29, 2017 | Travel
We’re safely in Jaipur after a long train journey. For our last day in Mumbai we planned to sample the street food near Chowpatty beach but a torrential downpour crushed our plans. We trudged through the rain for an hour before giving up and taking shelter in a...
by abjella | Aug 28, 2017 | Travel
Exhausted from the slum we returned home for a quick rest before cabbing towards Crawford Market. The market was surprisingly peaceful compared to the rest of Mumbai, and vendors pitched us on various spices and fruits as we wandered. One corner would have a beautiful...
by abjella | Aug 27, 2017 | Travel
The guys at our hotel woke us up at 9 am with egg filled bread and chai tea. We sipped the tea slowly as we got our bearings… it was a night of deep sleep. Eventually the wheels started turning and we left the hotel to catch a cab to Dharavi slum, allegedly the...
by abjella | Aug 26, 2017 | Travel
After a in-flight screening of Life, Animated, (excellent) and a slightly delayed flight we got to the Bombay Airport around midnight on friday. We pre-paid for our taxi from the airport as recommended via guidebook and sat in relative silence on the way to the India...
by abjella | Aug 24, 2017 | Travel
The trip back to Paris was uneventful and Louise and I have spent our time the last three days doing our final India prep. Louise picked up some water purification tablets and I a new toothbrush and we were set. In the end, we ended up packing relatively light. Both...
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