Travelogues India

Namaste, my dear friends. The last two days were unfortunately not for laughing! Although we had a great journey to Aurangabad as mentioned before by train, the first ride in an...

We drive to Dharamsala in a comfortable bus. We manage the narrow switchbacks to McLeodGanj, but the view from the window and the steep slope offer some thrills. As soon as we...

Hello Mumbai - Namaste, with a pleasant descent, I gradually circled over the city towards the landing strip of Mumbai. The check-in went smoothly, and I could immediately dive...

I can't believe that I actually fulfilled my personal goal - to create a blog at the beginning of my (for now) three-month trip and actually write down my first impressions on...

Of Small and Big Horrors.

Flight to India and a crazy taxi ride from Chennai to Tharangambadi

You might be wondering why there hasn't been a new blog for more than a week now. It wasn't laziness, but technical and time constraints. We have now been to 4 different...

Recently, I've been to a different beach nearby. Some can be reached on foot and some by tuk-tuk. From the end of May, the season ends everywhere and the monsoon season begins,...

Two weeks ago, I went on a weekend trip to Dandeli with my travel group (haha). There is a person who has taken a gap year and organizes these trips every two weeks. Usually, we...

After Alex picked us up, we went to One Tree Hill Domain. That's where I saw the first sheep.🙈 After a cappuccino, we went to the airport to pick up our van.

After a very peaceful night, I woke up well-rested and full of energy. At the breakfast table, I met Brendon, who was going to be my new companion. A young, nice guy who had...

Namaste, next stop Kochi in Kerala. This time not by train or bus but by flight I reached Kochi International Airport. And the decision to take the city bus this time was a...

I arrive in Bangalore at 8 a.m. by night bus after a 12-hour journey. It's a stark contrast, the day before there was beach, sea and that very special Goa flair the next day...

Yesterday I started running at 8 o'clock - see the route-to a waterfall nearby. There are several of them here. Since the Lakshman Jhula bridge is closed, I had to go over the...

Today is Wednesday and I am going on a sightseeing tour of Old Delhi starting at 9 o'clock. We will start with a mosque and then visit the old spice market. For me, it's too...

Crazy apartments - crazy transportation

Our last week in India started with a massive change in temperature. From Kodai, we drove overnight to the small town of Pondicherry, where it was already 20 degrees Celsius...

On the arrival day I was pretty exhausted, so I spent most of the day in the hotel. The next day, we went to the Ganges at 05:30. There, I had a boat ride where I not only...

Today, I walked to Cubbon Park and then went to Iscon Temple. Sometimes Google is wrong and I end up taking a tuk-tuk because it's somewhere else entirely. For me, it was the...

After the coffee, I bought groceries for breakfast and stuff. There are normal shops here with everything - similar to those in Abu Dhabi. After breakfast, I walked to the...

Kann mich wieder einloggen. Bin seit gestern Nacht in Gokarna. Das ist 3,5 h von Goa entfernt. Bin gestern von Dehradun nach Delhi und dann mit dem Anschluss Flug nach Goa....

Here I am arriving in India for the first few days. My cozy hostel with many nice, incredibly helpful and friendly people and travelers, the palm-lined streets of Kochi and the...

As you can see, we have arrived safely, albeit with a 2-hour delay, but we still managed to catch the train. The train was our biggest concern, but after testing all the...

Highlights of today were the train ride and of course the Taj Mahal. My friend Brendon and I dared to adventure the train ride in the 'Sleeper Class'. A tiny compartment...

Namaste, one last time I woke up on a train of the Indian Railways and one last time today I plunged into the chaos of Indian cities. And the latter naturally made a big effort...

Namaste, finally Buddhism Arrival in Bodhgaya in the history Uruwela the place where Prince Gautama Siddhartha (Buddha) found enlightenment. Today a pilgrimage center for...

Why do Indians and most other Southeast Asians not understand that all the garbage they produce should go in the trash can and not on the street or out of the train window? It's...

Today I am flying from Goa to Bangalore or Bengaluru - it's the same. Before that, a 3.5 hour taxi ride from Gokarna to Goa Airport. It was dark and stormy. Now I can look...

Yesterday I had breakfast in a wonderful café right by the Ganges, first having coffee on the rooftop and chatting with an Indian about everything possible from 10 to 12...

I let the pictures speak for themselves for now, as I currently do not feel inclined to write about the place in a native manner. It is definitely a unique experience, simply...