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From Xinjiang to Kerala

The bus surprisingly drove to a completely different border crossing that wasn't even marked on my map. The questioning was a bit more intense than usual, asking me what I was...

We're making Mumbai our playground and coincidentally meeting a buddy from Germany - Week 11

Week 11: March 16-22 Monday, March 16: We landed in Mumbai at 1:30 AM. Before that, I want to share one of our favorite conversations from this trip. It too

From Georgia to India - September/October 2023

GEORGIA - Stepantsminda - Mestia/Svanetien - Tbilisi - Istanbul/TURKEY - INDIA - Chembur/Mumbai - MAHARASHTRA - Mandwa - Alibaug - Harnai/Dapoli

Mumbai - If

Somehow I manage to make my night trips more and more adventurous and I'm starting to wonder where this will lead. Since I went to Mumbai too spontaneously, I couldn't get a...

'Come as a guest and leave as a friend'

- from hospitality, to family unity, to a Hindu wedding The saying 'Come as a guest and leave as a friend' is something that I randomly heard on the colorful streets of Mumbai...

Mumbai - Maharashtra - India

Mumbai and the Andamans 2024, Once again I have chosen the crazy country of India. However, since I only have three weeks this time, a goal will be more in sight; The appeal of...

Days 5 - 7: The first days on the road

Although we got up way too early in the morning we were a bit late again and so we had to hurry in order to be on time for the photo shooting and the official start of the run....

Diwali Stress

It has now been more than 3 weeks since I entered India. My adaptability and my stomach already make me feel at ‘home’ here. I have gotten very used to the dishes. I will...

Pench and Tadoba National Parks

From Kanha, we headed a little further south to Pench National Park, where we went on three safaris. Beforehand, we had already heard that the chances of seeing tigers here were...

Bombay / Mumbai

A city of contrasts! Between nature and city, rich and poor, dirty and clean, and British architecture next to Indian barracks. In the city, you can find everything at once....

Ravan on Fire

Ravan on Fire I'm getting more and more settled in. Every other evening, there’s football with others from the society. It’s a lot of fun. The Oval Park is also very beautiful....

Mumbai/India

4.5.2024 Mumbai I left at around 8:00 a.m. and, after a shuttle bus took me to the entrance of the port area and I had gone through immigration, I set out to explore Mumbai on...

...about the beginning, the farewell and the arrival

The beginning.. Where should one start telling when one is experiencing such an exciting time? Good question, the answer probably doesn't exist. I'll try my best to start at...

Food and Transport

Food In my host family, meals are served three times a day, and due to their Hindu beliefs, the diet is vegetarian. The host mother has two women who help her with cooking. One...

Festival, Dances and Superstar.

Dance in Honor of Durga

Back in Mumbai

There I was, sitting on the side of a main street somewhere in Mumbai, with a delicious spicy paneer shawarma in my hand and the homemade fries in front of me. Behind me the...

Ninth Month - Third Continent

Hi guys, As mentioned before, we flew to Mumbai, India on 04.01.2017. In hindsight, I would describe Mumbai as hectic, expensive, loud, colorful, and crowded. We spent our first...

School and My Struggle

which was advertised as an autobiography. It costs 395 rupees (4€).

Learning Hindi

Today was my third day. First, I went to Hindi class for the first time. Hindi is a strange language. It has only a limited number of words. That means that Indians often use...

Mumbai Tag 2

5.5.2024 Mumbai At 8.30 a.m. the tour booked with Anish Kumar began with the departure of our bus. This led us to two of Mumbai's landmarks, the "Gateway to India", an archway...

Contrasts Mumbai

We took a luxurious night bus from Hampi to Mumbai. Despite many obstacles and brakes, the journey was very pleasant. I enjoyed seeing the impressive landscape passing by....

2. Flight & 2. Layover: Mumbai

January 7 After the food from the first flight gave me stomach pain, I settled next to Tina on the plane. A nice gentleman from Mumbai was to my right, and

Arrival in India

Yesterday I said goodbye to my family in Frankfurt, and today I'm already in India. The first thing I feel as I come out of the airport is the sensation of being somewhere...

9 to 11 days, Saturday, January 9, 2016 Pune

Namaste, so let's continue arrival and stay in Pune. Once again, it must be realized that things don't always go as hoped on a journey. Arrival in Pune after a really...

Mumbai Airport

Flying is nice ... what can happen.

The return is approaching.

Now I'm sitting at the airport in Bangalore. 9 intensive weeks in India are behind me. With 5 bags filled and even more experiences, Hitesh and I reach Terminal 2 in Bangalore...

8 to 9 Day Friday, January 8, 2016 Aurangabad

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...

5 to 7 day Monday, 4th January 2016 Mumbai - Arrived in India

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...

India trip 2016

Hello dear ones, here I want to give my family and friends a brief insight into my trip to India from 25.08.-13.09.2016. I will try to summarize 2 days at a time and I hope you...