Travelogues Uttar Pradesh

India, finally something completely different. My flight was supposed to depart for Varanasi at 7 o'clock in the morning. Unlike many other travelers, I take others into...

India Varanasi

With the food poisoning we went on a rather unpleasant journey to Agra. A city that combines all the negative aspects and sides of major Indian cities and still attracts...

On the journey west, we made a stop at the Taj Mahal. In Joey's Hostel we found a wonderful place with a view of the Taj. People from all over the world lined up around the...

⚠️ ⚠️ Caution ⚠️ ⚠️Two postsPlease read the travel stop further down!! Namaste. Completely rested and excited about the things to come, we got off the plane in Delhi...

Taj Mahal, I have seen it in countless pictures before, and I did not expect it to impress me so deeply. Shortly after 5 a.m., we meet Moses in the hostel courtyard and set off...

Delhi - Rishikesh - VARANASI - Nepal/Pokhara - Kathmandu Change: Kathmandu was postponed because Pokhara was closer to the border. Varanasi is said to be the most...

12th January 2020 On the 2nd of January 2020, the eight of us set out to help people, but also to gain a better understanding of how the country India functions. I am sure that...

Hey there, here are the even more overwhelmed backpackers again. Whoever thought we would sleep until noon was mistaken, because our alarm clock rang every day before sunrise....

Day 9: From Bharatpur to Agra

Day 8: In the Keoladeo National Park

This sentence on an advertisement poster for the city of Varanasi caught my attention yesterday in the metro in Kolkata. Not only because I have just visited this special place,...

We then went to visit the legendary Taj Mahal. We traveled from Jabalpur to Agra by night train. The first class of the train we took was very good. One can sleep well and has a...

Welcome to Agra, The first train ride went well. Train stations can be a bit tricky in foreign countries. But I had enough time to get my bearings and could observe what was...

The marble mausoleum at sunrise

11th January 2020 On the tenth day of our trip, we had another full schedule. After breakfast, we went to the Taj Mahal with our guide Atiq. The day before, Atiq had explained...

10th January 2020In the morning of Friday, after a good breakfast, which I personally had to skip due to nightly episodes of power diarrhea, we set off for Agra. In India,...

Day 7: From Ranthambore to Bharatpur

Hi guys, After arriving in Agra, we first checked into the hostel to catch up on some much-needed sleep. Rested and full of energy, we decided to visit the Red Fort in Agra. The...

Namaste, the train stops, the door opens, and you find yourself in the middle of chaos once again. Once you step outside the train station, everything is as usual. You are...

After Diwali, we headed to Delhi with exciting sights along the way. After bidding farewell to the host grandparents, we went to a temple of the Hindu god Krishna. It is said...

Rein ins Uber, ab zum Flughafen, rein ins Flugzeug, auf nach Punta Arenas. In Punta Arenas, it was incredibly cold and windy, so we first took a taxi to our Airbnb apartment to...

Hello, next stop, new challenge in another city with endless honking and thundering traffic. It is always just in a different place on the map. And this time it's Agra, yes...

In the morning, we started for the train to go to Agra. We found the train and took our seats waiting for the departure. Unfortunately, the train number was changed later and...

Primer día en India. Lo primero que me impresionó fue la cantidad de smog en el aire. Mientras el avión aterrizaba en Nueva Delhi, volamos a través de una nube oscura que cubría...

Day 10: Agra

The first real day can be summed up perfectly with the name 'culture shock'! A mass of new impressions bombarded me, waiting to be processed. Even the first night is barely...

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...

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...