Billy August 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 7: Agra, Day 2

Central Agra

Day 6 was so challenging, I seriously questioned the wisdom of traveling the way that I do. I mean, who goes sightseeing around India independently and not with a tour group? On the morning of Day 7, that [Read more…]

Billy February 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 5: Jaipur, Day 2

Forts of Jaipur

Jaipur has 3 historic forts. I visited 2 of them on Day 5. But first, I made a return visit to the Hawa Mahal to get a picture with better light. [Read more…]

Billy January 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 4: Jaipur, Day 1

The Pink City

I only had 1 day in Jodhpur, but I was just beginning my visit to Rajasthan. After an amusing and somewhat awkward hotel check-out, I took a 1st-class train ride to Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital and largest [Read more…]

Billy April 3, 2017 2 Comments

What To Expect When You’re Expecting To Go To India

Here I am at the incredible Taj Mahal! Despite all the challenges of my trip, seeing the Taj (and so much more) made it all worthwhile. Taj Mahal, Agra, India, Asia. — Here I am at the incredible Taj Mahal! Despite all the challenges of my trip, seeing the Taj (and so much more) made it all worthwhile.

India was challenging. India was frustrating. India was exhausting. India could be heartbreaking. India was very, very dirty. And it was all worth it. Travel in India comes with a learning curve. The longer I was there, the more I learned how to be a traveler in India. And if you go, you’ll be ahead of the game after reading about [Read more…]