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May 8th, 2004, 21:52
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| Member  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles
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| Indian Holidays in May/June I was recently told by an Indian friend that I would have a hard time getting train tickets and hotel accomodations in May & June due to many Indians going on holiday at this time and that as a result I better book everything now rather than play it by ear. Is this true?  |
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May 9th, 2004, 04:14
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| Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Loco Shed
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| True, In April/May (not so in June though), and in late Oct (early Nov), schools colleges in India have holidays, and people travel in hordes. Sometimes it's impossible to find a ticket even on a waitlist. If you think you like travelling by Railway, Dec-March is a great time. |
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May 9th, 2004, 08:40
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| Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles
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| railway hordes So it's only May I have to worry about? |
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May 9th, 2004, 08:54
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| Member  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR
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| Re: railway hordes Quote:
When and where are you planning to go?
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May 9th, 2004, 08:56
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| Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles
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| destinations basically we'll be in: Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh from May 26th to June 26th. Will the tourist quota on the trains help us? do you have experience with it?  |
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May 9th, 2004, 09:07
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR
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| Being Indian, I've never used the tourist quota. You should book in advance for your rail journeys in U.P., W.B. and the Delhi-Shimla route in H.P. Better to book your hotel at Shimla too. (Assuming you are visiting Shimla). This will be off-season for Rajasthan, as it will be extermely hot, so accomodation will not be a problem here. |
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