help w/packing for North India in Nov/Dec

melglo · Oct 3rd, 2005, 02:27

hello, we will be in India (delhi, varanasi, bodhgaya, jaipur, agra) from mid-Nov to mid-Dec for about 4 weeks. we will primarily be staying in nicer hotels so i don't anticipate needing a tent or sleeping bag... i'm mostly wondering what to bring for clothing.

-Will i want flip-flops or will it be so cool we'll want to wear shoes everyday?
-will in need a parka or heavy coat or will a heavy fleece be enough? or even just sweaters?

I saw the temps will be between 50 and 75 degrees F but i'm having a hard time translating that into clothes.

I don't want to weigh us down by over-packing!
thanks so much for any help.

wonderwomanusa · Oct 3rd, 2005, 02:57

I wear sandals in India; if you have some that you can wear socks with on a cool evening, you'll be just fine. It's not that much colder than San Francisco at night, though the humidity will be higher.

You might consider silk long-johns; they're comfortable and will keep you warm under the clothing you wear in the daytime.

I never take a jacket; there are wonderful woolen shawls available in India for just a few dollars, so get one to wear there, and it'll make a fine souvenir when you get home. I like the Kulu shawls, available at the Himchal Emporium on Baba Karak Singh Marg in New Delhi; I think my best one cost around $12 a couple of years ago.

melglo · Oct 3rd, 2005, 03:26

wonderwomanusa: thanks so much! that is exactly the info i needed!

senilix · Oct 3rd, 2005, 03:44

hi melglo,

a sweater in this area is normnally really enough - if not - by an additional cotton shawl on the market

senilix

Oct 3rd, 2005, 02:27	#1
melglo Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: San Francisco, USA Posts: 24	help w/packing for North India in Nov/Dec hello, we will be in India (delhi, varanasi, bodhgaya, jaipur, agra) from mid-Nov to mid-Dec for about 4 weeks. we will primarily be staying in nicer hotels so i don't anticipate needing a tent or sleeping bag... i'm mostly wondering what to bring for clothing. -Will i want flip-flops or will it be so cool we'll want to wear shoes everyday? -will in need a parka or heavy coat or will a heavy fleece be enough? or even just sweaters? I saw the temps will be between 50 and 75 degrees F but i'm having a hard time translating that into clothes. I don't want to weigh us down by over-packing! thanks so much for any help.

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Oct 3rd, 2005, 02:57	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,137	I wear sandals in India; if you have some that you can wear socks with on a cool evening, you'll be just fine. It's not that much colder than San Francisco at night, though the humidity will be higher. You might consider silk long-johns; they're comfortable and will keep you warm under the clothing you wear in the daytime. I never take a jacket; there are wonderful woolen shawls available in India for just a few dollars, so get one to wear there, and it'll make a fine souvenir when you get home. I like the Kulu shawls, available at the Himchal Emporium on Baba Karak Singh Marg in New Delhi; I think my best one cost around $12 a couple of years ago.

Oct 3rd, 2005, 03:26	#3
melglo Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: San Francisco, USA Posts: 24	wonderwomanusa: thanks so much! that is exactly the info i needed!

Oct 3rd, 2005, 03:44	#4
senilix Just old enough to feel still young Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: germany Posts: 24	hi melglo, a sweater in this area is normnally really enough - if not - by an additional cotton shawl on the market senilix

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