| Packing Tips for India travel - What's in your bag? The essentials to bring and what to leave at home. Includes questions about costs. |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 14:36
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most obvious thing to forget to pack....?
....leave tomorrow for 24 days in India, so doing last minute packing/shopping? What little things am I going to find most useful in India? What are the things I'm going to most wish I'd thought to bring with me?
peace & love daeve |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 14:43
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Tinga Tinga Ting Tinga Tinga Ting
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if visiting south, dont forget to bring Hat/cap, good slipers, deodrants, sunglasses, batteries for ur cameras/handy cam.... thats all i can sugeest at this point of time as its too hot in south india these days but north is pleasent and it will remain for the next 24 days, hopefully!!!
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Mar 15th, 2006, 14:45
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a pain in the asana
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I forgot to bring my jammies, but since it's hot in Chennai.... don't need them.... unfortunately I have a roommate so I can't walk around as I would really like to.....
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Mar 15th, 2006, 14:59
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thank you good people....we're (me and two children g13/b12) going to be at Mumbai, Varanasi, Bandhavgarh & Candolim.....coupla flights in there & four overnights on the train.....
peace & love daeve |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 15:24
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toothbrush...
but, u can get every thing in India. |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 15:28
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Discombobulated Elsewherean!
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Wet wipes, toilet paper, mosquito repellant, sun block - or are these suggestions just too obvious??
  Happy travelling!!
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Mar 15th, 2006, 15:34
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Hey Priya....
.....thanks....nothing is too obvious at this stage!
peace & love daeve |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 16:17
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PMT
Passports, moneys + tickets. Add a sense of humour, and maybe a universal sink plug, and your ready to face anything. Enjoy. |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 18:46
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steven that universal plug one was a good one LOL
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Mar 15th, 2006, 18:46
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enough proper chocolate to get you through your travels. its just not the same overhere and i am wishing i'd filled a bit more of my backpack with dairy milk. then again, maybe this is just a girl thing, or just a chocoholic thing, but anything you love you cant be without, a bit of luxury is good for you.
have fun. |
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Mar 15th, 2006, 18:49
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is sorry
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hat. definitely.
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Mar 15th, 2006, 18:54
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chocolate I guess is a universal affair, most of my friends bring swiss chocolates(they melt into mouths) & good to also make friends
The other one is good wine although nowadays u get good wines here in India also (Nasik being a good source to taste wines). |
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Mar 16th, 2006, 06:08
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the thing I didn't even think of but wish I had brought was...
a handkerchief! I brought tissue but absolutely hated creating any waste at all so it would've been nice to have to just kind of mop off the sweat on my forehead, etc. On that same note, I was so glad I had brought hand sanitizer so I didn't have to use wet wipes and create waste. I would carry any trash around with me all day because I never saw trash cans so (besides obvious environmental concerns) reusable stuff was the way to go!!!
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Mar 16th, 2006, 07:16
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Naan.tering Nabob
Join Date: Oct 2005
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I always mean to pack my Tazer(Stun Gun) for those pesky Agra touts.
Me: Could you tell me what part of the word NO is that you don't understand? Now don't ask me again! Tout: But kind sir,  I will be your guide, driver, friend, see taj, fatehpur Sikri, dancing bears, all for 2000 rps - absolutely NO emporiums  , and have you at train station in plenty of time????/ Me:    ] Tout:   
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Mar 16th, 2006, 07:28
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Location: istanbul
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cigarettes
if you re a hard smoker bring pack of cigarettes of your brand..i m not a hard smoker but i tasted the difference of the flavour of the cigarette brand that i smoke in my country and in india.. |
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