Off to India soon....

J&M · Jan 12th, 2005, 00:06

Hi all

My boyfriend and I are off to Inida 28th February for 3 months and ca'nt wait. Found this site a wealth of information from everything like packing to must do's to trains to food.

We start in Delhi and should be flying home from Mumbai, taking in Amritsar, Agra, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udiapur, Jaipur, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Kerala, Goa and Mumbai - but this is completely flexible as we have only literally booked 3 hotels. Basically we've a good idea where we want to go but are going with the flow of it all.

We really did want to get Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, does anyone know if this area was affected by the Tsunami? Any advice about getting there for mid to late April would be good.

Also regarding my clothes are linen trousers, ankle skirts and short sleeved shirts appropriate?

And my final question, is it possible to go over to Kathmandu from Darjeeling? Anyone have any suggestions on routes, length of time it takes? ie - anyone have any info to share on how they've done it??

Thanks

Jan 12th, 2005, 00:24

kathmandu from darjeeling... ?? very much possible.. look out for local conducted tour agencies in darjeeling... dont miss pokhra if you go to nepal. dont miss sikkim from darjeeling.

3 months is a long time... you can easily see a few more places... dont miss varanasi, khajuraho, shimla/manali/nainital , konark and puri, and even kanyakumari... i think things will have come back to normal by the time you will get there...

markhyd · Jan 12th, 2005, 00:41

Kanikumari in my view is only worth the effort if you in Kerala or Southern tamil nadu and have a day to spare. apart from sunset/sunrise, and the feeling of having another cape out of the way, there isn't much to do. But there's nothing like hearing a Kanyakumari coffee seller shout "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, Chai, Chai, Chai" at 6 in the morning.

citybell · Jan 12th, 2005, 00:45

Good and thanks that you have chosen India.

Kanyakumari was affected, ofcourse, but not that much of damage as was in other place. Already tourists have started visiting Kanyakumari.By the time you reach Kanyakumari, everything would have been back to normal.

While visiting Kerala, don't miss Thekkady, Alleppey, Trivandrum & varkala.

Your clothes are ok since it would be start of the summer in most places.
Remember that rainy starts in Kerala around 2nd-3rd week of May.

J&M · Jan 12th, 2005, 18:54

Thanks all for your responses, ideas and suggestions.

May even see some of you out there. Only definite we know is that we'll be in Delhi 28th Feb, Jaipur for Elephant festival 25th March and Darjeeling aorund 7/8th April.

Jan 12th, 2005, 00:06	#1
J&M Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 39	Off to India soon.... Hi all My boyfriend and I are off to Inida 28th February for 3 months and ca'nt wait. Found this site a wealth of information from everything like packing to must do's to trains to food. We start in Delhi and should be flying home from Mumbai, taking in Amritsar, Agra, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udiapur, Jaipur, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Kerala, Goa and Mumbai - but this is completely flexible as we have only literally booked 3 hotels. Basically we've a good idea where we want to go but are going with the flow of it all. We really did want to get Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, does anyone know if this area was affected by the Tsunami? Any advice about getting there for mid to late April would be good. Also regarding my clothes are linen trousers, ankle skirts and short sleeved shirts appropriate? And my final question, is it possible to go over to Kathmandu from Darjeeling? Anyone have any suggestions on routes, length of time it takes? ie - anyone have any info to share on how they've done it?? Thanks

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Jan 12th, 2005, 00:24	#2
Bengal Tiger Posts: n/a	kathmandu from darjeeling... ?? very much possible.. look out for local conducted tour agencies in darjeeling... dont miss pokhra if you go to nepal. dont miss sikkim from darjeeling. 3 months is a long time... you can easily see a few more places... dont miss varanasi, khajuraho, shimla/manali/nainital , konark and puri, and even kanyakumari... i think things will have come back to normal by the time you will get there...

Jan 12th, 2005, 00:41	#3
markhyd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 100	Kanikumari in my view is only worth the effort if you in Kerala or Southern tamil nadu and have a day to spare. apart from sunset/sunrise, and the feeling of having another cape out of the way, there isn't much to do. But there's nothing like hearing a Kanyakumari coffee seller shout "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, Chai, Chai, Chai" at 6 in the morning.

Jan 12th, 2005, 00:45	#4
citybell Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: INDIA Posts: 167	Good and thanks that you have chosen India. Kanyakumari was affected, ofcourse, but not that much of damage as was in other place. Already tourists have started visiting Kanyakumari.By the time you reach Kanyakumari, everything would have been back to normal. While visiting Kerala, don't miss Thekkady, Alleppey, Trivandrum & varkala. Your clothes are ok since it would be start of the summer in most places. Remember that rainy starts in Kerala around 2nd-3rd week of May.

Jan 12th, 2005, 18:54	#5
J&M Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 39	Thanks all for your responses, ideas and suggestions. May even see some of you out there. Only definite we know is that we'll be in Delhi 28th Feb, Jaipur for Elephant festival 25th March and Darjeeling aorund 7/8th April.

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