I'm not going there again,,,,,,,,

unclelach · Jul 12th, 2008, 08:59

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Originally Posted by AwayFromHome

Meerut (I doubt anyone goes thre for pleasure anyway)

I went to Meerut to visit a cemetery. Does that count as pleasure?

My most disturbing Indian experience was an attempt to thrust a two year old girl upon me by its male relative (ie an instant adoption). This took place on the Causeway in Colaba, Mumbai.

Shivani Skydancer · Jul 12th, 2008, 10:42

Fatehpur Sikri

I'd been looking forward so much, and was happy to find there were only very few tourists there at Akbar's Mosque, quite unlike the crowds we had encountered the day before at the Taj.

But hardly had I stepped out of the car when a guy ran up to me to offer his 'assistance' and couldn't be shaken off. If it was only him, it'd have been unpleasant enough, but at the same time I was hassled non-stop by so many would-be guides and pesky trinket sellers, that the visit was totally ruined. In the end I got so rattled by the constant demanding followers around me, that I tripped on a cobble stone and banged my big toe...ouch! it took weeks to heal.

capt_mahajan · Jul 12th, 2008, 10:56

Pity. They can be a real nuisance for sure.

I think I should start a business- "Tout dispersal". - We guarantee no tout within a 20 foot radius.

For premium members, 30.

Talk about job satisfaction

LunavadaLad · Jul 12th, 2008, 11:32

Capt'n
Can I please make a booking for my trip later this year. Please can you advise costs. Have allowed large part of my budget for said item.

capt_mahajan · Jul 12th, 2008, 11:58

Lets fix the rates quickly. I will then ban myself for commercial activity

rhill1 · Jul 13th, 2008, 05:35

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Originally Posted by rab

Agra - apart from one thing - the TM - it's the pits. Got hassled so much I might as well have been in Goa! Had power cuts, dodgy food, really bad smog and it's the only place I actually told a rickshaw tout to "F off" which is unlike me!

Don't let me put you off - the Taj is magnificent - but I shudder when I read that people are planning to stay a few days in Agra - a day trip on the early Shatabdi train from New Delhi is all you need to see plenty of the Taj Mahal and the Fort too then GET THE HELL OUT!

rab

Agra!! Wot a pit of a joint! See the Taj and get out of there...SERIOUS

safari vala · Jul 17th, 2008, 20:04

i have been to aaaaagra twice and seen everything the city and surrounds have to offer. Never again.It is the worst place in Northern India to go to.
mahabalipuram was Ok but so touristy that I don't need to see it twice.Jhansi didn't make me a happy chappy .Mumbai is so expensive and I habe seen it all so I don't need to go back for a while.
Mysore was good, I liked it .But that was nearly 8 years ago and India is always changing.Nowhere special shat me to tears this year.I am after four long trips across India since 1998 a bit of an India old hand now..

rhill1 · Jul 18th, 2008, 04:17

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Originally Posted by safari vala

i have been to aaaaagra twice and seen everything the city and surrounds have to offer. Never again.It is the worst place in Northern India to go to.
mahabalipuram was Ok but so touristy that I don't need to see it twice.Jhansi didn't make me a happy chappy .Mumbai is so expensive and I habe seen it all so I don't need to go back for a while.
Mysore was good, I liked it .But that was nearly 8 years ago and India is always changing.Nowhere special shat me to tears this year.I am after four long trips across India since 1998 a bit of an India old hand now..

2 good things in Agra...Taj & Thomas Cook office!!

Cayle · Aug 2nd, 2008, 12:42

I see Mysore on some people's dislike list. I happen to like Mysore. The hill has a neat mythological story and we always visit the zoo. Your priorities change when you are travelling with children. "A god killed a demon here" stories and pits full of cobras are fun with kids. :P

jnw1277 · Aug 2nd, 2008, 13:08

i pretty much enjoyed the three places i visited in India. However, traveling around the pondy bazaar was VERY hard for 11 American 22 year old dancers.... very overwhelming

Nick-H · Aug 2nd, 2008, 14:02

Ha! Yes, it would be. I find it hard enough for a couple to keep track of each other on that two foot of pavement that is that is left inside the stalls! Try Parry's on a busy day: some of the little streets get traffic jams that even pedestrians can't get past!

wim · Aug 13th, 2008, 19:40

Strange that I haven't seen Gorakhpur get a mention on this *long* thread as it was the first place that popped into my head like a swinging ton of bricks.

Had to spend a night there once on my way to Nepal - a miserable fly- and mosquito-plagued dump full of unfriendly, even aggressive people, the only affordable hotel a grotty, smelly hellhole. Worst of all - one month later on my way back to India, I somehow managed to end up stranded in Gorakhpur for yet another night. Ugh.

kalbarri · Aug 13th, 2008, 22:24

is gorakhpur the border town? i would agree with you, if it is. i managed to get a lift from the border with sikhs, on the top of their truck. great trip!

mridula · Aug 13th, 2008, 22:27

Guys when you talk about Gorakhpur, I have done a lot of my schooling from there!

I know it only gets tourists because it is close to Nepal and Kushinagar.

Rapa-Ripa · Sep 4th, 2008, 02:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

Pity. They can be a real nuisance for sure.

I think I should start a business- "Tout dispersal". - We guarantee no tout within a 20 foot radius.

For premium members, 30.

Talk about job satisfaction

In Gambia all touts were also in tout dispersal business. They advertised themselves.
"Come on maan, big boss take me as your guide and I will shake off these
bumsters. I am your friend, these are not trustworthy like me."

Indian touts are nuisance, but Gambians win hands down if there is contest fot most annoying and most persistent touts in the world.

Jul 12th, 2008, 11:32	#349
LunavadaLad Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 83	Capt'n Can I please make a booking for my trip later this year. Please can you advise costs. Have allowed large part of my budget for said item. __________________ If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. ~James Michener

Aug 2nd, 2008, 12:42	#354
Cayle Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 104	I see Mysore on some people's dislike list. I happen to like Mysore. The hill has a neat mythological story and we always visit the zoo. Your priorities change when you are travelling with children. "A god killed a demon here" stories and pits full of cobras are fun with kids. :P __________________ Blog - http://ayearinindia.wordpress.com/ Panoramo Photos - http://www.panoramio.com/user/1275355

Aug 2nd, 2008, 14:02	#356
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,856	Ha! Yes, it would be. I find it hard enough for a couple to keep track of each other on that two foot of pavement that is that is left inside the stalls! Try Parry's on a busy day: some of the little streets get traffic jams that even pedestrians can't get past! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,281	Guys when you talk about Gorakhpur, I have done a lot of my schooling from there! I know it only gets tourists because it is close to Nepal and Kushinagar. __________________ mridula http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/

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Jul 12th, 2008, 10:42	#347
Shivani Skydancer Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 17	Fatehpur Sikri I'd been looking forward so much, and was happy to find there were only very few tourists there at Akbar's Mosque, quite unlike the crowds we had encountered the day before at the Taj. But hardly had I stepped out of the car when a guy ran up to me to offer his 'assistance' and couldn't be shaken off. If it was only him, it'd have been unpleasant enough, but at the same time I was hassled non-stop by so many would-be guides and pesky trinket sellers, that the visit was totally ruined. In the end I got so rattled by the constant demanding followers around me, that I tripped on a cobble stone and banged my big toe...ouch! it took weeks to heal.

Jul 12th, 2008, 10:56	#348
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	Pity. They can be a real nuisance for sure. I think I should start a business- "Tout dispersal". - We guarantee no tout within a 20 foot radius. For premium members, 30. Talk about job satisfaction

Jul 12th, 2008, 11:58	#350
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	Lets fix the rates quickly. I will then ban myself for commercial activity

Jul 17th, 2008, 20:04	#352
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	i have been to aaaaagra twice and seen everything the city and surrounds have to offer. Never again.It is the worst place in Northern India to go to. mahabalipuram was Ok but so touristy that I don't need to see it twice.Jhansi didn't make me a happy chappy .Mumbai is so expensive and I habe seen it all so I don't need to go back for a while. Mysore was good, I liked it .But that was nearly 8 years ago and India is always changing.Nowhere special shat me to tears this year.I am after four long trips across India since 1998 a bit of an India old hand now..

Aug 2nd, 2008, 13:08	#355
jnw1277 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: United States Posts: 12	i pretty much enjoyed the three places i visited in India. However, traveling around the pondy bazaar was VERY hard for 11 American 22 year old dancers.... very overwhelming

Aug 13th, 2008, 19:40	#357
wim Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 15	Strange that I haven't seen Gorakhpur get a mention on this long thread as it was the first place that popped into my head like a swinging ton of bricks. Had to spend a night there once on my way to Nepal - a miserable fly- and mosquito-plagued dump full of unfriendly, even aggressive people, the only affordable hotel a grotty, smelly hellhole. Worst of all - one month later on my way back to India, I somehow managed to end up stranded in Gorakhpur for yet another night. Ugh.

Aug 13th, 2008, 22:24	#358
kalbarri kalbarri Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: WESTERN australia Posts: 378	is gorakhpur the border town? i would agree with you, if it is. i managed to get a lift from the border with sikhs, on the top of their truck. great trip!

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