Whilst my last blog: Euomission 2011 was a bit of an epic sixth month journey in a campervan. This journey will last only three weeks with a backpack... and my little wife trailing behind (anyone that knows Erin will realize how laughable that is).
Our schedule is ambitious for three weeks: Goa-Mumbai-Udaipur-Jaipur-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Varanasi-Delhi then on to Dubai-Sydney-Auckland (home).
We're not trying to cover the entire subcontinent, we're just trying to get a bit of a taste for this country which I am slightly ashamed to admit I know very little about.
To be quite honest my knowledge to date consists of the following:
1. For a long time they were the centrepiece of the British Empire.
2. A thin fella named Gandhi had something to do with their independence.
3. They have a lot of railways.
4. They eat a lot of curry.
5. They love cricket.
6. They do weird musical dances in the middle of their movies.
While this is not much of an introduction to a country with a 5000 year history and a billion people it will have to do. Hopefully I will have a better grasp of this emerging superpower by the end.
Thomas
Our schedule is ambitious for three weeks: Goa-Mumbai-Udaipur-Jaipur-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Varanasi-Delhi then on to Dubai-Sydney-Auckland (home).
We're not trying to cover the entire subcontinent, we're just trying to get a bit of a taste for this country which I am slightly ashamed to admit I know very little about.
To be quite honest my knowledge to date consists of the following:
1. For a long time they were the centrepiece of the British Empire.
2. A thin fella named Gandhi had something to do with their independence.
3. They have a lot of railways.
4. They eat a lot of curry.
5. They love cricket.
6. They do weird musical dances in the middle of their movies.
While this is not much of an introduction to a country with a 5000 year history and a billion people it will have to do. Hopefully I will have a better grasp of this emerging superpower by the end.
Thomas
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