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Tuesday 26 September 2017

Tips for Foreigners visiting India

Tips for Foreigners visiting India : 

1.Water : Always drink packaged drinking water , be it mineral water or sprinkled water.
The thing is you might get your stomach upset even if your immunity system is great but can not intake hard water.

Some of my few friends who visited India from USA also tried to avoid taking ice cubes with their drinks because they thought It might also be made from Hard water or might cause them discomfort,It sounded funny to me but later on realized it was a good idea.

2.Mosquito repellent : If you are a traveler and intend to go hiking or mountaineering or visit any of the wild life sanctuaries , always carry a mosquito repellent gel or spray or what ever suits your body .

3.Mobile Sim : All the airports have mobile sim card sellers stationed with in the reception area , just buy anyone you think suits your duration of stay.Matrix sim are little costly.Sim cards can also be made available by most of the high end Hotels you would intend to stay with. Airtel , Vodafone and Jio are Major carriers with almost connectivity all over India.

4.Salts : Humidity levels are high if you are visiting coastal parts of India and It also depends on how your body reacts to the changing humidity levels.So its always better to have good intake of salts and water.Also depends on climatic conditions at your time of visit in India.

PS : This is work In progress , I will keep on updating this.


Tuesday 12 September 2017

Travel guide to Taj Mahal,Agra

By Air:Has an International Airport connecting to Delhi/Mumbai and Major cities , Best would be to come to Delhi and take flights for more frequency.



By Rail:Has a Railway Station connecting to Major Trains and cities , Best part again is to come to Delhi and then get more frequent trains.

By Road:Has a Proper Bus Station Connecting to Major Cities and is connected to the Yamuna Expressway .You may want to try the Yamuna Expressway if you are happy to drive for 4 hours and spend the time on Road.But the only thing is that during peak hours the traffic is really congested in Delhi.Coming in and out of Delhi can be problem during week days.



Weather:All Six Seasons depending on what time you visit.Feb will be cold so your travel to Taj Mahal will be easy , you may want to buy shoe/foot plastic covers which saves the taj mahal from getting polluted.


Taj Mahal

Eating:There are a lot of Famous Eateries here and the famous is "Agra ka Petha" a sweet dish from Agra.

There is also a Beer Bar at the Taj Complex which is not so good but you can refresh yourself here.

Taj Mahal 
Beware of:Thugs and Pick Pockets and illegal tourist guides,There will be tourist guides with ID cards with in Taj Complex itself.
You will have to buy the entry tickets to Taj Mahal , Just next to the Parking and the fort too , at the same place you will find tourist guides.Cost would be around 250Rs.
This guy will also be able to tell you the areas you can shop for handicrafts and other things , Just don't forget to bargain.


Taj Mahal 
Shopping:Has A Proper market Place to Shop , You may want to buy souvenirs from here but you will also get them from the market outside of both the complexes i.e Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort.
You may also want to buy some clothes which are handicrafts basically plus the below 

  • Brassware
  • Marbles : Taj Mahal replicas or Make up boxes 
  • Rugs and leather products 
Taj Mahal 
Check list: Just check if you have enough INR
Also Just try to stay near Taj Mahal so that you can cover this place easily and then drive to go to Agra Fort which is 10 minutes arrive away from the Taj Mahal Parking area , This place is the old city so you may find traffic sometimes but mostly its clear.
If you are having only a day time for Agra , try to go Taj Mahal first thing in the morning  , cover it in couple of hours , have something to eat and then move to Agra fort and spend couple of hours there , Rest depends on weather you want to shop or go to the other 2 tombs .


Night Life:Has an OK  Night Life that too with big hotels. 

You can book your hotels via Booking.com

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