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Backpacking in India
4th to 24th October, 2018 |
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Friends of ours, Neena and Pashi, from the time when David was at university were celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary from 20th to 22nd October at their home in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. We were invited, and decided to precede the celebration with a two week backpacking tour of Northern India.
Some 20 years ago, in December 1999, we had toured quite a bit of India, mainly to the south of Delhi. So this time we wanted to see some of the northern part of the country. Kari, in particular, wanted to visit the weaving area of Kullu in the hills to the north of Delhi. As is our wont, only the first couple of days of the trip were pre-booked. After that we found trains, buses, taxis and hotels as we went along.
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Distances Travelled (km) |
Cost in Rupees for 2 People (Sfr 1 = Rps 70) |
Link to Journal Entry |
Link to Selected Photos |
| 1 | Thu 4 Oct | Zurich - New Delhi - Delhi AeroCity |
5 (Taxi) | 750 |  |
No photos |
| 2 | Fri 5 Oct | Delhi to Lucknow | 508 (Train/AC3) | 1860 | |
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| 3 | Sat 6 Oct | Lucknow | < 10 (a-rs) | ~200 | |
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| 4 | Sun 7 Oct | Lucknow to Faizabad | 130 (Train/AC3) | 990 | |
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| 5 | Mon 8 Oct | Faizabad and Ayodhya | ~15 (Taxi) | 750 | |
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| 6 | Tue 9 Oct | Faizabad to Bahraich | 140 (Taxi) | 3500 | |
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| 7 | Wed 10 Oct | Bahraich to Lucknow | 130 (Bus) | 280 | |
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| 8 | Thu 11 Oct | Lucknow to Chandigarh | 730 (Train/AC3) | 2060 | |
No photos |
| 9 | Fri 12 Oct | Chandigarh to Kullu | 260 (Bus) | 910 | |
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| 10 | Sat 13 Oct | Kullu | < 20 (Bus) | ~20 | |
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| 11 | Sun 14 Oct | Kullu to Manali | 45 (Bus) | 140 | |
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| 12 | Mon 15 Oct | Manali Hike to Jogini Waterfall | On foot | |
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| 13 | Tue 16 Oct | Manali Rest Day | < 10 (a-rs) | ~200 | |
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| 14 | Wed 17 Oct | Manali to Chandigarh | 310 (Taxi) | 8000 | |
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| 15 | Thu 18 Oct | Chandigarh | < 10 | ~200 | |
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| 16 | Fri 19 Oct | Chandigarh to Jalandhar | 150 (Bus) | 360 | |
No photos |
| 17 | Sat 20 Oct | Jalandhar and Visit to Kapurthala | ~40 (Minibus) | - | |
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| 18 | Sun 21 Oct | Jalandhar and Visit to F C Sondhi Factory | < 20 (Minibus) | - | |
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| 19 | Mon 22 Oct | Jalandhar and Visit to a Local Charity | < 30 (Minibus) | - | |
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| 20 | Tue 23 Oct | Jalandhar to Delhi Airport | 370 (Train/AC1) | 3270 | |
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| 21 | Wed 24 Oct | Delhi Airport to Riniken | |
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