Monday, November 15, 2010

In 40 days or so...

In 40 days or so I am going to be on a plane on my way to India and need help.

I’ve heard travel stories.

Googled pictures.

Read my share of articles.

And they have not relayed my fears that I need to get two injections, swallow malaria tablets and take deep breathes to prevent me from snapping from the shear force of it all.

That force being 1 billion people in India.

THERE ARE OVER ONE BILLION INDIANS! OH MY GOD!

I come from Australia = population 22 million.

Canberra = 300,000

Me = 1

So the objective is to get a sense of calm before the doors of the plane open because I have heard had some stories - good, bad and the ugly - and honestly I am slightly concerned that I might be overwhelmed by the whole thing.

So I ask you the question:

So what to pack for a trip to India in December/January? I have a nine day tour of Jaipur, Taj Mahal, Varanasi and Delhi.

Any thing I need to avoid?

Any markets I should keep my eye out for?

Any help would be much appreciated.