talktooloose | I Mean...

I mean, I see why people use pre-arranged tours, but in the long run, arranging and booking everything ourselves will be more satisfying (and cheaper).

We have had to research a lot just to figure out which places to go and for how long. We have learned a lot about the way Indian bureaucracy works by deliving into the booking process for trains and planes. We have gotten a picture of just what challenges we will face and and what wonders see by reading the blogs and forums of other travellers (e.g., IndiaMike.com)

We did get out today... a nice bike ride to Kensington Market to buy poppy seed and dog food.

Also, we feel a bit under the weather because we have typhoid. Or at least, the mild version of it brought on by the vaccine we've been taking in four installments this week. Wait until I start having the trippy dreams that malaria meds are supposed to bring on! Good entries coming your way!