Welcome to the Travel Archives of Connected Horizons! Read our articles, guides and experiences from the time we spent in India!
#1 The mystery of the green buses If you are wild enough to venture and use public buses you’ll also have to be brave enough to stop them! In fact, in India there is little info on where buses are going and at what time they are passing (in most towns apart from big cities)….
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You could spend ages travelling through India and leave the country with the feeling of having missed out on way too many things. Needless to say that during our – short – month trip we never stopped a second taking in all the beautiful sights that unfolded in front of our eyes. It was hard…
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Since the first few moments we landed in Tamil Nadu (southern region in India), we knew Hindu temples would have been the norm for the rest of our trip. A couple on the main street, five more around the corner and a last hidden one that nobody knows its precise location – those were…
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India is definitely one of the most budget-friendly countries in the world. Independently of what you’re willing to spend, you can be sure that there’s gonna be the right option for you. Living with less than 10$/day, this including transport, food & some occasional tours, is possible. Here follows a collection of our budget experience…
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–> READ DAY 1 ! Today no early wake-up, its time to enjoy a relaxed day. First thing first, our plan is to go watch an indian movie (very recommended) in the Raj Mandir!!! We always wanted to watch some typical Bollywood-styled movie and what is the best place to do that if not in…
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Our trip starts today ! For the first time in our lives, we step over the mysterious lands of India ! During the flight we had the luck to be sat next to an indian couple that really liked talking and ended up giving us loads of suggestions on where and how to visit their…
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The region of Rajasthan is definitely something different from what we’ve seen so far; here the people that we met along the way are happier, funnier and talk more than anybody else. Likewise, the city is very elegant in its own way with a mix of Tamil Nadu’s chaos in a Kerala’s ordered fashion. We…
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Getting lost in the canals, sailing the beautiful backwaters and letting yourself be overwhelmed by the unique landscapes around you: this must be the daily plan for Alleppey. This city seems like another world; a relaxed India without cars, only water, palms and other secret escapes waiting to be discovered only by canoe. After arriving…
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At around 6.30am, we arrive at Jaipur Train Station with a second class ticket in our hands, ready to catch our early morning train (7.05am) that will bring us to Agra. With the heat still far behind us, exploring this early really gives you a bonus sprint ! To be honest, the journey itself is…
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This morning we travel in group; the english couple that we met during our Shikkara tour in Alleppey has decided to join us and go to Kochi with the same bus. What a coincidence ! The bus leaves relatively early from Alleppey (around 8.30am) and by ten we’re (amazingly) already strolling around Kochi’s seaside trying…
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[Small introduction to the chaotic moving world on the highways of India] It’s 12am and a taxi leaves us on the side of the road next to a small restaurant/shop where a man and his son are getting some naans ready for the early drivers. We hop off the taxi and look at each other…
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After the full activity-day of yesterday, today we still wake up relatively early for what I could describe one of the many little adventures we had in India. The plan for today is to jump on the 9am bus that leaves form Munnar and get us to Kottayam (just) after an easy 3 hours journey…
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Indians claim to have the biggest booking system in the world for their railway network ! Thousands, if not millions of people travel by train every day in India, this obviously result in trains being booked way earlier than you would ever think (even months) !!!! Therefore if you’re looking to book a train, this…
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The Rock Temple We arrive from Kumbakonam with the Janshatbdi train of the 1.15pm. What a train !!! I thought indian trains weren’t as comfy as ours but a CC chair in this train (although the horrible booking process) easily beat our pretty European trains. The train station of Tricky is very busy; many people…
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A plant the locals use during the celebration We are on the road, suddenly the driver breaks as the car in front starts to break as well. BAAAM…we have our first adventure-crash. The car behind us didn’t realize we were slowing down and hit our taxi. It scared the hell out of us! Now, let’s…
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There is a place where you can feel the craziest and messiest movements of India. Kumbakonam, a town in Tamil Nadu a.k.a “temple town”, is where we decided to stop and explore. And man, what an adventure! Getting lost in its crowded, yet extremely warm and why not, dirty streets is an experience that not…
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