Halfway There and Living on a Prayer
Chandigarh isn’t really a tourist place but we had a night there because of its proximity to Shimla which isn’t
Rock Garden in Chandigarh
We booked a taxi to take us from Rishikesh to Chandigarh using the hotel as a broker and had high
The Beatles Ashram
AI says….. In 1968, the Beatles stayed at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in Rishikesh to study Transcendental Meditation. Their
An evening at The Parmarth Niketan Temple
There are many temples here but this one could be the biggest. They have a large ceremonial area right on
Rishikesh
Whilst it’s only a short drive from Haridwar to Rishikesh, it takes about an hour due to the famous Indian
The “Cut The Chord” bungee people
If I had a bungee business I’m not sure if I would call it “Cut the Chord”. But it makes
A Day in Haridwar
The Ganges runs quite fast here so there are metal railings along the riverbank to stop people being swept away
Scam Central
We really wanted to go from Varanasi to Rishikesh but that isn’t an easy commute so we flew back to
Sarnath
We had thought that the main thing to see at Varanasi was the riverside walk along the Ganges. Religion, Cleansing,
Varanasi Cremation
There are at least 2 ghats in Varanasi (we only saw two) where people are cremated. A ghat is a