Tag: train
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Giving up on and discovering Hue
I do not really remember why we decided to go and discover Hue. Part of it is UNESCO World Heritage Site, but that was about all we knew. After Siem Reap temples old castles start to lose their significance, especially if you are trying to do it all in one go. But back on Hue,…
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The Romance of Hoi An
If you have read any blog or guide about Vietnam, you know that you have to go to Hoi An. Or you might regret it the whole life. I am exaggerating of course… Though, do not wonder long, as there “might be no tomorrow” for Hoi An. We left the Slavic Nha Trang by train.…
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Saigon after tet
Big was my surprise when we were asked to take off our shoes at the doors of the bus. What is this? It is not polite to have our shoes on in the bus anymore? We were given plastic bags to put our shoes in. Once we got in the bus, it started to become…
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Pyin Oo Lwin and Goktheik viaduct
We included Pyin Oo Lwin in our itinerary, because we were told that it is a nice town up in the hills, with a big botanical garden. Tired of traveling from city to city, we needed some nature therapy. Going to a big botanical garden was the first step towards it. From Mandalay we took…
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Agra – our biggest failure in India
“How to save 1500 Rs on tickets for entering one of the wonders of the world” or Our biggest fail so far. There is one place in India that is known by everyone. Most of the people traveling to India will include this place in their itinerary. So did we, but…Remember how I wrote, that…
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Amritsar – Golden temple
We wanted to test or luck and booked train tickets to Amritsar in a waiting list. It means that there were no more seats available in the train, but if someone canceled their trip or did not show up, we would get the seats. The system is a little bit more complicated than that, but…
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Visit to the blue city Jodhpur
To go to our next destination Jodhpur – the blue city of Rajashtan – we had booked a bus. It was 250 Rs per person for something like 5 hour drive (7h in reality). The ride was almost exactly what one would expect from a bus ride in India. First there was a big confusion…
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From Mumbai to Udaipur
The train from Mumbai to Udaipur We took our time on Sunday morning. Our check-out had to be done by 12 o’clock – plenty of time for packing. Our train was leaving only around 4pm. A tip – take plenty of bank cards with you. Out of 7 cards we have in total only one…
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Ladies of Mumbai
The lady of the Train Ticket office We had to get up early, since 8 am was the hour we had to be in the train Tourist office to get our number. We were not the first ones. And the lady at our counter was not very satisfied as we had not filled in all…
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The first day in Mumbai
It was a pleasant surprise when we realised that all the crazy noises of Grand Road station area stop somewhere around midnight. Seems that there is a special law that forbids to honk in the night and morning time. We woke up around 7:30 and everything was calm. Almost no people on the streets, no…