Hey!
I made my first trip to India (and Kerala!) when I was 22.
I’ve visited nearly 40 countries, and India is #3 on the list of countries I’ve spent the most time in. (#1 is the US, #2 is Japan.)
Now I’m here to show you that travel around India as a foreigner doesn’t have to be as scary or as hard as you may think, even if you’re backpacking India alone!
How to spend your first trip to India
- One week in Kerala
- One month in South India
- 2 weeks in North India
- Traveling around the Golden Triangle
Basics of travel in India for foreigners
- Essentials to know for your first trip to India
- Easy way to get India tourist visa
- Basics of backpacking Kerala
- Basics of backpacking Goa
Examples of getting around India
Things to do in Kerala India
- Kerala backwaters on a budget
- Kerala backwaters canoe village tour
- Kerala backwaters by ferry
- Kerala backwaters homestay
- Kerala snake boat race
- Kerala ocean view guesthouse
- Kerala beach walk
- Kerala tea plantation walk
- How to spend one day in Alleppey
Ultimate India backwaters activity: You can read the reviews for the overnight houseboat!
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Ultimate India wellness activity: Kerala is known as the place that ayurveda started! You can read the reviews for the 14-day ayurveda yoga retreat in Kerala!
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Welcome to Kerala!!
Welcome to India!!
HAPPY BACKPACKING KERALA!
Nervous about taking public transportation in India?! Sometimes just knowing what to expect can ease the mind! While I have traveled in India with travel partners (people I've met while traveling in India), here are some of my public transport trips in India, most of which I did as a solo female traveler:
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For examples of general class train travel, see:
For examples of AC train travel, see:
For examples of local bus travel, see:
For examples of overnight bus travel, see:
- Pondicherry to Madurai
- Madurai to Kerala (South India)
- Mumbai to Udaipur
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