Map of India Destinations up-to Dec 5th

Travel Itinerary up-to Dec 5th

Oct 20th Leave the US for India

Oct 22st - Mumbai arrive at 2:50 am IST (morning)

Oct 23rd - Mumbai

Oct 24th - Mumbai

Oct 25th - Mumbai - Train to Aurangabad

Oct 26th - Aurangabad - Ajanta Caves

Oct 27th - Aurangabad Ellora/Daulatabad - 9:35 train back to Mumbai

Oct 28th - Mumbai to Ahmedabad Mumbai Central 9:45 Gujarat Mail 2901

Oct 29th - Ahmedabad - Arrive 6:20am

Oct 30th - Ahmadabad to Veraval - 22:00 Ahmedabad Jn

Oct 31st - Somnath

Nov 1st - Somnath

Nov 2nd - Somnath

Nov 3rd - Somnath

Nov 4th - Somnath

Nov 5th - Somnath to Udaipur City (UDZ) (Verala to Ahmedabad to Udaipur)

Nov 6th - Udaipur

Nov 7th - Udaipur

Nov 8th - Udaipur

Nov 9th - Train Udaipur to Jaipur

Nov 10th - Jaipur arrive at 6am

Nov 11th - Jaipur

Nov 12th - Jaipur

Nov 13th - Jaipur to Jodhpur Train 1am on the 14th

Nov 14th - Jodhpur arrive at 7am

Nov 15th - Jodhpur to Jaisalmer

Nov 16th - Jaisalmer Desert Trek arrive at 5pm

Nov 17th - Jaisalmer Desert Trek

Nov 18th - Jaisalmer Desert Trek

Nov 19th - Jaisalmer to Jodhpur 11:15 arrive 5:20am

Nov 20th - Train Jodhpur to Agra

Nov 21st - arrive in Agra at 6:35am

Nov 22nd - Agra

Nov 23rd - Agra

Nov 24th - Agra to Gwalior

Nov 25th - Gwalior

Nov 26th - Gwalior to Mahoba 9:15pm

Nov 27th - Mahoba to Khajuraho

Nov 28th - Khajuraho

Nov 29th - Khajuraho

Nov 30th - Khajuraho to Mohoba to Santa

Dec 1st - Satna to Umbria

Dec 2nd - Bandhavgarh

Dec 3rd - Umaria – Varanasi

Dec 4th - Varanasi (sarnath)

Dec 5th Varanasi to Gaya

Train Tickets

After registering and attempting to purchase train tickets on several different sites, I found success with: www.Cleartrip.com

Purchased train tickets from Mumbai to Aurangabad (visit Ajanta and Ellora Caves) for Oct. 25th. Depart 9:05pm Arrive 4:00am. Train # 7057/Devagiri Exp - Sleeper Class total: Rs. 352 for two. Also purchased return tickets to Mumbai train # 1402/Nandigram. leaving 27th at 9:35 - same price. I found this to be the best place to continue on our journey.

Shots

Michele and I went to the Travel Doctor today and got our shots for the trip.
Hepatitis A, Polio, Typhoid and Tetanus. We also got a prescription for Doxycycline for Malaria and Ciprofloxacin for Delhi Belly. Shots and visit: $320 per person..............

72 Days to-go......

We have our visas - slight delay due to not including Michele's birth cert. About a mounth turn-around. Looking at getting shots real soon. Some items purchased: lightweight sleeping bags, cable locks, blow-up pillows, travel towls, mosquito nets, steripen, money belts. Looking at new backpack - 100L ? Still thinking about clothes and other items. Keep you posted.....

Visas in the mail!

I took a special trip to Fort Collins today to FedEx Our visas to the outsourcing vendor. FedEx, what a ripoff: $15 each way for a couple of passports - USPS priority is only $5. But that is the way they want you to mail the visas and what can you do? It's all very objective given the battery of choices we have in today's society. If only there was an on off switch to that part of my brain that always compares things!

Tickets From Delhi to Dublin

We purchased our tickets to leave India today. Delhi to Dublin April 17th 2011 (3 days short of 6 months in India). Flying Etihad again, we'll give you feedback on this airline (i've read they are great). We will arrive in Dublin at 2:50pm on a sunny Sunday afternoon? Visas are ready to be shipped out on Monday. Looking good.......