India attracts all kinds of travellers. Tourists who come to see the temples and the Taj Mahal, backpackers in search for a great time on the beach in Goa and travellers in search for pieces of history, culture or religion.…

Everybody who travels India has their own story and it happens to everyone. The hygienic conditions in India are not as we are used to at home. In fact, you have to be really careful by what you eat and…

Leh is basically as far as you can get into the Indian Himalaya. It’s funny enough a dessert surrounded by mountains and camels are not rare. It’s become a settlement for nomads and Tibetans and is supposed to be beautiful.…

The road was reasonable all the way to Manali. But the road was a single lane road, they call this a national highway (???), which was winding through the hills. Even worse was the fact that it was full of…

We didn’t sleep well for two reasons. Elles got a message that her brother had become a father of a healthy son and we were both very much excited. I couldn’t sleep as driving to Leh didn’t feel right and…

Because it is better not to drive to Leh, we have to find a new destination. We decide to search for the source of the river Ganges. De villages in the surroundings of this point are pilgrimage places and a…

Shimla was an English settement during the times the English reigned India. To escape the heat from the plains they created a settlement high up in the foothills of the Himalaya. Yes, Shimla has still an overwhelming English touch to…

-Hello there, may i ask you a question? -Yeah why not. -What is the purpose of your journey? -Well, we are travelling for a charity fund called SOS Children’s Villages and are on our way to China. We hope to…

We left Shimla early in order to make it to rishikesh before dark. Driving, specifically in the Indian Himalayas is tiring. The roads are narrow (mostly just one lane), in a bad condition and winding all the time making driving…

Rishikesh, the village of the spiritual searchers, strange locals, weirdo travellers, yoga fanatics and The Ganges River. In Rishikesh you don’t need to be entertained to have a good time. Just walk on the streets, look at all these people,…