Travel through India like a Local
You have spent the day perusing the papers – or the internet – for corporate lawyer jobs so you can make a move that will see you climb up the ladder, but nothing yields. You are tired and need a holiday because after all, your current boss pays handsomely but works you like a donkey. Well, you may not have your dream job, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have your dream vacation in India.
Come, let’s plan an itinerary that will get you around like a local.
Old Delhi Heritage Walk
If you really want a feel of the traditional Indian lifestyle and culture, then Old Delhi is the place to be. Take a rickshaw to the spice market but on your way, stop for some Indian snacks and site seeing. To experience it the best especially on your first tour, pick up a guide who will take you through the metro to the streets of Old Delhi, the bazaar, Jama Masjid – only the largest mosque in Delhi – before finally heading to the spice market for all that aromatic goodness.
Food Walk Tour - Old & New Delhi
The love for love makes lots of us move from continent to continent. On this tour, you get to experience the true taste of Old and New Delhi through the culture and food. Take a rickshaw to Kamla Nagar Market, the busiest market in Old Delhi, and while there, see the Indian haggling skill at work. Food courts all over the place will entice you to try one spicy meal – including Gola, Momos, and Shawarma - after the other at a reasonable price. If you want trinkets to remind you of India, this is the place.
Taj Mahal Tour
You haven’t been to India until you have toured the Taj Mahal, have you? 22 years and 20,000 men is what it took to bring Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s dream for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal to reality. Well, today, this monument is one of the most popular sites in the country. An extensive tour of the Taj Mahal take half a day, but along the way you get to see other historical sites.
Gandhi's Journey in Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi was a legendary leader; that is indisputable. If you have read material on his leadership, then it is time to walk the journey he did. Take a tour through the life and eventual death of this formidable leader while you are in India to make your debates on his philosophy even stronger when you get back home.
Shop and Dine
Every trip has to be crowned with shopping and eating and you can do both at Janpath and Themed Café. The shopping mall has all brands and designs and it is also an architectural site to behold. It also has lots of cafes and restaurants specializing in Indian food as well as the usual international brands such as Dominos and MacDonald’s if you already miss their meals.
Now, have a safe trip back and all the best with that corporate ladder.
New