My travel buddy woke up one morning and invited me to go on an adventure with her. She imagined us going to India on Valentine's Day because she wanted to see one of the greatest proof of love, THE TAJ MAHAL.
She also knew we were both hopeless romantic girls with an itch to see the world. Without a doubt I said YES! We began planning the entire trip a couple of months prior the journey. She undertook most of our 6 days Golden Triangle itinerary, while I asked friends specially Denise T. on where to go and how to go. The most valuable advice she imparted: "try to wear non-flashy and not-so-revealing clothes, when in crowd have a nonchalant expression and avoiding dozing off on train rides."
To my readers who are planning to go on a trip, there are a lot of ways to go: for a hassle-free trip, book from your favorite and trusted travel agency, you will pay a premium but everything is planned out. You will also be sure you can live and eat SAFELY. For those who are looking for a cheaper alternative then you have to book everything by yourselves. Also, book at your own risk. I'll tell you more about the risks later on.
At that time, Philippines Airlines did not have a direct flight to India
so we searched the internet on what would be the best and cheapest way to go. Choices were Thai Airways ( Manila - Bangkok - New Delhi ), if you want a more comfortable flight and willing to spend cash there was Singapore Airlines ( Manila - Singapore - New Delhi ), and the one we chose were the combination of Cebu Pacific Airways and AirAsia ( Manila - Malaysia - New Delhi ) because it was the cheapest fare we found in total.
As for the hotels, we searched, read rates, scrutinized write-ups and finally booked from the website
www.agoda.com.
Let me show you a picture heavy post about two backpacker wannabes' travel to India. I'll put in as much details as I can remember about this trip!