Could this be the funkiest way to travel? On the way to the caves at Ajanta we stopped to get a drink and an autorickshaw pulled up at the same cafe, however it wasn’t just any rickshaw, it had been pimped. I wonder if India has a version of America’s Pimp My Ride programme with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vivid colourful trucks are everywhere in India. Unlike in England, where trucks belong to a company like Tesco or Sainsbury, trucks in India are often owned by individuals. Therefore English trucks are only decorated with the company’s logo and colours, whereas Indian trucks are made unique by the owner or driver. As you can see […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the last post I described the ceremony and showed you some pictures but this video is worth watching just to see how bizarre it all really was Scroll down to watch the video Here’s a video of the ceremony: Wagah : httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP6VCYP9Iqg
Each night when the border between India and Pakistan closes there’s a really fun, light-hearted but bizarre ceremony which draws a huge crowd, especially from the Indian side. The border ceremony is held at a place called Wagah so the taxiwallahs in Amritsar keep saying “Wagah border Sir?” as that’s how it’s better known as. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I love autorickshaws because they’re fun, cute and we don’t have them in England. An autorickshaw is a doorless small yellow and green car with three wheels. It has a very small engine, maybe one out of a motorcycle. Sitting in an autorickshaw is difficult for us all because they’re not really big enough for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
