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There is a crazy idea to hitchhike in India. Has anyone tried it? How safe is it?
Just please no stupid comments. Would like to hear good advice.
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We have not reached this level yet, you will be the first, someone should be the first. My friend from 2008 to 2012 flew every year with his wife to India, then they traveled on their own, but not hitchhiking. There are safe routes, there are places where it is not necessary to meddle. The idea is good, but you need to find out how willing the locals are to bring up non-locals. If it were possible to get there by car from Kyiv, I would gladly give a lift. Good luck !
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answered 5 years ago
I have a friend who was in India. Certainly not a hitchhiker. She is fond of yoga and they had an author's tour of places of power. They drove along country roads, drove into some outback places where the tourist's foot would not set foot, climbed some mountains waist-deep in grass, etc. The impressions from the trip are the strongest. But, one must be prepared for the fact that in the outback no one speaks English much, plus food problems. All food is very peppery, she could not eat it. The option to buy groceries and ask for cooking didn’t work either - they tried to explain on their fingers that spices were not needed - they were not understood. As a result, a friend took a liver and for 10 days she actually ate only fruits. She says that when at the end of the trip (they had another week of beach holidays) they arrived in the tourist area and settled in a hotel designed for foreigners, she almost cried when they brought her scrambled eggs for breakfast.
Here, on the face of the jamb of the organizers, who did not warn that you need to take a supply of food with you.
Here, on the face of the jamb of the organizers, who did not warn that you need to take a supply of food with you.
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answered 5 years ago
I have friends who have been ashraming in India for 15 years, probably. traveled throughout the civilization of the country. vaccinated against everything that is possible, they can eat everything, athletic, lean. I once asked them about a savage vacation - they banned it completely. they said that they themselves have not yet decided on this - unsanitary conditions, a language barrier, the inability to buy anything in places of natural barter ...
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answered 5 years ago
Plus, with their prices, it’s easy to travel by buses and trains (you’ll also pick up exotics)
And look for adventures on the aphedron without knowing the route. realities and language ...
See a kitten named Woof)))
And look for adventures on the aphedron without knowing the route. realities and language ...
See a kitten named Woof)))
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answered 5 years ago
In December, we rented a villa in Mandrem for 4 people, took with us several cans of stew, smoked sausage, oatmeal. In the supermarket bought eggs, milk, yogurt, fruits and vegetables. They cooked for themselves without spices. Sometimes we had food delivered to our homes. Even borscht (I provide the menu). And for excursions rented motorcycles. We didn’t wander far and through different trash cans. Once we took a tour of the state of Goa from a guide for the whole day and we had enough impressions. We lived in India for almost a month, until we got tired of it.
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I think the idea is a failure - without knowledge of the language, and even better, without a local guide-interpreter who knows, in addition to the language, local customs, so as not to get into trouble, for example, violating a local ban.
Well, I also agree about food, although I have a hardened stomach in Asian spicy cuisine, but I didn’t like Indian, I was at festivals, friends from the “Hari Krishna-Hari Rama” sect (c) dragged me, so most of my diet was rice, as their vegan dishes with a bunch of spices, the body refused to use.
Well, I also agree about food, although I have a hardened stomach in Asian spicy cuisine, but I didn’t like Indian, I was at festivals, friends from the “Hari Krishna-Hari Rama” sect (c) dragged me, so most of my diet was rice, as their vegan dishes with a bunch of spices, the body refused to use.
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