Itinerary in Progress

Hello everyone,

I have set up this blog for everyone (namely my worrisome mother) to be able to keep up to date with my trip to India this summer. I will be posting updates on my travels, as well, I should be able to get photos up too! Here is what is set in stone for my itinerary so far.

Flight to Delhi from London Heathrow:

Airline: VIRGIN ATLANTIC (VS) Flight Number: VS 0300 Departure Terminal: 3 Class: Economy Departing: 22:00 Sun 5 Jul 2009 Arriving: 11:00 Mon 6 Jul 2009 Next day arrival Arrival Terminal: 2 Baggage information: * Quinn Palmer, 23K

I will be staying in Delhi for 2 nights at the Hosteling International Hostel: 5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110021. On the 8th of July I will be taking the overnight train to Varanasi (BSB) which leaves New Delhi Station (NDLS) at 18:30 and arrives 7:30 am (the train I am taking is the Shiv Ganga Express). Once I arrive in Varanasi I will be staying with Jack and his girlfriend for the next week. From there I will be going to the Jharia Coalfields to cover the story there and staying in the city, Dhanbad, just outside Jharia. I am not sure yet how long I will be staying there, frankly it would be anywhere from 1 day to 5 days. After that I am heading back to Varanasi for a few days to do some more shooting and then I will take a train to Agra for the day to shoot the Taj Mahal and the surrounding area. I only plan on being in Agra for the day, hopefully arriving in the early morning and leaving that night. This is the point where my itinerary gets vague. From there I am planning to spend two or three weeks traveling around Rajasthan and then I wish to go further up North to the town where the Dali Lama lives, Mcleod Ganj and the surrounding area for the 'Buddhist experience'. After that I am hoping to spend the day in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, just North of Delhi, shooting and on an elephant safari! From there I plan on spending my last week in Delhi doing shopping and sightseeing as I am going to try and not do any shopping for the whole of my trip because I do not want to have to carry it with me for 6 and a half weeks! After that I am back to London. Here is the flight information for that:

Delhi (DEL) To London Heathrow Apt (LHR)

Airline: VIRGIN ATLANTIC (VS) Flight Number: VS 0301 Departure Terminal: 2 Class: Economy Departing: 13:15 Thu 20 Aug 2009 Arriving: 17:55 Thu 20 Aug 2009 Arrival Terminal: 3 Baggage information: * Quinn Palmer, 23K

and that is my trip so far, I will continue to update this blog once I plan out the second leg of my trip and once I am there, every time I get a chance to be on the internet.

Can't wait!

-Quinn