“How do you start to describe India? More to the point, how do you come to terms with India? “It has to be admitted that one of us found it very difficult to start with and it was probably two weeks before things became more relaxed and there was an acceptance of India for what it is and consequently the ability to enjoy it.
Not all the party shared these concerns so what follows does include some reference to one person’s feelings at the time.
These have been retained to illustrate the impact that this sort of travel can bring about. The standard of accommodation and the early experiences of bus travel were also contributing factors.
Our itinerary was pretty busy and we were travelling a lot so there was not much time initially to be sending emails and internet facilities were few and far between.
Also it took some time to be able to type out and send an e-mail with a balanced version of events.
