Denpasar. Origin of the next terrorist attack jets?

I arrived in Sydney at 6am on Tuesday morning after a long drawn out flight from Indonesia. Bali’s Denpasar International airport, like much of Indonesia and South Asia in general, is a disorganised chaotic excuse for an airport. I’ve decided at the end of the trip to finish my travel blog with some ‘superlatives’ awards such as ‘best food’, ‘cleanest beach’ etc. It will take a lot to remove Denpasar airport from the top of the ‘worst airport’ category that’s for sure.

Upon arrival you are greated with a Starbucks, Mcdonalds and several other eateries at the front of the terminal building. As soon as you enter the building you have to go through security – so you can forget checking

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Rajasthan pleasures

I arrived in Jaipur on 25th from not-so-special Agra. The Taj Mahal is a bit of a disappointment to be honest and Agra is a pretty terrible place to be. The Taj is too packed with people to really enjoy its beauty. Kids screaming and running everywhere, Indians rudely fighting and barging into people to get the best photo opportunity. I wanted to go at sunrise to avoid the crowds but – PAY ATTENTION HERE PROSPECTIVE TRAVELLERS – the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, so I had to go on a Thursday afternoon (probably the worst time).

There is little to no power in Agra, so every guest house or shop has its own generator in the street. This means

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Delhi: Better company, same shit

I think i’ve finally got the knack of dealing with touts and taxi drivers who hassle westerners non-stop in India. Just tell them to GO AWAY! Ignoring just doesn’t work. You’ve got to be super firm!

Yesterday I had by far and away my best day in India so far. I went to the main Delhi tourist office just off Connaught Place and booked myself onto an afternoon organised coach tour of the city (like in Chennai). On the tour I met my first fellow Brit, Chris from Essex, who turned out to be an awesome laugh and really lifted my spirits.

Up until then i’d really been struggling. In the morning i’d been led up a back alley by some ‘cool’ Indian

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