truesound

"see the world, dont join the army"

paul pamplin

28 / Male

norwich, norfolk, United Kingdom

About truesound

Budding Member | Member since 7th Mar 08

Citizenship: United Kingdom
Marital Status: De Facto
Occupation: insurance

Activity : photos (44) forum (11) guide (0) blog (3) diary (0) trips (1)

Latest Blog Entry

We have arrived

Posted by truesound | 21st August 2008

OMG OMG.

We've arrived in Delhi, and what a culture shock or what.
Firstly everyone see's your a tourist, as soon as we leave the airport, 20guys surround us shouting 'you want taxi, i have best rates to anywhere'
We head to the pre-pay taxi bit. Best option- no fuss, and no trying to take you where you dont want to go!!!
it took ages to get to your hotel, guess the taxi driver didn't really know which part of Karol Bagh he was going to.

The First Hotel Ashu Palace, nice little place, but very pushy staff, trying to get us to go on tours or even saying we give you taxi ride 600 miles for 600rs.

After one night there we had to get out, pushy staff, telling us they won't give us price for one more night untill we have seen there sister hotel with bigger rooms and cheaper. HAHA trying to get us out so we have to go and stay in the other hotel probably

So wher head to Pahar Ganj and stay in Hotel Ajay, lovely place, no pushy staff. and its in a slighty better part of tow

Continued | a trip around asia