We woke up at 5 am today ready for our journey to Agra. The city that houses the famous Taj Mahal. The streets are quiet and empty which is a far different scene then the night before where lights lit up the streets, crowds of people bought items and sold items, moving out of the way of tooting cars and bikes slowly trying to get through the street. The empty streets still show the aftermath however, with rubbish lining the footpath and stray dogs looking for...

Today we spent the day exploring the southern part of New Delhi. We thought our easiest bet was to hop into an auto rickshaw to the first site that we wanted to see. turns out it wasn't so easy after we make a slight detour to a 'government shop' aka 'go in this shop and buy something so I can get my free coupon'. After the kind Indian men in the shop tried to sell us items such as shawls, jewelry and magic carpets and insist we look at the other 3 levels of th...

So we arrive in New Delhi after the long flight from Sydney. I am almost unsure what to expect outside the airport walls. Walking through the exit doors there is a swarm of people holding up signs, waiting for loved ones or ready to pounce on the nearest tourist. Just as you would usually see outside any busy Asian city airport. An Indian man comes straight up to us asking if we had a pre booked taxi, as soon as we said yes he was escorting us across the road...