This triangle that is made up out of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur and this is where we spend the first week of our trip. The capital Delhi is with its 24 million inhabitants by far the biggest city I’ve ever visited, and the smog in the air tells me we are not supposed to live with as many people on such a small area. Agra is much smaller than Delhi but in my view the pollution here doesn’t get much better than in Delhi.
Ever since setting foot out of the plane a whole new world has come to exist around us. It is incredible how different countries can be compared to each other. Although immigration was smooth we were completely lost when we walked into the big, semi-modern hall which is not all too different from airports that we are used to in the West. We needed to get into contact with our host family which were supposed to pick us up from the airport. We needed to call them to let them know that we arrived and they could pick us up
Off to India we go. I’m writing this at midnight on the night before we leave. My alarm will go at 6:45 tomorrow morning but I just can’t simply lie down and sleep right now. There is way too much going through my head. I’m thinking about how crazy it is that I’ve just packed a bag in which I should have everything I need and want to have with me for the next year.
After spending 7 years living in The Hague my girlfriend and I moved to Münster. The city she originally comes from. In preparation for our trip we decided to leave The Hague behind and live in the basement of her mother’s house. You might think basement?!
Deciding on how you want to travel is a tough. Do you want to plan your trip ahead, save money and know what is going to happen? Or do you want to keep the freedom to plan as you go, perhaps pay more for your fights and maybe have some visa issues. This is the question is was most confronted with when deciding on how to plan my world trip.
This wasn’t a decision that I made waking up one morning. It has been a process of slowly realizing the things that make you wonder why you are doing this all. A 9-5 job, rent, obligations, bills. I mean why do we “have” to live our lives in this way. It can’t be the purpose of this all. No if you ask me this question I’ll tell you that I do not know why we are here, but that I know one thing for sure. It isn’t to let it just pass by.
So yesterday I watched the documentary Chasing Corals. Really an amazing documentary depicting the state of our corals; a must watch for everyone who loves nature, oceans and really for anyone who’s interested in what is going on in this seemingly hidden world.
When I saw all these beautiful organisms flourish and provide
