India: The multi-coloured flower of AsiaAn explosion of sights and sensations If your compass has been thrown into a panic, don’t worry – it’s because you’re in India! In this enormous country, there are so many things to do and see and so many people to meet that your compass won’t know which way to go! Maybe to the North, in the incredible Himalaya Mountains or the hills of Ladakh following the footprints of a snow leopard? Or to the East, in the tea plantations of the colonial Darjeeling and Assam, or in the Buddhist Sikkim, between the glaciers and tropical jungle looking for a red panda or black bear? The West, with the magnificent Rajasthan palaces and the golden sand dunes in the Thar Desert, or the long palm tree lined beaches of Goa, with its sacred cows? Or again, the South, on the exceptional lagoons of Kerala or the Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu? Go to Maharashtra, the lively Bombay, or Calcutta on the banks of the Ganges ? One trip will never be enough! Age-old India, the birthplace of Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, its Untouchables and Brahmas, extraordinary festivals and ancestral rites, colourful saris and turbans, rich and poor, unpredictable and wise...India and it’s ancient colonial trading posts, unbelievable megalopolises and fabulous temples, spicy meals and tea, rickshaws and elephants, Bengal tigers and snake charmers, smiling and warm people...how could you put it into words? Go and experience it for yourself!
