1. Free( road/ street side, rickshaw seat or wooden bed /table attached to street stall)
2. Budget ;80-200 rupees , shared bathroom or wash under water pumps on streets or in a nearby river ( not the Ganges if you want to return home alive )
Breakfast .
Dosa- ( Yummy) 50 rupees
Tea / coffee- 20-60 rupees
Omelet , toast tea- 80-120 rupees Bottled mineral water – 1 lire 12-20 rupees
Free drinking water at specified places –NOT water pumps on road side ( strictly body or clothes washing only !)
Lunch:
Thali- fantastic food - 55-120 rupees
Egg or chicken roll -12-40 rupees! ( very tasty!)
Dinner ( if you are still hungry)
Thali again or Dosa, Biryani or any veg curry, with roti or naan- 40-100 rupees
Transport
1. Walk- risky to your health
2. Bicycle rickshaw- 10-60 rupees up to about 3 kms
3. Auto rickshaw – 6-5 rupees / km + tip in Delhi, e.g 25 kms /3-4 hours =200 rupees ( includes tips and wait time).
Cheaper rates in smaller places.
4. The train experience( bet you cant wait! ) –S3 class , 300 rupees for up to 600 kms.
Entertainment
Nil alcohol to be found.
Dancing in the streets during festivals .
Listening to the chanting and drums
People watching and the listening to the colourful stories you hear whilst interacting with the locals .
Surviving day to day and seeing the positive in your experiences
Kite flying
Cricket everywhere- down small alleyways and local the parks.
Gambling ( not recommended can be addictive )
Laundry
Wear clothes for 2-3 days and then wash by road side from the water pumps or in bucket in hotel/hostel room.
Communicating with home:
5 rupees / international text - doesn’t always get through 1 rupee for local calls and texts. 20-30 rupees/ hour for Internet if you have pages of documentation and a passport, or a relative in India to can verify you exist and are not a terrorist.( later is to purchase a SIM card for mobile or Data stick for mobile Internet )
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