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Oh yes we just bought a TICKET!

I've visited India twice now, but never with my wife or my daughter. And I've always dreamed of taking her and the kid to India, renting a place for a few weeks, hanging out, doing yoga, eating Indian food, taking a few sidetrips, it just sounds fantastic.

And today WE BOUGHT THE TICKETS!

They were really affordable too. My kid will be less than 2 years old when we travel, so she flies for almost free (another reason to go NOW). I am in Belgium now, I called Airstop (http://www.airstop.be/) to ask about a ticket, they're really the best. They charge a flat 10$ fee, and for that they really spend as much time as needed (over 30 minutes in this case) to find you the best ticket. The person on the phone had visited India with her kids too, and even gave some good tips :) So if you're in Belgium, check them out.

The tickets are for a month (wooooooo! a month! :), and they were 1250 euro for the 3 (!) of us, return from Brussels to Mumbai, direct flights with no stops (that would suck with a baby). That's pretty good in my book, especially since India is so cheap that our say there should be very affordable.

I'm just very excited! Now we need to make a plan. Any tips for a family with a baby and a month to spend in India?

By Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) on Nov 22, 2008, 12:16 in India Talkzone.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 22, 2008, 12:18:

Yes we did yes we did :) (does little dance)

Poor but snappy

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 22, 2008, 15:05:

Peter, as you know, India is not a country, but a (sub)-continent... It's simply too big to be considered as ONE country...

I've been there about 12 times, but my experience is limited to the "southern tip", e.g. the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, etc...

Where are you and your family going - for a WHOLE month? I'm envious!

Just remember the number one rule in India: To eat those "not hot, not hot" curries, eat grated coconut pulp in case they're too hot (although Sri Lankan curries are even hotter). Whatever, DON'T DRINK WATER (it'll make things worse). Curries will get easier to palate as your travel North...

You're a lucky devil! I hope you have a GREAT time and that, before you go, you'll have time to announce the winners of the PBH t-shirt contest ;-).

I'm just curious; From Mumbai, will you head North or South?

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 22, 2008, 15:15:

... a month ?

lucky man !!

You are worried the US is going to invade and take the Venezuelan oil?... you are selling everything to them !!Peruvian Pres. Alan Garcia to Chavez

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 22, 2008, 15:34:

"Any tips for a family with a baby and a month to spend in India"

Well, you could always leave the baby at Mumbai airport terminal but, somehow, I have the feeling you're NOT going to agree with me (DUCKS)

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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Elmin says on Nov 22, 2008, 16:35:

1250 is a very good deal

making traveling plans is always fun :)

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houstongal (Trustee board) says on Nov 22, 2008, 18:57:

Congratulations Peter! When are you going? I'm currently in Mumbai and will be here for 3 more weeks. I made it through my first week (the apartment and my driver were the biggest headaches) - hooray! I'm starting to enjoy living here.

I'm off to my first yoga lesson with a private teacher. She's located a few blocks away so I can walk there and she costs about $5 for an hour lesson. What a bargain!

By the way, it was tough finding a yoga teacher to accept me. I've been practicing Ashtanga for 3 years, but apparently teachers here aren't into taking short-term students. Yoga studios are difficult to find in some areas (like Bandra West where I live). PM me if you have questions.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 23, 2008, 02:16:

I'm going Jan 17th... So I guess we're just gonna miss each other, else we should definitely meet up!

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houstongal (Trustee board) says on Nov 24, 2008, 02:54:

Too bad! I have hope that we'll run into each other at some point.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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goin_south says on Nov 24, 2008, 11:33:

hey Peter... the forum seems to be running rather slowly today... as for the technical aspect.... pages are coming up, quite slowly.

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 24, 2008, 12:37:

Strange, might have been a temporary glitch. It's running fine now. Let me know if it happens again.

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houstongal (Trustee board) says on Nov 26, 2008, 17:39:

I'm grateful that I'm not staying in a hotel full of tourists. I walked the area of where the Taj hotel is located this weekend. I stayed at the JW Marriott the first weekend I was here. Amazing that all of this is going on. The positive is that security will be much greater by the time Peter arrives in January.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 18, 2009, 15:18:

[Sorry JGD. Edited for spam. It's not yours of course]

is Naomi talking to Peter or to Darloup?... I´m jealous

You are worried the US is going to invade and take the Venezuelan oil?... you are selling everything to them !!Peruvian Pres. Alan Garcia to Chavez

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