The first thing to consider when traveling to India is that it is a country with a territorial extension of more than three million kilometers, this being approximately more than half of South America; however, the tourist or most visited part is located in the northwestern hemisphere where its three main cities are located. For tourists visiting New Delhi, capital of India, it is necessary to arm themselves with a lot of patience, because it is an overcrowded city with excessively slow traffic, which makes it difficult to move from one place to another.
As for food, for those who are not used to having a daily intake of highly flavored foods, it is necessary to start taking a gastric protector days before leaving for India, this will help to keep the stomach protected for the new foods that you will taste, otherwise the irritation in the stomach could ruin a lot of this experience. When visiting India, it is very common that something known as “traveler’s diarrhea” arises, for this reason it is also recommended to avoid eating on the street or in places where hygiene is not predominant, another factor to be taken into account and not neglected, is that only bottled water should be consumed.
Bathrooms in India are usually very rudimentary and unhygienic, normally toilet paper is often missing, for this reason we recommend always to carry a little paper in your bag, as it can be very useful when you need it most. Likewise, it is necessary to be aware that in the best of scenarios the bathroom that we will find will be a dark and small room where physiological needs are made, only having this clear the subject of the bathroom will cease to be a problem and will become part of the memories of this particular trip.
Taxis, better known as “tuk tuk” are usually very cheap for tourists, this makes it ideal to negotiate with one to be your driver throughout the day, this will help a lot since it will be like having a private driver who is also native of the town and can make the best tours and also make the most of the time of the visit.
At the time of visiting and knowing the sacred monuments and images, it is necessary to keep in mind that touching them or posing on some of these is considered an offense, for this reason it is better to avoid misunderstandings and always act with great respect and serenity.
It is also necessary to carry adapters for plugs and cash at the time of transit through this country since in many small towns and stores only accept the official currency, dollars and euros will only be accepted at the exchange houses and the black market, which we recommend avoiding.
Undertaking a trip to India will undoubtedly be a plan to rediscover ourselves and get to know each other better, which will also help us to understand another culture and to know a little more about our civilization, we suggest leaving any type of taboo aside and enjoying this experience at maximum taking into account your respective precautions.
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