Twitpacking India - Full Commentary from India Trip 2011

• Re-Worked Photo's from my Trip to India #indiatrip http://ow.ly/4c5v93 months ago from web
• Re-Worked Photo's from my India Trip #indiatrip http://ow.ly/4c5v93 months ago from HootSuite
• some photo's from my #indiatrip have been released....see last few tweets...3 months ago from HootSuite
• Omo Washing Powder really brings out the colours #indiatrip #udaipur http://ow.ly/i/8MsU3 months ago from HootSuite
• Delhi Groceries #indiatrip http://ow.ly/i/8MsL3 months ago from HootSuite
• Taj Mahal #indiatrip http://ow.ly/i/8MsD3 months ago from HootSuite
• Breakfast in #Indiatrip http://ow.ly/i/8Msw3 months ago from HootSuite
• Carrots anyone? #indiatrip http://ow.ly/i/8Msl3 months ago from HootSuite
• Delhi Nightmarkets #indiatrip http://ow.ly/i/8Msa3 months ago from HootSuite
• India Blog should be up and in readable form in next 48 hours for the #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• #indiatrip photos from Agra (and the Taj Mahal) -> http://ow.ly/3Rv9S4 months ago from HootSuite
• #Indiatrip Photos from Delhi -> http://ow.ly/3RuSC4 months ago from HootSuite
• Later India...home time now, can't wait to eat steak or parma! This concludes the #indiatrip tag, thanks for following. Pics/blog to follow4 months ago from Snaptu
• Got 4 hours sleep sleeping on my luggage...4 hours till I can check in, let's see if I can finish this book #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Finally allowed back into the airport! Not that it is anymore exciting, but at least this seat has no urine stains #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Fuck Mumbai, and it's many shit people...making me sit outside on the concrete while waiting for my flight. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Mumbai airport at 5:50am....gotta wait till 9:55pm...shoot me. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Will be home in 50 hours....I will next sleep again in 50 hours...#indiatrip #windingdown4 months ago from Snaptu
• Took scooters to Arambol beach today 45 mins away, played pool, ate curry, drank beer...primal! #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Last day in Goa tomorrow, then 43 hellish hours of flying/transit thanks to delayed plane...character building maybe? Nope. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• My scooter is shit, the dude gave me a lemon...it keeps stalling and it's and auto....#indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Last night in Goa...tomorrow night I get to spend at the airport #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• It's a fine line, those were either sausages or meatballs....#indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Breakfast in Goa #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3swqeu4 months ago from Snaptu
• Australia Day 2011 - every minute off it will either be on a plane seat, or a waiting lounge chair....sssssucksssss #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Off to the beach today...and tomorrow...and the day after...what day is it anyway? #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• This shower better have hot water, or there will be trouble....mainly of the hyperthermic variety...#indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• the great thing about India is there are no deadshit Aussie bogans wearing the flag as a cape here...#indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• I like Rupees, makes me feel richer than I am #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Everyone at this hostel has food poisening...all from different sources...or sauces...#indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Ah Bushmans mosquito repellent...even the flies wont touch me now...yes! #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Just told a local scammer to fuck off....he apologised and walked away. #ThatshowIrole. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Night markets tonight, then beach party. Yep, ->THIS<- is the life. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• #indiatrip addition to last tweet http://twitpic.com/3sa1sb4 months ago from Snaptu
• Prawn Xacuti (coconut curry) and Aloo Paratha for lunch sitting on the cliff-face to the Arabian sea....$3.00 well spent. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Moving this show up to Anjuna in Goa....beach and shopping and ice cream and sunburnt..all the good things in life #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Firsy day in Goa spent riding Royal Enfields around coast...unbeatable. Beach today. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• looking forward to Goa, sun, beaches and motorbikes. #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Highlights of Mumbai - toured the slums (good to see), rode train in peak hour like a true sardine, and beered up at Leopolds! #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Death. #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3qscpo4 months ago from Snaptu
• dont even recognise myself in the mirror with these puffy eyes, how are customs going to match me with my passport pic? #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Feels like sheeeeeeeeet! This fligh to Bombay is going to be hell #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• sleeping on the floor tonight...good times! Bring on Bombay! (or Mumbai, but Bombay sounds better) #indiatrip4 months ago from Mobile Web
• bombarding this flu with soup, vitamins, soothers, panadene and lemon/honey/ginger tea...flying to Bombay 2mor...no flu allowed #indiatrip4 months ago from Snaptu
• Taking a boat out on the Uraipur lakes #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3qk5274 months ago from Snaptu
• Having Marmite toast for breakfast, as they dont have Vegemite...sort your shit out India. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• this sucks...flu in India...gotta battle on tho! #indiatrip5 months ago from Mobile Web
• There's an Indian wedding happening round the corner, and the cover band just slipped in a Dido song into the mix #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Oh and I saw monkeys swinging on the powerlines...but thats enough about me, what about my stomach #indiatrip #dinnertime5 months ago from Snaptu
• also saw an old India man ironing a shirt in his laundrette with the biggest iron i've ever seen...foot long...full of coals #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• @bcarbonaro85 Yeah, it was either the camel leather or the ''ive been to the taj mahal'' t-shirt #indiatrip #souveniers5 months ago from Snaptu
• debating whether to buy a Camel Leather bound notebook...man assured me camels rarely die, so I should buy it while its in stock #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Bought some papadams from a papadam shop today...the dude told me his family have had the shop open 65 years...selling papadams #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• out for dinner and beers...I guess it'll be curry again...I dont know if I trust their ''Lazania'' #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• this travel beard is getting ridiculous...and by ridiculous I mean fantastic #indiatrip #beards #hobo5 months ago from Snaptu
• just had a Mango Lassi...which you can now enter into your logs #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• anyone been to Goa? Need tips on where to stay/go...backpacking scene, but the less wankers about the better! Hit me with tips. #indiatrip5 months ago from Mobile Web
• Breakfast this morning - coffee, orange juice, muesli, fruit, honey, yoghurt and poached eggs on toast...$3 all up! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• the breakfast table #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3q3ond5 months ago from Snaptu
• Another stellar guesthouse in Udairpur...chilling on the rooftop waiting for my $1 milkshake :D #indiatrip #apologoesfortheemoticon5 months ago from Snaptu
• from plane being cancelled, to the u-turn and it going, finally in Udaipur...where can I get some f*#king soothers here? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Phew, plane has not been cancelled after all...we are off to Udaipur...hopefully...#indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• so far one delayed flight, one very late train, another late train, a cancelled train, and now a cancelled flight...this sucks. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• we have definitely hit the red on the laundry gage...the bag is starting to shake...#indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• watching monkeys swing on a tree from the rooftop garden...pretty standard...like watching seagulls back home I guess #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• waiting for the plane to land...what will the delay be this time? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• spotted a blond American dude walking around Jodhpur wearing a turban...whadda tit! #indiatrip5 months ago from Mobile Web
• is certain the main point to qual. for an Indian drivers license is an ability to drive 1 handed whilst tooting horn in staccato #indiatrip5 months ago from Mobile Web
• Ah lip balm and hand sanitizer...mans best friend when in India #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• spent the day exploring Jodhpur yesterday, awesome town, my fav so far. Off to Udaipur this afternoon...no rain here thankfullly #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Jodhpur goes alright...hotel is a winner...it is true, the further south you go in India, the nicer the people get #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Hotel in Jodhpur has a proper throne...result! #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3pef5r5 months ago from Snaptu
• just stopped in some backwater town for a break, thank god there's a red head dude on the bus, he's getting all the touts! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• pretty sure Carlos Sainz is my bus driver...getting sea sick on a coach! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• train to Jodhpur cancelled, braving the Indian bus system...been warned against it, but so far so good...no livestock onboard yet #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• hoodie still smells like burning dead bodies from the Varanasi river side cremations...pretty hot hey! Calvin Klein might be keen #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Breakfast time...ill have one of everything thanks. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• no one knows who Climax Lawrence is here...he is your football captain....no one knows what football is here...#football #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• leaving Jaipur (the pink city) for Jodhpur (the blue city)...via 6 hour train (1st class of course, lashed out $12 instead of $6) #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• went to the ATM last night and pulled out 10000 rupees....never held suck a big wad of cash...inch thick...had to tighten my belt #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• $1 for a thermis of coffee....sold! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• funny reading it...was like a script! He played the part well..apparently it's a gem smuggling operation! Haha, no dice son! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• word for word it says, boy will approach you on bike, complain tourists ignore locals & invite u for tea to learn ur culture.cont #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• ...and learn about our culture...asked to meet him for tea, we said no....we felt bad, until today when we read wikitravel..cont. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• an Indian kid on bike complained to us that tourists dont want to talk to Indians, and wanted to practise his English..cont...#indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Off to Jodhpur tomorrow...5 hour tain ride...hope there aint no dudes hoicing up spit every 30 seconds this time #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Vegetable Jalfrezi on a bed of rice....delish! Western meal tomorrow, craving it! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• time to head to the ATM and take out a lazy 10,000.....rupees. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Rest of trip booked...Jodhpur tomorrow, Udaipur, Mumbai (dump of a hotel included) and the beering it up in Goa! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Air India cant work their own website...doesn't bode well for their ability to fly a plane does it? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• just saw the Amber Fort, pretty cool, had monkeys on the roof..real monkeys...then had a curry for lunch...when in Rome...errrrm? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Service in India is soooooooooooooooo slooooooooooooooooooooow...been waiting 20mins for guy to collect dried laundry! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Indian decorations #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3p084t5 months ago from Snaptu
• Precision decorative painting #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3p07ez5 months ago from Snaptu
• The Hostel #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3p076o5 months ago from Snaptu
• My Balcony #indiatrip....one more sleep then it's back to the slums! http://twitpic.com/3p06eq5 months ago from Snaptu
• strangest q. from an Indian when lining up for Taj Mahal - ''what is the average percentage of brainpower used by Oz students?'' #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Going to check out the Amber Fort in Jaipur today, from the practises I see in the street, I have a fair idea why it is amber #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• plotting next bit of #indiatrip, looks like we are headed to Jodhpur, Udaipur, Mumbai then Goa...gonna have to fly tho, no trains!5 months ago from Snaptu
• Rooftop dining Indian style #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3ozd9f5 months ago from Snaptu
• Hot Shower....I Feel Clean! Pity I had to put on my filthy clothes, may have to get to the river and bash'em on the rocks #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Breakfast time...no pakoras or momo's for breakfast today, egg jaffle and muesli for me...for a whopping $1.50...sound. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• @LCBarnes Yeah pretty amazing, absolute mayhem and chaos on the streets, but it all seems to work! Shame about all the litter tho #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• so in India, when I say I'm Australian' locals say 'Ricky Ponting' or 'Shane Warne'...should I start saying 'Climax Lawrence'? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• 10 hour sleep...followed by a hot shower...bit to western for my liking. #indiatrip5 months ago from Mobile Web
• gonna have to hit the streets of Jaipur tomorrow & heckle locals about their loss to #socceroos...prob still ask me for money tho #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• These Kingfisher Super Strong Lagers go alright, read the label and ''can range anywhere from 5% to 8%''...better be an eight ay! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• gonna chill tomorrow, thinking about taking an Indian cooking class down the road? Who wants a curry? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• all kids do here after school is fly kites, no getting high off cordial and hitting the xbox...love the simplicity #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• all the shops here specialise in one thing...be it silk, stone masonary, baked goods, clothes, pots...no megastores, refreshing #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Roasted papads, veg byriani, stuffed parantha and honey parantha....4 course meal for $3....carbtastic! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Jaipur still has cows roaming the streets, but there are also a hell of a lot of wild pigs as well! Checked out Tiger Fort..good! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• think I have mastered crossing the road in India...close ur eyes, cross your fingers, but not ur toes, it'll impact on swiftness #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Locals a lot more friendly in Jaipur, saying hello to you without an ulteria motive...shame the scammers of Delhi have us wary #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• I take a photo of someone here, and they ask for 1 rupee, I might start taking the photo, then saying ''that'll be 2 rupees thx'' #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• I then told the Indian bloke I dont like cricket...he could not comprehend! I then said ''Tendulkar'' and order was restored. #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• An Indian asked me yesterday where I come from...I said Australia...he then said excitedly ''Ricky Ponting''...I said ''who?''...#indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• off to explore Jaipur, beautiful sunny day for it...should get some good shooting in with the battered Canon! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• But if you look past that, India is beauiful #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Indians have no respect fr the land or people around them, they litter, they push, all fr personal convenience. My 1 negative for #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Plush hotel digs in Jaipur #indiatrip http://twitpic.com/3opuwg5 months ago from Snaptu
• Men huddle round fire in street...joined by dogs...joined by a cow...come back an hour later and 5 cows round fire, ah Varanasi #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• in Jaipur checking into the digs, Krishna Palace...this place is plush, nice change to the regular squallar! hot shower time! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• on a 5am train to Jaipur, at least I think its a train...it has seats and windows, tho doesn't move...hot shower coming up soon #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• been in Agra for 3.5 hours, seen the Taj, early night for the 5am train to Jaipur...no rest for the wicked warrior! #indiatrip #backpacker5 months ago from Snaptu
• Taj Mahal was AMAZING...from the outside. On inside it was pitch black, overcrowded and akin to running with the bulls #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Finally in Agra 17 hours later....might be a bit late for the Taj Mahal...beer is a viable alternative #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Hour no. 16 on the sleeper train...3 hours late....this sucks! More so coz the indian man on bunk below is singing hindi tunes #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• on the sleeper train from Varanasi to Agra...Tah Mahaling it up tomorrow...#indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• bang from hanging on The Ganges watching the locals burn dead dudes...confronting...but the souvenier store opp was cheap, mint? #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• just checked into my hotel in Varanasi...open fire with 4 blokes around it in Reception, and the beds double as concrete slabs...#indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• is in Varanasi....we made it...finally! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Hour number 4 seated in plane on tarmac...not looking good for Varanasi :(.....cmon fog, lift ur game! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• Plane delayed 3 hours...well at least the carpet is interesting, whoever designs airport carpet is on some hard drugs for shiz #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• (puts on best Seinfeld voice) ''Whats the deeeal with squat toilets...what a man, got to do, to get a seat? (que canned laughter) #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• @TKYC as soon as the plane touches the ground, seatbelts fly off and people shoot up and open overhead lockers...insane! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• catching a plane full of Indians = one big game of musical chairs...seatbelt signs mean nothing...and 7kg hand luggage my foot! #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• as much as I love curry, we just went to McD's for a break! Tried an Italian place, but saw a mouse in bread bowl so bailed #indiatrip5 months ago from Snaptu
• at Delhi airport waiting for flight to Varanasi...then straight down to the Ganges to do some laundry #indiatrip5 months ago