Hindistan tezatlar ülkesi

Hindistan cok renkli kulturu, dinsel cesitliligi ve surekli buyuyen is potansiyeli ile yoğun seyehat edilen bir ülke haline geldi.

Hernekadar anlatilan hikayeler urkutucu gelsede, Hindistan yasamak ve seyehat etmek icin oldukca guvenli bir ulke, ne yediginize ve nerede kaldiginiza dikkat ettiginiz surece hic bir problem yasamayacaginiz asikardir.

İnsanların sokakda doğduğu, yaşadığı, ürediği ve öldüğü bu ülkede herşey garip kaotik bir ahenk içinde sürüp gidiyor. Rengarenk ve mistik bir ülke Hindistan.

Oteller Hindistanda oldukca fahis fiyatlarda, genelde 4 yildiz ve uzerinde kalmak cok daha akillica, biraz paraya kiyiyorsunuz ancak temiz ve nezih bir ortamda kalabiliyorsunuz. Erken rezervasyon ile cok guzel indirimler yakalayabilirsiniz.

Yemekler genelde asiri baharatli, Turk mutfaginin aksine yogun bir sekilde tohum, yaprak ve sos kullaniliyor. Acili yemekleri seviyorsaniz bile dikkat etmekte fayda var, yemek esnasinda bazi temel duyularinizi kaybedebilirsiniz :)))

Transportation options

Like in any highly populated country, traffic is extreme in India. You may find all types of 2, 3 , 4 wheelers, 4 legs, basically every thing is on the roads. Nobody follows the rules which is the main reason for the traffic chaos.
Since there are no load limits and rules to follow, you can easily witness 4, 5, 6 people on the same bike.

Each transportation method is an amazing experience, especially Rickshaws; if you are suffering from any stone in urinary system or kidneys, here is the solution. After a ride in city, you will never face these problems again.

Rickshaws are the common transportation vehicle in India, which is like a taxi. Cheap, fast, Uncomfortable, and fun to ride. There are meters available both mechanic and digital telling you how much to pay. Make sure they charge as per meter, when you take the ride.

Most of the time, all drivers speaks English, or at least they pretend to. When you tell them your destination they wouldn't say no to you, but in the middle of the journey, you might hear a questions asking WHERE WE GO ? This is a dangerous moment, where you need to control your temper and start advising again all over from the beginning. After 2 or 3 similar attempt, you may reach your destination.

Animal ride is a common touristic activity, which I don't feel comfortable seeing all these animals, some of them in real bad condition, but as I said it is optional.

They are part of the traffic in populated cities for touristic activity, but in rural areas, elephants are used for any heavy lifting, transportation etc; organic tractors.

Above 4 wheels, is an amazing group in India, most of the trucks are sold without cabin, and people get it finished in carpenter. If you see any driver sitting on the chasis with a chair don't be surprised.

Among all these variety of vehicles, no body follows signals, lane discipline , traffic rules which creates an amazing harmony.

Every body goes in every direction at the same time..

What is needed to be Happy

One thing that still surprises me after 4 years of working in India; people are happy with what they have, and they find happiness in the simple things, cheer themselves up, and celebrate the festivals like crazy.

There are more than 200 million homeless people, literally living on the street, from birth to death. Cooking, sleeping, peeing, coupling, showering, cleaning; every thing is happening live in the corner of your street. They have no desire of changing their way of living.

Maybe they've already found the answers on how to live a happy life under any circumstances, whereas in other parts of the world people are seeking the answers by paying millions to psychiatrists.

When one tries to inquire, there are so many answers you get from them; cast system, religion, believes, and many more. Their father's father was born on the street, and their grandchildren will be born and live the same way. The Government provided houses for these people in the past, either they sold the houses or rented them out and kept living in the street where they are happy and they belong.

You feel bad for the kids though, seeing them barefoot, half-naked, without any hygiene or education prospects. Practically no different future in sight.

But in the end everybody's happy...

what you wish & what you get

What you wish & what you get is a surprising equation in some parts of the world. In India it is always endless surprise. So becarefull what you wish for :)

When I first moved to India to start a life as freight forwarder, I wasnt aware that my life motto will turn out to be UNLUCKY CAMEL.