India

Here are my essentials, tips and wonderful experiences of plastic-free travel through India.

You’re mid-walking tour, tangled in the markets of Delhi disorientated by unfamiliar smells. Hot sweat prickles at your hairline as your eyes dart around the space, frantically searching for a place of relief when you realise you’ve got about T minus 60 seconds before the place is gonna blow..

I’m not a fan of overused clichés, but there’s no other way to say this: when I first saw the Taj Mahal, it quite literally took my breath away.

Without this tour and our absolutely incredible Indian guide, Chetan, I never would’ve been the guest in FOUR Indian homes, eating incredible home-cooked meals.

Jam-packed cities, chilled-out beaches, mystical mountains, vast deserts… there is SO much to see and do in India – but where do you start? Right here

Yep, it’s true. The Taj Mahal will, as of April 2018, endure a cleansing mud mask that will brighten its marble and unclog its pores for a youthful, radiant glow (…we may have made up that last bit).

You could splash out on Ubers and rickshaws to get from A to B in Delhi, but the Metro is so much better! Here’s why.

Although it’s second time visitors that often choose to head to South India, this welcoming part of the country is great for everyone, whether you’re a foodie, history buff, beach lover, or newbie traveller.

What’s one of the best ways to immerse yourself in a new culture? Study up on the local lingo so that you go in with a couple of slang words up your sleeve.