Golden Triangle

We head off to India in the next few days for a tour of the Golden Triangle, starting in Delhi.  I've been to India for a short time before so I know what to expect - the wonderful and the hard-to-take.  Families all riding on one scooter, trucks driving on 4-lane highways in the wrong direction, potholes big enough to fall into in roads through villages, crowds and crowds of people in the cities, and unbearable poverty.  But then there is the vibrancy, the colour, the meeting of different histories and religions.  A fascinating place.  The trip includes a camel ride from Jaisalmer into the desert.  It might be my favourite means of travel.  I had a great experience on the back of one in Petra.  The trouble is they move quite silently and don't stop when tourists get in the way.  I'm also looking forward to seeing a few billion stars not normally visible in our lit-up towns.  So it'll be more of an experience ra than a holiday.