India has never been on top of my must-do-list. But after visiting it, I can only shout: go there!! It appears that you or adore the country or you just hate it. I’m in the first category, but I have to admit there were days I loved and hated it at the same time. India surprised me with its many different sides, of whom I didn’t know they existed. So here 17 reasons why you should visit India.
1. To be amazed by the endless green tea plantations
2. You befriend monkeys
3. and oh yeah, elephants
4. To find the most photogenic people on the flower market in Calcutta
5. To finally get your hands covered with Henna
6. To feel like in a Wes Anderson movie on the Darjeeling Mail
7. To travel on an old school Royal Enfield
8. To feel really really popular
9. To admire the mountains
10. and lakes
11. and ride lost roads
12. To meet other cultures
13. and participate in those cultures
14. To realise traffic at home isn’t that bad at all
15. To see more colours than you’ve ever seen
16. To cruise on a houseboat with a pool
17. and wake up to dreamy sunrises
and of course the FOOD! So there’s only one thing left to do: book those plane tickets and go!