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The Complete Guide To: India's Golden Triangle

Busy street life, tranquil havens, culture shocks and architectural splendours await those who take the classic introduction to this vast and varied country, says Matthew Teller.

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Essential Travel Insurance

Essential Travel Insurance Ltd offers wordwide insurance cover at competitive rates. For our trekking clients this insurance can be tailored to include helicopter rescue and medical emergency cover.

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Essential Travel Ltd

Essential Travel Ltd also takes the hassle out of car parking and offers savings of upto 30% on car park charges.

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Basunti

A unique retreat in Himachal Pradesh that offers yoga and birdwatching holidays in idyllic surroundings.

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The Compelling Image

David Bathgate's online photography school.

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Atol Licence

ATOL is a consumer protection scheme, set up to protect consumers in the event of their tour operator ceasing to trade. Find out more.

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The Great Outdoors

Britain's best hillwalking & backpacking magazine.

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Holistic-Life-Living.com

Take time off, recharge your batteries and arrive back to work from a real holistic holiday break. Click on this link for further information.

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A Place to Walk

Eloise Napier's book 'A Place to Walk' reviews the 'Abode of the Gods' trek in Northern India.

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The Valleys & Flowers of Lahaul

Read articals that relate to this popular trek in the Himalayas.

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Photography with Dr David Bathgate

David Bathgate leads our photography workshops in Northern India. This link will take you to his website.

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Trailfinders

The largest independent travel agency in the UK.

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Stanfords Maps

Stanfords offers a comprehensive range of worldwide maps, travel guides and books

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Cotsworld Camping

A website for all your outdoor travel needs.

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Responsible Travel

A website that features responsible tourism holidays

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English Retreats

Offers a selection of heritage sites and places to visit within the UK.

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Scoot

Scoot lets you find whatever business or service you need, whenever you need it.

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Touch Bath Directory

A local Directory for the Wiltshire area.

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The Royal Horticultural Website

This popular website lists a selection of tours for anyone interested in seeing exotic plants and flowers in there natural habitats.

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Singing In The Round

Do something different and find your voice singing in the Himalayas with Candy Verney.

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Doctors net

Informative website written by Doctors for the medical profession.

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Climate Change - BA Carbon Offset Scheme

Flights are not eco-friendly so please do whatever appeases your conscience and so will we.

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Check My Trip

View your up to date flight details at the checkmytrip website.

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Essential Medical

A reliable gateway to essential medical news and information from around the world.

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Gold Medal Travel

Our flight providers offer over 3 million discounted fares on over 130 scheduled airlines to approximately 1500 destinations worldwide. You can choose to fly economy, enhanced economy, business or even first class.

Hinterland Travel

Pioneers in Adventure Travel. Managing Director Geoff Hann drove his first overland trip in 1969 and has never looked back.

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Worlds Apart Travel

An Independent Travel Agency that offers tailor-made and special interest holidays worldwide.

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Golden Hill Travel

Small group and tailor-made adventure travel

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Rough Guides

One of the best guide books on the market.

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Bufo Ventures Ltd

Independent Tours and Trekking in the Himalayas.

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Footprint Adventures

15 Years of Wildlife, Birding and Trekking

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Sherpa Expeditions Ltd

Escorted walks and tours.

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Betterphoto.com

Want to take better pictures? Then visit the Better Photo's website for a list of special courses and workshops.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice

The latest worldwide travel advice

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Health care for travellers

Stay healthy when travelling abroad. Get the facts about immunizations, antimalarial tablets, Jet lag, DVT and avoiding insect bites.

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The Independent Travel Magazine

Visiting the subcontinent? Read the top 10 ways to make the most of your trip in the Independents Travel Magazine. This site also features our culinerary workshops in Northern India.

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Worldsurface.com

This website promotes sustainable tourism and fair trade travel for independent travellers and features our 'Images of India' photography workshop.

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The Tibet Foundation

This website contains details of forthcoming events, including visits by the Dalai Lama and how you can help Tibetans to keep their culture alive.

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Heritage Hotels of India

A comprehensive list of Palace Hotels in India

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Online British Airways schedules and timetables

Check schedules and book flights.

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The India Tourist Office in London

Travel advice and information.

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Visa Advisory Service

Travcour (UK) takes the hassle out of obtaining your travel visas. They make sure that you have the latest documentation and up to date visa information.

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PATA

The Pacific Asia Travel Association UK Chapter is a global organisation with over 2,500 members comprising Destinations, Airlines, Hotel Groups, Tour Operators and Travel Agents.

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Trip Advisor

Plan your holiday with trip advisor.

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Lonely Planet

One of the world's best guidebook and information sites.

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Google Earth

A fantastic site that put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

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Air Deccan

Air Deccan has the largest network in India and now operates a modern fleet of 43 aircraft.

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Kingfisher

India's luxury class domestic flight service.

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Historical Association

The Historical Association organises a wide range of lectures and other events, such as special visits to places of historical interest, tours in the United Kingdom and abroad and conferences.

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Expats Worldwide

Contact expats worldwide through our network for people choosing a new life in a foreign country.

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Climate Care

A website with information on how you can help the climate.

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Palin's Travels

Palin's Travels is the official travel website of Michael Palin and is based in London.

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Himachal Pradesh

The Telegraph reviews a trip to Himachal Pradesh in Northern India.

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All About The Journey

Journeying is a venture started by life coach, Sue Glanville and community choir director, Candy Verney.

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Airline Quality Reviews

The world's biggest selection of Airline and Airport passenger opinions - with more than 525 airlines and 550 airports featured. Updated daily, enjoy quick and easy access to over 240,000 traveller opinions.

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Szigg.org - Web Directory

A useful reference site.

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Trekking in the Indian Himalaya

A 'must read' book by Garry Weare for those who want to trek in the Indian Himalaya.

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Hotel reviews in India

Rate and review hotels in India.

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Train travel in India

A beginner's guide to train travel in India, with information on train times, fares ... Probably the most adventurous timetable ever produced.

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Yellow Pages

A comprehensive UK based business directory.

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India travel guide

Comprehensive facts and advice for traveling along with background material on the culture and history of the country.

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The Gumtree

Your local community online. Free local classified listings for flatshares, rentals, jobs, buy/sell, dating, events, travel and business services, for London and 60 cities in 9 countries.

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BBC

Headline ticker will automatically update throughout the day with the latest news, sport, travel, finance and weather from the BBC.

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UK ask

Offers search for web sites, images, news, blogs, video, maps and directions, local search and shopping

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National Rail

Guide to UK national rail services, provided on behalf of the Association of Train Operating Companies. Features journey planner and booking service, real time train running information and details of scheduled engineering work.

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Festivals of India

Calender of Indian festivals.

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Butterworths India

Kim Butterworth has been leading treks and tours in India for over 25 years. Click on this link for further info.

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Indian Government Visa advisory service

Click on this link to read upto date information on Visa applications to India

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