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CaliNurse Jun 24th, 2011 10:59 PM

Self-drive tour ..in India!!!??
 
Before you all say, "You're nuts to even consider it" (agreed--you'll never get me behind the wheel of a car in india!)...

read this article, from last month's British Airways flight magazine:

http://www.bahighlife.com/Destinatio...road-trip.html

dgunbug Jun 25th, 2011 05:53 AM

I hope my husband doesn't see this!!!

thursdaysd Jun 25th, 2011 06:39 AM

Maybe BA thinks it has too many passengers and is trying to kill some off?

"Self-driving across India is ideal for people who are reasonably confident drivers" - unbelievable. The piece reads like it never occurred to her that she could hire a driver as well as a car. Or as an ad for the outfit that arranges this madness (although I suppose the That desert is about the best place to try it).

Kathie Jun 25th, 2011 07:58 AM

crazy - and not in a good way

CaliNurse Jun 26th, 2011 12:41 AM

Thursdaysd, LOL at your first sentence.
Come to think of it, the BA flights WERE jam-packed !!

Can you imagine someone who'd never been to India, pre-paying for this and then getting their first sight of reality?

travelaw Jun 26th, 2011 08:52 AM

The definition of insane.

Jaya Jun 27th, 2011 05:26 AM

It's an odd/dangerous thing to advise tourists to do. Seems like it was more of a gimmick to have something different to write up in their magazine.

thursdaysd Jun 27th, 2011 06:06 AM

Jaya - I read it as more of an ad for this outfit - http://wwccr.com/ - that organized it. Said outfit seems to be run by rally drivers, but what works for them isn't necessarily a good idea for everyone else.

rhkkmk Jun 27th, 2011 07:33 AM

not for me---i want to relax and observe as we go along..

indianapearl Jun 27th, 2011 03:35 PM

As I come closer to the end of my life, I treasure every day I have.

silverwool Jun 27th, 2011 04:56 PM

Rally drivers may also be tourists but the average tourist is not necessarily a rally driver, nuff said!


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