NEW! We have compressed our six weeks of backpacking travel through India into six minutes, so you can see what's coming in future episodes.

Technical notes: Shot in 1080p HD with a Canon 60D camera and 18-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS lens. Some shots were made with a Glidecam HD 1000 steadycam stabilizer.

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Cities covered: Delhi, Dharamshala (Mcleodganj), Amritsar (and Attari), Agra (and Fatehpur Sikri), Orchha, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Chennai, Madurai, Kochi, Benaulim (Goa), Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodphur, Jaisalmer

Elements from the video: morning boat ride on the Ganges River at Varanasi, nightly ceremony at Dasaswamedh Ghat and cremation at the burning Manikarnika Ghat; camel safari in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer; beaches of Benaulim, Goa; The Sikh Golden Temple of Amritsar and its free kitchen; elephant in Madurai's Meenakshi Temple; Orcha's Chaturbhuj Temple, Jehangir Mahal, Raj Mahal and Cenotaphs; Mumbai harbour, India Gate, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST train station), Mumbai University and Bombay Stock Exchange dabbawalas; Khujuraho's erotic Hindu temples; Mcleod Ganj's Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels, the Dalai Lama's Temple and school children; Fort Kochi's Chinese fishing nets; Agra's Taj Mahal and Baby Taj; Fatehpur Sikri's Jama Masjid and Panch Mahal; the Bay of Bengal at Chennai; the streets of Old Delhi, Jama Masjid and Karim's restaurant; Jaisalmer Fort; Hawa Mahal of Jaiphur; Mehrangarh Fort of Jodpur; India Pakistan Wagah border ceremony at Attari.

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