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Bryan discovers food, places, people, history, instant noodles, challenges, the occasional dodo and a whole lot more than I expected. But that would probably be too long for a channel name.
Join me on this adventure of discovery and of course food.

My first trip to India at 51! Solo female travel in India, honest first impressions of India, and what it’s really like arriving, exploring, eating and getting around India alone for the first time.

I had plenty of ideas about what India might be like before I arrived. Some were right. Quite a few weren’t.

My first few hours included an airport taxi that suddenly had “something wrong with the car,” discovering that the money exchange wouldn’t accept Mauritian rupees, an ATM that I thought didn’t work, one extremely persistent auto-rickshaw driver and the slightly terrifying experience of simply stepping out onto an Indian street by myself.

But there were also plenty of brilliant surprises.

My first meal in India was Chicken 65, and it completely changed what I thought Indian food would taste like. I took my first Uber auto-rickshaw, eventually figured out how to withdraw cash, wandered around Church Street and found the wonderfully old-school Indian Coffee House.

There I tried a proper Indian breakfast of idli, vada, chutney, sambar and sweet strong coffee.
I also went looking for an Indian supermarket, tried to work out exactly what “toned milk” is, explored MG Road and the metro area, and eventually found a rooftop high above the traffic where India suddenly felt very different from the version I had imagined before arriving.
And that was probably my biggest first impression of India.

Underneath the noise, traffic and unfamiliarity, people were simply getting on with their lives. By the end of my first day, India was already starting to feel much more manageable than the intimidating place I had built up in my head.

If you’re planning your first trip to India, travelling solo in India, or wondering what India is really like for a first-time visitor, come along and experience those first few hours with me.

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00:00 First Time in India – My First Impressions
01:25 Arriving in India – Visa, Immigration & Money Problems
03:12 My Hotel & First Meal in India – Chicken 65
05:16 Is India Safe to Explore Alone? My First Street Walk
08:34 Getting Around India – Auto Rickshaw & ATM Problems
11:23 What Is an Indian Breakfast Like? Indian Coffee House
15:09 What Is an Indian Supermarket Like?
16:33 Exploring India Alone – MG Road, Metro & Rooftop
21:17 My Honest First Impressions of India

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Rs400 for this fish curry in Grand Baie… and the Phoenix beers are only Rs100!
This is The Dolphin in Grand Baie, near the beach. Fresh fish curry, those lovely smoky Mauritian aubergines, and chilli on the side if you like some heat.
Definitely one to remember if you’re looking for good-value local food in Grand Baie.

I’ve been past Coco Loco in Grand Baie more times than I can count, but apparently I’ve never properly investigated it!
Great location, lovely vibe, excellent cocktails… and then I discovered the sneaky entrance around the back. I genuinely had no idea you could come through this way.
Anyone else know about this?

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Before I arrived in India, I had a very definite picture in my head of what my first day would feel like.Within a few hours I’d had money problems, a taxi issue, one extremely persistent rickshaw driver, my first auto-rickshaw ride, my first Indian breakfast and several moments of thinking, “What on earth am I doing?”But by the end of the day, India already felt very different from the version I had imagined.If you’ve been to India, what surprised you most on your first visit? And if you haven’t, is this what you expected India to look like?youtu.be/7fX92qX72QA?si=PPFwy89s9o-vU5zN ... See MoreSee Less

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