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Hi everyone,

I’m travelling domestically in India on Akasa Air and need to carry 3 used laptops with me.

I contacted Akasa Air customer care, and they suggested that I shut down one of the laptops, bubble-wrap it, and pack it in my checked-in baggage. I’m not so sure whether it’s allowed to pack laptops in checked-in baggage.

I’m planning to keep all three in my cabin baggage instead.

Has anyone recently travelled with multiple laptops on Akasa Air? Were there any issues at airport security or during boarding?

Also, is there any limit on the number of laptops a passenger can carry, assuming the cabin baggage stays within the allowed weight/size limits?

Thanks!

We are confused between where to go, we are deciding between Kerala and Meghalaya but could not decide which one, also we havent travelled much only Uttrakhand and Himachal we went.

Budget is around 1.5lac for 4 of us.
Flight is must.
Want 6-7 days itinerary. Less adventure cozy stays.

Thanks in advance

I have a 3 week class in Rishikesh. I'm flying in and out from Delhi. I really want to see both Ladakh and Kerala. Any suggestions? Ladakh is a one hour flight away from Rishikesh (then I have to fly one hour from Ladakh to Delhi to fly home), and Kerala is 5 hours flight from Rishikesh (then I would have to fly 3-4 hours to get from Kerala to Delhi Thinking the obvious choice is Ladakh, is it worth it? I've been to India before and didn't have the time (or money) to go there, but it intrigues me! Thanks! (...And I know Kerala and Ladakh are completely different and possibly hard to say which is more intriguing from a travel sense).

Hi everyone,

We're planning to visit Sikkim in 2 weeks. So, any advice regarding monsoon, road conditions, landslides, places that may be inaccessible? North Sikkim is also in the plan. Can we go ahead or should we wait till mid- september or early october? Also, has anyone travelled with this group called 'Dewanjee Travel Expeditions' ? If yes, how was your experience?

Im a British citizen applying for a 30 day etourist visa and the website keeps crashing. I’ve been trying for 3 days and I need my visa in the next week otherwise I’m a bit screwed. Can anyone help me?

I’ve been travelling solo in India for around 8 years, since I was 16, and I feel like the whole meaning of solo travel has changed. Back then, solo travel for me was taking state buses, waiting 2-3 hours for the next one, figuring out where to stay after reaching a place, talking to random locals, taking lifts from bikes/trucks, eating wherever locals were eating and just somehow figuring things out. I remember being in Khajuraho once and ending up staying at someone’s house because there wasn’t really a proper option available that late. And honestly, those situations were the best part of travelling.

Now I feel like solo travel has slowly become “how conveniently can I travel alone?” 😭 People hire a cab for the entire trip, rent a vehicle, book everything beforehand, stay in expensive hostels and basically remove all the uncertainty from the trip. And again, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that — if you can afford it, good for you. But sometimes I genuinely wonder if we’ve started confusing travelling alone with solo travelling. Even the hostel culture feels different now. You’ll have a whole hostel full of “solo travellers” but everyone is sitting with the same people they came with, doing their own thing. Maybe I’m just being nostalgic, but for me the whole point of solo travel was the randomness — missing a bus, talking to a stranger, getting lost, finding a random place to stay and figuring shit out. The inconvenience was part of the adventure.

Hello everyone, I just arrived in Delhi for a 5 month trip (also visitng Nepal) and just realised I left my driver's license in my other wallet back home in Europe, which is really problematic as I was intending of driving around on a motorcycle most of the time.

I need some clarifications please

• Will I find some local bike rental shops accept just a photo of my foreign license?
• What about asking someone back home to high-quality scan it and I find someone to re-print it on a PVC card here?

I just might have to ask someone to send it to me but that would mean I would be stuck here in Delhi until it arrives which would be a big waste of time for me :(

Also on a different note, I am aware I should have gotten an IDP but budget was tight and decided to skip this. Will this be an issue to rent, even if I do get the card? and police stops?

Any insights are appreciated

I'm planning a solo trip to Uttarakhand around the second week of October, and I have about 2 weeks.

I'm thinking of starting around Rishikesh and heading towards Harsil/Gangotri, but I'm open to changing the route completely.

I'm not looking for adventure activities or nightlife. I mainly want a peaceful trip — staying in cheap, quiet places for a few days, walking around, doing small hikes, spending time in nature, and just slowing down.

Budget-friendly suggestions would be especially helpful. Thanks!

I'm looking for travel insurance from India that covers trip cancellation due to visa rejection, preferably without any deductible.

So far, I found that ICICI Lombard offers visa-rejection cover (around USD 2,000 in the plan I checked, with a USD 100 deductible). I also checked TATA AIG, but I couldn't find a suitable option / was told there was no trip-cancellation cover for visa rejection.

Has anyone recently bought a travel insurance policy that covers non-refundable flight + hotel costs if the visa is rejected, ideally without a deductible?

Would appreciate recommendations and, preferably, experiences from people who have actually made a claim.