Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast. The city is built around Port Jackson. Sydney is blessed with a glorious abundance of natural beauty. Sydney's climate is truly impressive. Darling Harbor, incorporating the recently developed Cockle Bay Wharf is a modern waterside to enjoy seafood, wines and goodies. The Major places to visit are:

• Sydney Opera House - one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Lot of cultural activities like ballet, theatre and music, opera is featured in four theatres and it also has some of the finest restaurants.
  
• Sydney Harbor Bridge - Harbor from where you can glance some of the best sites of Sydney. Natural beauty scattered around at 20Km length.
• Sydney Town Hall -Stood as a major hub for public and civic building. The Town Hall clock is most popular landmark and marble entrance makes it beautiful meeting place.
  The other attractions of Sydney include pristine beaches and the surfers paradise i.e. bondi beach and it also have other small beaches to enjoy the scenic beauty of Australia.
  

London (UK)

London is the largest urban area and capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is also known as the heart of England. There are so many amazing sites in the capital to visit:

• Clarence House - Clarence House is the official residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. During the summer, visitors are guided around the ground-floor rooms where The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall receive guests from around the world.
• Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) - are home to the House of Commons and the House of Lords and the famous clock tower Big Ben. Overseas visitors can travel only in summers through designated areas of the parliamentary estate.
• Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition - an amazing tour to the world-famous Globe Theatre. A chance to see a sword-fighting display, find out how actors are dressed in handmade costumes and take a tour of vivid life of working theatre. There are so many other places to visit are Wimbledon lawn Museum, Imperial war museum, St Paul's Cathedral.

Paris (France)

Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world, with over 30 million foreign visitors per year. A romantic and stylish city situated on the river Seine. The major tourist attractions are:

• a) Place de la Bastille - This is the home for many concerts and similar events and at night busy for cafes, bars, night clubs and concert halls.
• b) The Montparnasse Tower - soared over the Paris skyline with its 210-meter height. Its rooftop is open to the public and offers an exceptional view of the below. The tower and newly re-modeled train station replace the 19th century station, making it a very contemporary spot in the capital today.
• c) Eiffel Tower - If you have a good weather and have a little extra time, go to Eiffel tower at sunset for a spectacular scene.
• There are so many other places to visit in Paris, which all can't be covered here so I will recommend it as the best place to visit.

Rome (Italy)

Rome is modern and cosmopolitan and it is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU and a city of cultural and political importance. Its international airport is the largest in Italy; a climate mild and rainy in winter rather than full of snow, Rome appeals as the perfect place to vacation during any time of year. You do not need a Visa if you're only staying for 90 days or less. I would recommend visiting Rome in the off-peak months between October and March to avoid the summer rush.

Don't Miss These Locations:

• The Coliseum- The best structure to visit in the city. You will be welcomed by guides dressed as Gladiators, when taking tour to the premises.
• The Roman Forum - Visiting the ancient Rome where political, religious, and economic activities took place. Many of its columns remain standing among the ruins even after 2000 years, displaying the left over of Roman architecture. If you want, you can spend a little more to get a personalized guided tour complete with audio pedestals where you can learn more.
• The Vatican- One of the most popular spots to visit in Rome is, of course, the Vatican. The Vatican has a fine collection of sculptures, paintings, books, and many other artifacts that chronicle the Catholic Church's history and had great religious importance.
• The Sistine Chapel- If pressed for time, skip everything else and proceed to the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel is probably the most recognized piece of work from the Renaissance period.

Madrid (Spain)

Madrid is located in the center of Spain and sits at an elevation 1900' above sea level. The population of the central city is 2.95 million. Madrid is full of green spaces and parkland, in central Madrid there is one of the largest park is, spreading out to the north-east of Atoka Railway station, Casa de Campo is enormous rural parkland to the west of the city, the largest of all Madrid's green areas. Its home to a fairground, zoo and an outdoor municipal pool, to enjoy a bird's eye view of the park and city take a cable car trip above the tree tops. The places to visit there are:

• Palacio Real (the Royal Palace of Madrid) - Although an official Royal Palace, the Palacio Real de Madrid is used only for ceremonial purposes. Be sure to see the Throne Room, the Kings Chamber, and the Porcelain Room
• Plaza Mayor - Plaza Mayor, located in the heart of Old Town Madrid, is the grand square of the city. The buildings around the Plaza have burned several times, the last time in 1790. Although known for its architecture and vast expanse, the Plaza is best known as one of the city's most popular meeting places.
• Retro Park - When the art junket starts to get old, head for Retro Park. The grounds are attractive, peppered with many statues and a large lake. The Cristal Palace, one of the exhibition halls for the Reina Sofia Museum is located here and deserves a quick look.

Hawaii (United States)

The State of Hawaii is a state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. All of the Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the sea floor from a magma source described in geological theory as a hotspot. The theory maintains that as the tectonic plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean moves in a northwesterly direction, the hot spot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes. There are 8 major islands to visit and the climate of Hawaii is typical for a tropical area, although temperatures and humidity tend to be a bit less extreme than other tropical locales due to the constant trade winds blowing from the east. Don't miss to visit this beautiful island.

Las Vegas (United States)

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for massive and lavish casino resorts, the unrestricted availability of alcoholic beverages (as is true throughout Nevada), and adult entertainment. Once officially referred to as Sin City, this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. The major attractions in Las Vegas are the casinos. The most famous hotels are located on Las Vegas Boulevard, better known as the Las Vegas Strip. Many of these hotels carry thousands of rooms. There are, of course, large casino areas in these hotels as well. There are many hotel casinos in the city's downtown area as well, which was the original focal point of the city's gaming industry in its early days. Several large hotels and casinos are also located somewhat off the Strip but adjacent to it, as well as in the county around the city. Some of the best casinos are golden nugget, four queens, Las Vegas club and so on.

Dubai (UAE)

Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is one of the country's main cities, sometimes called "Dubai City" to distinguish it from the emirate. At just five hours from Europe, Dubai makes for the perfect city break thanks to its superb beaches, exceptionally competitive shopping and exciting nightlife. Due to its infrastructure, tourist amenities and relatively liberal policies, Dubai has managed to shine next to other Middle Eastern cities. The major attractions are:

• a) Burj Al Arab - It's a landmark on the Dubai coastline where going beyond service and quality are paramount. Every single duplex suite enjoys fabulous views of the Gulf, is furnished with luxury amenities and the latest technology and has a private concierge and butler service to every floor.
• B) Emirates Towers -its hotel is an iconic Dubai landmark located on the fashionable Sheikh Road. It is ideal for corporate travelers but is just as well suited for the leisure guest as well. The hotel has several and has ten restaurants and four bars, temperature controlled main and children's pools, a health club, two gyms, a men's spa and a well equipped state of the art business centre. Guests also have the use of beach facilities at the groups other hotels.
• c) Beach Hotel - The Beach hotel is located on beach with a large selection of restaurants, three different beach areas, a huge main swimming pool, lap pool and separate kid's pool.

Jaisalmer (India)

Its nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain temples. Many of the houses and temples are finely sculptured. It lies in the heart of the Desert and has a population of about 78,000. The major tourist attraction are City fort, castels, Museums and don't miss to attend desert festival.

What I have observed by my personal experience that most of the tourists came by already have tie up with travel's agent, who make them so fool that they even don't realize that after spending so much money they don't go back by watching the real India and just see what their agents want them to see. So take a break and just experiment once and feel the real pleasure of visiting India.

Let's, not waste much time and start the real expedition of India in just $150. Pack your bags and catch the flight for India. As per my recent research the airfare for you is $350 one sided travel from US to India and even you can make a better deal in $600 both ways by air. It means the whole journey will cost you around $750. Isn't it exciting?

Smart Pack

You took a flight from US to India and now you are standing at IGI airport - New Delhi but oh my God, what I am seeing that you are carrying a huge luggage with around 9-12 bags and you have to take a rented cab to go to the city from airport, which will cost you around 3000 Rs (Rs is Indian currency, today value of $1= 42.39 Rs), it means that you have already spent approx $70 for a cab. Guys, we are talking about a trip in $150 and you have already spent the half of it's for a cab. So let's begin the trip again but with only three bags which includes all the things which we need. It includes camera, passport, three trousers or jeans and some few good t-shirts (make sure you carry some good t-shirts because it's too hot in India and they will help you to enjoy your journey) and toothbrush, goggles and everything else what is needed for a trip.

IGI - Airport

So we are now standing at IGI Delhi, INDIA airport with three bags. One on your shoulder and two comfortable in your hands and then you go to pre-paid taxi stand and will take a taxi for IFFCO chowk (IFFCO chowk is in gurgaon, Haryana which is 20 minutes drive from IGI) So now your question would be that why we are going to IFFCO chowk. IFFCO chowk is on highway of Delhi-Jaipur (NH 8) and from there we can catch a bus for Jaipur by anytime. So by pre-paid taxi you will pay around 200 Rs to reach IFFCO chowk. So once you reach over there, you have to say good bye to taxi and wait for RSRTC bus to come (Rajasthan state road Transport Company). You can find buses for Jaipur in every five minutes. So we are going to visit Jaipur (Rajasthan) first and then will come back to see Delhi.

Jaipur - Pink City

You are in a bus which is on the way to Jaipur and the fare is just 180 Rs. Enjoy the scenic beauty on the way and you will find lot of mortals at both sides of the highway. The bus will stop at a "dhaba" and you can get a good Indian meal at around 50Rs. After four and a half hour journey and you will find yourself in the Pink city Jaipur. As soon as you land on bus stand, you will find yourself crowded by agents (as soon as these people saw foreign origin person then they are act like a bee around honey) so ignore them and came out of bus stand and make a deal with any auto (they will try to make you fool as they found you not very intelligent in dealing) but you have to prove your skills and make a deal to visit Jaipur for whole day at around 400 Rs. Make a deal that you will visit all historical places and don't forget to visit old traditional markets where you can really get some good cheap Indian stuff to carry back to US as symbols.

Now after a whole tiring day and a great visit to all the places along with a shopping of about 500 Rs (includes puppets, artificial ornaments, and rajasthani paintings), make sure you do shopping by roadside vendors and avoid going into big showrooms as the quality is always the same and the only charge is of more glitter. Now You have to find a hotel to go for good sleep but believe me for you it would be really difficult to find a cheap hotel so ask auto to take you to a "dharamshala" (place which is operated by various casts to make there people stay). You can go to any Brahmin or Jain dharamshala and believe me they will provide you facilities like a three star hotel and the hospitality will be really great.

Good night friends, enjoy your night at Jaipur (they will charge you 50 Rs for providing bedding in a clean room). In that whole day you also spent 200 Rs on your food and 100 Rs on your mineral water too.

Jodhpur - Sun City

So actually next day ideally you should take a bus back to Delhi as you have already visited Jaipur (part of golden triangle of tourism) but I would suggest go for Jodhpur in the same $150 budget. The place will give you more chance to see Rajasthan, the place of sand dunes and deserts. So next day early morning take a bus from Jaipur to Jodhpur and your fare would be around 300 Rs and you will find yourself in Jodhpur after a journey of around 8 hours. As you will reach Jodhpur, the day had already being gone in traveling (on the way don't miss to taste at byawar “a local sweet dish”) so again find a dharmshala in Jodhpur (you will find it near to railway station at same 50 Rs cost) now you can easily get the room and go for good sleep. Next day take an auto for a whole day and it will cost you around 500 Rs ( I know now you are expert in making deals with Indians) and visit all old places (again try to visit old market where you can buy good stuff). This whole day enjoyment will cost you another 500 Rs for your food, water and bit shopping. The day was very exhaustive and I know you are very tired now so catch a Volvo bus for Delhi (you can get a great sleep in Volvo as they provide you sleeper seat at around 500 Rs) so once you are in bus stretch your legs and now go for great sleep. You can catch a bus from railway station which begins from 8:00 P.M. till you have continues buses till 10:00 P.M.

Delhi - place with people of great Hearts

Next morning you will found yourself in Delhi (it's a saying Dilli Dil walo ke which means people of great hearts lives here) and my calculation says you have spent around $68 dollars so far, hope you have enjoyed a lot so far visiting Rajasthan. You know this trip is a real pain for those who wants things well planned but believe me for a fun loving person this trip is a really expedition and an all together different experience of his life. So bus will drop you at old Delhi at around 6:00 A.M. gives you plenty of time to visit Delhi for a day. I think I should not tell you again to use your marketing skills and go and make a deal with taxi owner (make sure you do this deal with auto owner who has CNG connection as they are cheap, you can easily identify such auto's by there green painted color). The deal will be finalized at around 1200 Rs and visit all places which you can find on map (I will recommend you to visit old markets because there you will find some real tasty foods of India and at cheapest price at road side), even go for CP (Connaught place) there you will find showrooms of all brands that exist in this world. Go to fort and even to mosque and you will find that you will be able to see all places hardly in a day but don't mind I know you will be able to watch all these places by 10:00 in the night, make sure you visit CP and old market at night as that's the real time to watch these places.

I know now it's time for you to find a good place to stay but believe me you will not find same place like you got in Rajasthan over here. Ok! No problem go to old market area, the place is near to same bus stand where you were left early morning. So go to old market area and you will find a cheap hotel at a cost of 300 Rs a night (this would be a decent room but don't expect it as good as for your imagination). Again enjoy your sleep; I knew you are so tired that you will go for a great sleep. Oho, I missed to tell you that how much you spent it today. Today you had spent around 500 Rs on your food and lot of shopping from old market road (market behind fort to purchase really good cloths)

Agra - Taj Mahal

Again you have to wake up early in morning so as to catch a bus for Agra. Unbelievable you are now very smart and know to get the bus from old market itself or from behind fort. So going to Agra will cost you around 200 Rs and will take five hour journey. As soon as your reach Agra, you will find the same bees (agents) humming around you but ignore them and make a deal this time again with any auto (you will be able to finalize deal at around 200 Rs as Agra is not a big place and not required much traveling ). The places must visit over there which you will find in your travel guide. You will be able to surely visit all the places in around 5 hours and will be free by evening. So don't waste your time and catch a bus for Mathura (this place is way back on the same road of Delhi and there are buses available all the time). By night you will be in Mathura as it is 90 minutes journey from Agra and is on way to Delhi.

Mathura - Where lord Krishna was born

So find a Dharmshala in Mathura and you will find plenty of good places for you to stay (cost same as Rs50) and enjoy your great sleep till late as you need not to woke up early this time. You will find a fabulous temple to visit, this is the place where Lord Krishna was born and you will also surprised to find lot of Americans turned pilgrims over here and resides here and indulge in devotion of lord Krishna. You can really enjoy some peaceful movement over here and will find peace of mind. Back next morning catch a bus for Delhi as I know its being six days already past and you have to catch flight on next day. The fare is around 120 Rs for Delhi from there and also go for shopping around 300 Rs (don't forget to buy local sweet, again a famous Indian sweet) and after a journey of three hours you will find yourself at ISBT (main bus stop of Delhi, where you can find bus for all major places of Delhi)

Fly back Home - time to catch flight back to US

Now again you have to go to the taxi stand and catch an auto (cab) for IGI (Airport- Delhi) and this will cost you around 300 Rs and you will be on time at airport to catch your flight and Wow, my calculation says even after so much adventure and journey you have saved around $14 even in on this trip. So we finished the journey in a week and at a price of around $150.

Guys, I know this was really a hectic schedule but believe me you have never experienced such week ever before in your life. The kind of experience and the precious moments captured in your web camera will be truly amazing and you will bless me for my suggestions. So pack your bags and book your tickets as I know you are coming to really experience the true adventure of a trip of $150.

Prithviraj

Abbreviations - common Indian words

Auto - a three wheeler cab which runs on gas (CNG)

Dharmshala - place to stay, which is run by religious institutes and very cheap and affordable to stay

Rs - Indian currency, and one dollar value is equal to approx 42 rupees.

Dhabha - roadside place to eat which is found mostly on highway