Not much to report from Malaysia, but our big India countdown is well underway.
I've been doing my homework and pulled straight from my Lonely Planet have stumbled upon the follow statistics:
Population: 1.15 Billion (16.9% of the world population)
Average annual income: $977
Proportion of population living on less than $1 a day: 1/3
Number of $US millionaires: 125,000+
Average cost of a big city wedding: $12,500
Percentage of families living in a a 1-room home: 42%
Child laborers: 50 million
Proportion of total global world poor living in India: 1/3
So all read up and itinerary set, we're as ready as we'll ever be.
We start with a week in Chennai (pop. 6.6 million) for Lav's big, fat Indian wedding. And then head up north with Ankit for a whirlwind week of the 'Golden Triangle' - Delhi (pop. 12.8 million), Agra & Jaipur.
Ankit may soon regret his offer to haul three Western women all around for a week. The heat alone may kill us, and bonus points to Em who will be making her maiden voyage to Asia this trip - talk about diving in head first!
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