So I have returned from India and like my How to Survive Bangkok posts, I think it is time to give a few insights into what it was like living in this wonderful country. So here we are, 9 things to help you survive while in India.

This is the followup post to the popular “A Day In The Life Of A Travelling Entrepreneur” when I was living in Bangkok. I spent 3 weeks living in Bangalore recently during my travels in India and thought I would compare the differences. As with the last post, this has not been fabricated, I simply took a camera out with me and took some photos when I was out and about on a typical working day.

Eduard from Ideas With A Kick made this comment on one of the guest posts I wrote recently.

“You know, I think a lot of people look at the lifestyle Jonny is living and think: “Lucky bastard!” But this interview points out very well the real ingredients for achieving a great lifestyle, which can be used by anyone: vision, plan, execution. It’s not luck. Pure gold man.”

You can read the interview here, but Eduard has a knack of simplifying concepts down to their core components and so in this post I am going to elaborate on his ingredients for achieving a great lifestyle: Vision, Plan, Execution which I also refer to as The Destination, The Road Map and the Vehicle.

Location Location Location…that is the big shiny key. The Critical three L’s. The Robin Hoods Maid Marian.

A well thought out location to live is to your happiness like rich belgium influence is to “Death By Chocolate” – a necessity. Here some pointers on the importance of location, the key four things to consider and ways to find that perfect location for you.

3 Months, Thousands of Miles, Hundreds of Taxis, Tens of Buses, Five Boats, Four Planes, Three Trains, 2 Police Bribes, 1 Elephant and a pair of home made wooden crutches later and I give you-

How to be a smug barstuart traveler 101 – A travelers list to help you be an incredibly smug know it all when you do your own traveling.

Without further ado – Enjoy, and add your own at the bottom in the comments if you have any. I need more for my next 3 month trip round India

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