We boarded the train April 1, 2008.

It was clear from the start that this was not a luxury train, or anything close, by western standards.  Everything was very shabby, from the cabin to the rest of the train.  The photos in their ads make it look great--it isn’t.

I could have stood that.  I’m not someone who demands luxury, if everything else is OK.  But, it was a  case of false advertizing.  They advertized and charged for a luxurious experience.

But, a few days after the trip began, people started to get sick.  My travelling companion and I were among them.  And we knew beyond a doubt that the food on the train was the culprit---we had just been traveling for three weeks in southern India, eating at all kinds of places, and never got sick.

I would not reccomend the Pow to anyone, unless you enjoy being sick.  It was a horrible experience, in all ways except for the sights that we saw.

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