Originally Posted by workandski

I keep checking the weather report. I'm leaving the U.S. on Wednesday and the forecast is for scattered thundershowers in Delhi all week. I think I've settled on bringing one of those really cheap rain panchos that folds up into nothing. If I want to stay dry for some reason I'll use it, and it doesn't take up much space. I'll also take the rubber sandals and buy something more if I need to. It rained the entire time I was in Japan in July and the Teva sandals were great.

All the travel books I've read about India say that, in order to avoid unwanted attention, it's best for a woman travelling alone to wear shapeless clothes and not show too much skin. It's amazingly liberating not to feel that I have to look fashionable during my trip.