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In Search of Nomads – Rajasthan, India
In Search of Nomads
Rajasthan, India
“I want to meet the Banjaras,” I passionately requested, inaccurately referring to Rajasthan’s nomadic people. “I’ve always been fascinated by gypsy life, and now that I’m here in Rajasthan, I want to experience a part of
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Brahmapuri Blues – Brahmapuri, Rajasthan, India
Brahmapuri Blues
Brahmapuri, Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan is indeed a land of fortresses, rajputs, grandeur, valor, and hospitality. It is a riot of colors, land of sand dunes, of hues of orange at sunrise and sunset, of meandering narrow lanes, of hot spicy food, of rajasthani turbans and scenic
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Doing Nothing in Diu – Diu, India
Take a stroll around Diu during siesta time and you'll find it hard to believe you are walking in India. In fact, this tiny island is the essence of laid-back, which, as any seasoned traveler of this complex country knows, is like a rare gem in North India.
A cluster of young Carrom competi
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My Favourite Beaches of Goa – Goa, India
The beaches of Goa are like the curves of a woman’s body – warm, inviting, sensuous.
Goa’s beaches are speckled with quaint little beach shacks that serve ice cold beer and spicy Goan cuisine. It is easy to find cheap accommodation in a beach resort or hotel very close to the
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The Sights, The Sounds, The Suicidal Bus Drivers – India and Nepal
The Sights, The Sounds, The Suicidal Bus Drivers
India and Nepal
The minute you step off the plane in India it’s mayhem, bedlam, heat and filth. Nothing in the west had prepared me for the surreal, chaotic streets of New Delhi. You had the feeling that all law and order had broken down an
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Drive Safely – India
Drive Safely
India
October 3
I eventually made it to Rishikesh via Hardiwar. I was talking to an Indian woman on the train trip to Hardiwar. She says she doesn’t like traveling or food so she gave me hers. Upon arriving in Hardiwar, I eventually made it to the bus station. The buses don&#
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A Taste of India – India
A Taste of India India
September 26
I had a very comfortable two-hour train ride to Agra with breakfast and air conditioning. Apparently train rides in India can be crowded and hot but this was good. The hotel in India I stayed at had a courtyard, which was a nice way to get away from the
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Safari Search – B.R. Hills, India
Safari Search
B.R. Hills, India
It was a long time since we had an outing. I was dying for a change after the deadly work pressure was over. I was pestering Rad (my soul-mate) for a trip. At last he agreed and we were set to go. The place was B.R. (Biligiri Rangaswamy) Hills.
We started from Ba
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Vijayanagar Wanderings – Hampi, India
Vijayanagar Wanderings
Hampi, India
By Amar Dev Dhindsa
Hampi
Have you ever wanted to be part of an Indiana Jones adventure, complete with lost city, hidden treasure, crumbling temples and screeching monkeys? Well, here is your chance. Hampi, the former capital of the fabulously
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The Belly Button of the World – New Delhi, India
The Belly Button of the World
New Delhi, India
Our time in the Great Belly has come to an end. We are hiding in a little place called “Cyber Bar-Be-Que,” while outside a storm rages. A dust storm, it seems. The shopkeepers smelled it before it hit and began scrambling to bring in th
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A God is Born – Mathura, India
A God is Born
Mathura, India
Is Krishna, believed to be Vishnu’s eighth avatar, only a part of our mythological past or is he a living reality for a majority of Indians? Perhaps such questions are redundant.
When my grandmother told me bedtime tales from the Indian epics, like any child,
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Ooty – Queen of the Nilgiri Range – Ooty, India
Ooty – Queen of the Nilgiri Range
Ooty, India
Ahem. Now fellow Booties may think that I have sold my soul to the devil. But, believe you me; sometimes it is nice to be a tourist. Even if for just two days.
Bangalore, where I currently reside, was boiling hot. “The hottest summer in
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India Travel Facts
The Basics
Country: India
Where is it?: India is in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan.
Why do people go here?: With one of the highest concentrations of people anywhere in the world, India is an overwhelming visual overload with e
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Agra Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Agra
Where is it located?: Agra is in northern India very close to New Delhi.
Why do people go there?: Agra is the headquarters of the tourist circuit in northern India. It’s a home to one of the most extravagant building in the world, Taj Mahal.
How do travelers g
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Mumbai Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Mumbai
Where is it located?: Mumbai is in western India on Arabian Sea. It’s an island connected with bridge to the mainland.
Why do people go there?: Mumbai is the industrial city of India, exporting more goods than anywhere else in the country. With an English fe
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Delhi Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Delhi
Where is it located?: New Delhi is in northern India.
Why do people go there?: The capital of India, New Delhi is rich with color, people, animals, cars, old buildings, new buildings – and overall chaos. Delhi can be very daunting for those having just arrive
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Varanasi Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Varanasi
Where is it located?: Varanasi is in northern India on the Ganges River.
Why do people go there?: Mark Twain once wrote, “Benaras (Veranasi) is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put togeth
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The Millennium Trip – Letter #6
Namaste everyone,
The poverty in India is oppressive. More so than in any other country I have been to. In India, the poverty refuses to be compartmentalized or hidden behind conveniently positioned hedgerows. Here it is in your face all the time. It is on the pavement; starving, sleeping, w
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The Legend of a Bollywood Extra – India
The Legend of a Bollywood Extra
India
‘Hey, wanna be an extra in a Bollywood movie?’
I’ve just stepped out of a dingy Mumbai café where I’ve spent two hours surfing the net, unsuccessfully looking for a way to become an extra in a Bollywood movie.
‘Maybe,
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Himalayan Motorcycle Odyssey – India
Himalayan Motorcycle Odyssey
India
We had no way of knowing our plan to ‘ride around India on motorcycles for a bit’ would turn into a 16,000 kilometre odyssey from Nepal to Pakistan and throughout the Indian Himalayas, and begin a passionate relationship with Enfield Bullets.
We
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