What It’s Like In: Varanasi, India Varanasi, India. Bodies burning on the waterfront; cows wandering through tiny streets; holy men, pilgrims, and paupers side by side on the ghats; and unending crowds pressing forward to catch sight of pandit holy men offering sacrifices by fire each evening to the Ganges River that the town is built […]
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What It’s Like In: Delhi, India The international gateway to the north of India, Delhi will be the first impression many visitors get of the country. Though much maligned in favor of far-flung attractions like the camel safaris of Rajasthan or the palaces of Jaipur, Delhi is an experience all its’ own and one well worth having if
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The following is a guest post from Magy and Mr. Shushtari – two travelers using all kinds of transportation, but mainly hitchhiking on an overland journey from Bulgaria through Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and to the mountains of Kashmir, India. You can read about their journey at: magickervan.com Journeying to Great Himalayan National Park: Sleeping where God Manu – the creator of
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What It’s Like In: Jaipur, India Jaipur is a major tourist destination in India, one of the three ‘Golden Triangle’ cities which (combined with Delhi and Agra) make up the most commonly traveled route in the country. Though a hectic town with crowded sites, this is also the most accessible city of Rajasthan state and
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You can learn a lot about a city in its early hours. That’s when my overnight train pulled into Howrah Station. At 5:45am I witnessed Kolkata (Calcutta) waking up. Howrah Station is heroic. It’s not glamorous, but its worn iron structure is still impressive and is, on a whole, tidy in comparison with other stations
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Most of the time we try to avoid a popular tourist destination on a Sunday morning. Jostling for space to get a glimpse of 17th century daggers and detailed art work depicting scenes of ancient Rajasthani kings is not my idea of a good time. On Sunday morning, Jodhpur’s imposing Mehrangarh Fort was crowded,
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In the old days, before the train and automobile arrived, Camel was the way people traveled in Rajasthan. Today, tourists can experience a similar way of traveling. Camel safaris can be organized in various places throughout Rajasthan, including Jaisalmer, in the northwest of India. We left Jaisalmer at about 3pm, drove about 40 km, saddled
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Introducing: Baksheesh “Tip! Tip! Tip! Baksheesh!!” the small man cries after leading me up the stairs to my cheap hotel room. He’s like a bellhop, but he’s hasn’t even carried my bags. He demonstrated how the fan, lights, and TV work, and now he demands some “small change”. This is not an uncommon scenario in
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The Portuguese remnants in Diu are few, but enough to allow the visitor a chance to imagine times past. Diu was once part of Portugal, along with Daman, and more well-known Goa. Since 1961, they’ve been with India. Today in Diu, you’ll find reprieve from the commotion typically associated with India. Diu’s streets
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Thali is a fixed plate meal typical in India or Nepal. Usually served on a compartmentalized metal try, a thali consists of a few different dishes as well as some kind of bread and rice. Thalis differ in each region but basic ones are commonly comprised of mixed vegetables, dahl, beans, a salad, chutney or
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