India is the ultimate traveler’s destination. It is frustrating, beautiful, ugly, fantastic and memorable on all counts. Nearly everyone who visits India says it is the one country you’ll never forget.
A visit to Sanjay Colony, a slum in New Delhi where travelers can meet and help local people.
Restored British Heritage Buildings in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, India. A look at some of the city’s most beautiful and interesting buildings.
I was pleasantly surprised when ‘Eater’ included Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), India, among the 11 cities in ‘Where to eat in 2023
In Jaipur Rajasthan in Northern India, furniture and all manner of things are still handmade by talented craftsmen throughout the province.
Bombay through the eyes of an ex-pat, where to what to do see and hotel in Mumbai, Bombay India.
Ladakh, one of northern India’s most holy places, is always a draw for Donnie Sexton. She’s been there many times to see the Himalayas, monasteries, and monks.
Manipur, in northeast India, is where the Sangai Festival takes place, celebrating a local deer, at the Bheigyachandra Open Air Theatre in Inphal, India.
Deccan Odyssey is a luxury train trip that takes passengers from Mumbai all the way south to the beaches of Goa with many stops in between. Rail travel India
Taking in the Hornbill Festival at the small town of Khonoma, home to Angami people in Northeast India, 17 local tribes provide food and dancing in costumes.
Every winter, spring, and summer for the past 13 years, around 70 to 80 teams of 1-3 people have participated in The Adventurists’ Rickshaw Run, India.
In Nagaland, between India and Myanmar, the author visits a remote tribe of former headhunters. 30-year-old men bearing the tattoos they got from kills.
Thousands of people are fed for free at the huge Sikh Temple in New Delhi, India. This author volunteered to help cook the big meal.
Wildlife SOS, a company working towards saving India’s wildlife, is saving elephants who are injured and fighting against dancing bears in circuses.
The smallest state in India, Goa is a melange of Hindu, Roman Catholic, and Muslim cultures. Staying at small local hotels and soaking it all in.