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.
Getting to Know Mumbai by the Bite By Cindy-Lou Dale A Mumbai food stall specializing in dosas. As iconic as New York City is to the USA, Mumbai is to India. This Alpha city is India’s financial powerhouse, one of the world’s top ten centers of commerce, and one of the most populous urban regions […]
Because it’s the world’s last living ancient civilization By Martin Noval India is sometimes mentioned in the news because it is “the world’s largest democracy.” Recently it has been making news because of its relatively new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and his opening up of the country to international investment, business, and consumerism, which has […]
Mumbai, India: Three You Must See – Elephanta Island, Tea at the Taj Palace, Prince of Wales Museum By Susan McKee Mumbai is a city of many layers. With a population of at least 13 million and a history dating back thousands of years, it would take several lifetimes to absorb it all. Visitors can […]
Almost Home: Finding a Place in the World from Kashmir to New York. A memoir about life as a global citizen on two continents.
Apple Harvest in India: Volunteering during the Harvesting Season By Priya Krishnan Das Apples aren’t my favorite fruit. But the very thought of climbing apple trees and plucking apples seemed very romantic, so I set out looking for volunteering options for this year’s apple harvesting season. I found Banjara Orchards in Thanedar, whose family has […]
The Monroe Islands of Kerala, India Aboard a small skiff, nature is close at hand in this watery place By Nripsuta Saxena India Trip: An Indian-built Ambassador car on Monroe Island, Kerala India.It had been ages since I had had a holiday and so when my parents agreed to one, I was delighted. After surfing […]
Visiting Chandratal Lake in India: Love at First Sight By Mridula Dwivedi It was love at first sight. I didn’t even see her in person, it was just a picture of the Chandratal Lake on the internet! At the height of 4300 meters, Chandratal Lake is in the remote Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh, India. […]
India: In The Land of High Passes In Ladakh, rough roads and dramatic vistas in this beautiful rugged landscape high in the Himalayan mountains.
Touring the tribes of Northeast India: Meeting independent country tribepeople in their small rural villages of India.
Traveling Through Two Worlds in India The author joins a clothing designer who meets her fabric makers in rural India By Stacy Cunningham “India lives so many centuries side by side at any given time.’ -Indian photographer Raghu Rai It has been my good fortune to be able to travel with Eco-designer Laura Siegel for […]
On the Trail of the King Cobra: A tour that tracks India’s Most Revered Snake By Dan Peltier Most people tend to run away if they cross paths with a slithery serpent, but not the participants of the upcoming Steppes Discovery King Cobra Tour. That’s because they track them. Jarrod Kyte, the Product Director of […]
Meeting Tigers in Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India by Mridula Dwivedi I met a Jeep full of school children, their eyes shining with awe. They were waving their cell phones to me mouthing, “we saw the tiger, we saw the tiger”. Our naturalist Ramesh Rana from Taj Safaris managed to show us its vanishing […]