Of course it's hard to forget the tragic terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai in 2008. That same hotel again has a starring role and serves as…
The Commonwealth Games are set to kick off in a few weeks with India hosting. This article makes it seem like a chaotic build up to the $6-billion event, comparing…
I didn't make it to the Golden Temple at Amritsar but I wish I had. This article does a nice job of painting a picture you can smell (330 pounds…
Part of the challenge of keeping up with this blog is staying current on what's happening in the subcontinent but just biding my time waiting to get back. To this…
The New York Times did a piece on "36 Hours in Mumbai" this past weekend. It's a bit heavy on food and drink but it does do a good job…
There are a number of India travel blogs out there but one of the richest is paintedstork.com. Arun (who did an interview on IndiaTravelInsights.org) is undertaking a project this month…
Bangalore now has its new airport … but what happens to the old 'port is still up in the air as the New York Times reports. It seems that in…
China's hosting of the Olympics could very well be a boon for tourism there; but it can get one thinking that sometimes tourism might be too much of a good…
NPR did a story today about India's dhobis or clothes washers (I suppose they would be "launderers" or "laundresses" which are words that don't seem to get much print these…
Bollywood is cranking out movies by the barrel-load (probably to feed the supply of Indian actors-turned politicians). Although set in India, they don't exactly convey what it's like for a…
India celebrates 60 years of Independence this month. Although not the same sort of monumental occasion, I've added a number of new interviews to IndiaTravelInsights.org as of late. These include…
I just did an interview for The Indian Photographer which discusses my experiences shooting photos in India and the resultant photo exhibition that has come out of it. There are…
It's been fun to share my experiences and insights into the world of India travel. But I am, of course, only one man and it's hard for one person to…
I took some short videos when I was in India and posted them online. I guess I could have posted them on YouTube but I just did it on my…
It's hard to visit India and not see the Ganges River. Not just at the holy city of Varanasi, the river plays a fundamental role in daily life in India.…