In the lead story of today's New York Times travel section, Jonathan Allen outlines some trip itineraries for the new travel hotspot: India. (Actually, the article has a published date…
Part of what I was interested about when I went to India was what was life like in India. What looked like a "normal" day for my friends and co-workers?…
If you're browsing through the site, it will not surprise you that I have a lot of pictures of India. In an effort to share them I've just created a…
Last year around this time I was on the beach in Kerala watching the locals burn a huge Santa Claus effigy. There don't seem to be any effigies in my…
In the world of Indian English -- or Hinglish -- there's a cute word to denote one who excels: a "topper." That is to say, "one who is at the…
Greetings to Komando fans. I'm Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day which is pretty cool (thanks Kim!). If you're reading this, that's a good sign - the site has…
I've gotten some questions about flashpacking and it seems people want to know a bit more of the specifics of what I had with me on the road: Kodak z740…
PassingThroughIndia.com in the news: Flashpackers: High-tech backpackers "Flashpacking is just backpacking, with an awful lot of tech gear going along for the ride," said Lee Gimpel, 29, a writer from…
Mmm, cheese. It's good to be home. Back in the, back in the, back in the USA that is. Yeah, a bit of culture shock, but it is offset by…
Ever wondered what it's like to spend a day as Madonna or Bono? India lets you sample the forbidden fruits of super-stardom, albeit at a smaller level, but also without…
I know I need a haircut. But it hasn't been that long. The last place I got my haircut was in Varanasi ... which was the site of bomb blasts…
Well, all good things must come to an end. And I'm nearing mine at least vis-a-vis my time in India. Not to worry though; India will keep its American presence…
I recently returned to the heart of India after a refreshing week and a half in its northernmost reaches: the state of Sikkim (which has nothing to do with the…
I'm starting to understand how Dickens must have felt when the pressure was on to write serialized works. It's hard to keep up sometimes -- granted ol' Chuck wasn't traveling…
I used to think that the top job at GE would be the most challenging one in the world. You'd have to have at least some sort of grasp on…