Destination: India

Touch Down

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 | By megan27 | Views [277] | Comments [3]

Arrival in Chennai wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. Walking through the airport there was no one except other passengers from the plane. I grabbed my bag and made my way out to find Kel and Ben. As the sliding doors opened I was greeted ... Read more >

Gallery: India

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 | By jess_dan | Photo Gallery

A Fistful of Rupees: Coping with Begging on Third World Trails

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [5651] | Comments [1]

Thanks so much to Jeff Greenwald from Ethical Traveler for this guest post.  Several years ago, on a solo trek in northern India, I was joined by an eight-year-old boy wearing a tattered red vest. He startled me with a phrase in perfect ... Read more >

Tags: beggars, begging, culture shock, ethical travel, india, poverty, responsible travel

Leaving Soon

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 | By brad | Views [338]

At home in California, Fall is coming on and my garden's flowers are fading into Autumn hues. With the approach of Winter they'll soon be brown and I'll soon be in India.

Gallery: Orchha

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: avarapan

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By jaspal | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Agra and Delhi

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

Two of Us

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By blancharddb | Views [495] | Comments [2]

Okay, so a quick Kathmandu update.  We all arrived in the city last Friday, and Monica was really sick with a stomach problem that had hit on her and James' trek.  James and I hung out with her for a couple of days while Wyatt and Todd (James' friends ... Read more >

Gallery: india

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By eva_and_sian | Photo Gallery

INDIAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By eva_and_sian | Views [1288] | Comments [2]

Chennai (old name is Madras) We arrived in Chennai at night time, got a taxi to a hotel, any hotel we could get at that time. We only spent one day driving around in a little three wheeler “auto”. The first thing that struck me was the ... Read more >

Indonesia

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By eva_and_sian | Views [1127]

Surabaya: We only stayed in Surabaya one night, because I was not feeling well due to my lip piercing getting really infected and sore, but the day afterwards we went to the local cigarette museum. The local smokes are call Sampoerna ... Read more >

Kashmir through my eyes!!

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 | By pooja | Views [14389] | Comments [8]

How many of us, Indians have either wanted to visit the crown of our Country? Been given the opportunity to go there? Have actually visited Kashmir??.... And how many of us have "Yes" as an answer to all the above questions?? I do!!!! ... Read more >

Gallery: Kashmir

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 | By pooja | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kheerganga

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By jaspal_singh | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Varanasi

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery