India Travel Guide

Singapore Airlines is the best airline, and they have a sale to India

Roger — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:45:53 +0000

If you are considering finally taking that trip to India, you’ve now got yet another great way to go about it. Singapore Airlines has an excellent sale going right now whereby you can fly from any of their hubs in the United States to nearly any city in India for $879 including all taxes and [...]

Flights from the US to India are amazingly cheap right now

Roger — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:56:27 +0000

Fare sales are producing some stunning bargains at the moment, but don't wait too long.

Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai - Watch your laundry get beaten clean

Roger — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:00:09 +0000

Dhobi Ghat is a fascinating piece of entertainment that isn’t easy to reach for many people, but it’s worth a look if you can make it.

Cows in India - It’s good to be sacred

Roger — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:14:58 +0000

Below are some examples that show you what it’s like to weigh 1,000 pounds and be thought of as sacred in a developing country.

Colaba - Mumbai’s most tourist-friendly neighborhood

Roger — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:12 +0000

Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) is a gigantic city with plenty to see, but the main tourist districts that are well suited to foreigners are few.

Delhi or New Delhi: What’s the Delhio?

Roger — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:17 +0000

I’m not ashamed to admit that I didn’t know the difference between Delhi and New Delhi until around the time I started researching for my first trip to India.

Paharganj - Delhi’s backpacker ghetto: The good and bad

Roger — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:00:20 +0000

When researching where you should stay in Delhi, if your budget is low you’ll quickly notice that almost all the cheaper places near the city center are in the notorious Paharganj (sometimes written Pahar Ganj) neighborhood. This area does have quite a few things going for it, but before you lock in your reservation you [...]

Amazing next generation iPhone hits India!

Roger — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:22:30 +0000

This billboard just across from the New Delhi Railway Station advertises the “amazing new next gen i phone” but the design seems to be just a bit different from the one available in most of the rest of the world. The “Landline rates” seem promising, so maybe their local carrier isn’t gouging its customers the [...]

Gateway of India

Roger — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:02:33 +0000

Conveniently located in the tourist-friendly Colaba district of Mumbai, the Gateway of India is one of the most impressive and easiest to visit sights in this huge city. The 26-meter-tall arched structure was meant to welcome the British monarch. Even though it looks much older, it was only completed in 1924, and by the time [...]

Buying train tickets in India

Roger — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:45:53 +0000

You may have heard that Indian Railways is the world’s largest employer, with over 1.6 million on staff at this government run transportation authority. That part is true, but that doesn’t mean buying tickets for trains while in India is easy or convenient. Far from it actually, this can be one of the bigger headaches [...]