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places to visit in cochin

You’ve heard it before: traveling to India represents a polarizing experience for many Westerners — you tend to either love it or hate it. Having spent time in India, this is a notion that makes a lot of sense. The streets and roads of India are beset by piles of trash and seem to have [...]

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Journey to the Centre of India

December 6, 2010by Akshata Karanth

Madhya Pradesh Travel

India is a diverse country. Each state is so different from another – whether it is culture, customs, traditions, language, scripture (mostly) or etc. History & heritage overlaps though. There is no way you can see some destinations and say you’ve seen it all. We decided to cover one state at a time as part [...]

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Four of the Best Places to Visit in Kerala, India

November 15, 2010by Luke Saunders

cochin:  one of the best tourist places in kerala

Kerala is the most southwesterly state in India. Often favoured by holiday makers as it is safe and offers plenty of wildlife, decent beaches, interesting culture and some tasty food (if you can get used to having curry for breakfast). We went there for a few weeks on holiday and these are a few of [...]

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Falling Uphill with Scott Stoll

November 12, 2009by Andy Hayes

Scott Stoll

Today’s interview is with Scott Stoll, author of the book Falling Uphill, founder of the adventure travel community The Argonauts, and perpetual traveller.  He’s currently cycling around the world.  Yes, cycling – as in on a bicycle.

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Monsoon Sweets

October 27, 2009by Akila

kolkatta monsoon

We spent my tenth birthday in Calcutta, as it was then called, visiting our sprawling extended family. My brother and I spent the long summer days sitting under the slow-moving fans, reading Archie comics over and over again, while waiting for my cousins to come home from school. Nearly every hour, my mother announced in [...]

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Around the World in Two Laps with Bob Riel

August 20, 2009by Andy Hayes

bob diel

Today’s guest is famed travel author Bob Riel.  As you’ll see below, Bob’s been a busy guy, especially since his book, Two Laps Around the World: Tales and Insights from a Life Sabbatical, has been published. Here’s the links to get your own copy (dollars on left, pounds on right) – and I suggest you [...]

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The Great Indian Rail Adventure

July 28, 2009by Arun Rajagopal

taj mahal india

They say there are two kinds of travellers: the ones who have been to India and the ones who haven’t. And among the former, there are two subtypes: the ones who love it and the ones who won’t come back. Ever.

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antique travel kit

Today’s Thursday interview is with the prolific travel writer Mark Moxon. If you thought I wrote a lot, think again – Mark’s been around the earth and back, and wrote down every last second of the journey. He’s got a way with words, so I’ll shut up and let him take the stage. And with [...]

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