Indian Subcontinent Travel Stories

Going to New Delhi: A Word to the Uninitiated...Particularly Female - New Delhi, India For a first-time international traveler, Debbie Sealey learns, diving into the chaotic madness of New Delhi, India, is probably not the most gentle of introductions to other forms of lifestyle and culture.	The Draw of India: Beauty and Ugliness - India Tom Muller discovers that in India, the people, not the sites, are the real draws.

The Skyclad Jain Monks - India Manuela Pop and her husband experienced a spiritual event that turned out to be a very enriching and deeply spiritual experience. It changed their perception of Indian religions forever.	Imagining Bangladesh - Dhaka, Bangladesh Andrew Morris sees his relationship with Bangladesh as an arranged marriage, like the local custom in which, rather than falling in love at first sight, you are first introduced to your partner, get married, and then learn to love over the years
American Pilgrim - Jammu and Kashmir, India Months later, CM Brown still wonders what he saw in that cave, how he got there and whether he even liked it, but he knows he needs to figure it all out.	Insane About a Dog - India Colin Todhunter's not-quite-canine travel companion, Chester, gets plenty of attention on a trip to India. Chester, however, couldn't care less.
Highest Road - Ladakh, India S. Spots journeys over the highest motorable pass in the world.	Choose Your Own Adventure - Delhi, India Nicole Trilivas sees both sides of Delhi, and warns travelers to choose their adventures wisely - they just might find what they seek.
Escaping the City - Dhaka, Bangladesh Four more days of this before Andrew Morris heads home. But whoâ€™s counting?	The Buses of Rajasthan - Pushkar to Ajmer, India With eight months of long-distance public transport travel experience in India, Sheli Snir describes this particular ride as the one she will never, ever forget.

The Buses of Rajasthan - Pushkar to Ajmer, India, Asia With eight months of long-distance public transport travel experience in India, Sheli Snir describes this particular ride as the one he will never, ever forget.	Long Lost Winter - Anjuna, Goa, India Colin Todhunter longs to return to Anjuna.
Indian Government Busses: a Must to Try - Delhi-Manali, India Olga Tikhonova wonders, is it worth it? Does saving in terms of money when taking a government bus pay off or put you through a number of mental and physical hardships next to impossible to handle?	Heat Index - New Delhi, India Jim Hunt's description of and experience with heat in New Delhi hooked him, literally.
Happy Families - Dhaka, Bangladesh Andrew Morris marvels at the respect given to family in Bangladesh.	Goats and Goddesses - Kathmandu, Nepal Amanda Peskin ponders her good fortune at having met nice goats, guides and goddesses in her first few days in Kathmandu.
A Personal Goodbye to Broadlands Lodge in Chennai - Chennai, India Perhaps “unwritten laws” should be spelt out and made public. Just because they exist and are tacitly accepted by many, does not mean they are right. Hotels exist throughout India where both Indians and foreigners co-exist in harmony. There may be good reasons for excluding certain “types”, but wholescale social exclusion is divisive and is the thin end of a more sinister mindset.	The Triplegem Afghan Expedition I - Peshawar, Pakistan Stephen Shucart begins his return trip to Afghanistan with food poisoning in Pakistan, and still manages to have a good time.

Gross National Happiness - Bhutan Bill Werlin vists the hard-to-get-to and hard-to-get-in country of Bhutan.	Increasing Height of the Everest and Maoist Insurgency - Tingla Village, Solukhumbu District, Nepal Santosh Giri discovers bullets stronger than ballet in the worsening Maoist insurgency in Nepal.