Emily Silbert Articles

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #7: Jesus Loves YOU! – India

A Jewish girl staying with a devoutly Christian host family led to a few uncomfortable moments.

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #1 – India

Why go to India? Emily can tell you she’s am not going to “discover” herself. In fact, she’s not going for any particular reason at all.

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #5: Benares is Burning – India

Emily witnesses the Hindu ritual burnings at Manikarnika Ghat, the main burning ghat in Varanasi.

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #6: Food Glorious Food – India

Emily discovers the wonders of Southern Indian food and celebrates her birthday in epicurean heaven.

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #2: Introducing India – India

After two long flights, Emily just wanted to clean herself up before facing Indian reality. However, Indian reality was waiting for her in the bathroom.

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #3: The Foreigners: Part I – India

So far, India has surprised Emily less than her visitors. There’s an amazing range of characters just amongst the foreigners she has come across.

Open Wide – Travels in India and Pakistan #4: The Taj – India

A token tourist destination, the Taj Mahal is nonetheless one of the seven wonders of the world – and for good reason.

Travels in India and Pakistan #12

Village Life
Everyone is in search nowadays for an ‘authentic’ experience while travelling. I think, in a small village in the eastern Punjab in Pakistan, one was handed to me. Staying with a family for two days in Gujranwala, north of Lahore, I was informed I would see village life and meet the people living [...]

Open Wide – Before You Go #5

Getting A Visa
Most consulates have websites now where Visa forms are downloadable. That makes it super easy to get everything ready so you can get the visa without problems.

Fun Visa facts: The Indian Consulate in Toronto only wants cash. The six month tourist visa is CDN$62. You will have to [...]

Open Wide – Before You Go #4

Scams, Taxis, Practical Tips
There are so many to list that I don’t have the energy to relate what I’ve read. Check out the Lonely Planet Thorntree for more. They store a complied list at the end of the postings around page 24.

1) At the airport, only use the Delhi Taxi [...]