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Want to See a Dead Body? – Varanasi, India, Asia

Varanasi, the city popularized in guidebooks for its burning ghats has always held a morbid fascination for tourists and for Ankur Ahuja.

What the Travel Books Leave Out: Part 2 – Delhi, India, Asia

Phillip Donnelly describes touts, scams, rules of engagment, and how to get out of a scam in Delhi, India. He also takes in a few of the sights of Delhi, and sights they are.

What the Travel Books Leave Out: Part 1 – Delhi, India, Asia

Phillip Donnelly experiences culture shock, tout wars, explains ‘the con’ and finds time for a museum in a city that represents a little of all of India.

Truckking Ladakh – India, Asia

Som Datta rode with trucks that missed seat belts, sometimes windshields, carried goats, petrol and military men.

Strangers to the Rescue – Belgium, Canada, India

Travellers have to make locals allies. Joseph Jude recounts how he was helped by locals on his journey.

Travel Interrupted: Mumbai after the Attacks – India, Asia

Traveler Kristin Kent arrived in Mumbai 24 hours after the terrorist attacks ended. She discovered a recovering city and heroic stories.

Trekking Tigers in the Wild – India, Asia

Uday Patel is our personal guide in wildlife safaris and tiger trekking expeditions in India’s tiger reserves.

The World’s Messiest Festivals

If your vacation won’t be complete without getting dirty in another country, then join BootsnAll staff writer Jessica Spiegel as she visits the world’s messiest festival celebrations.

Souvenir Shopping on the Road: 12 Tips to Haggle Like a Pro

Buying gifts and souvenirs on the road can be fun, but also a good way to get ripped off. Here are 12 tips that should help you get better deals with confidence.

7 Interesting Spiritual Destinations: 300 million people can’t all be hippies

Looking for a different kind of vacation? Peter Frick-Wright takes us on a tour of some of the more notorious "spiritual" travel destinations.