Five benefits of professional volunteering in India
Most people go to India as observers, taking in the sights, sounds and smells of a country far different from their own. After teacher training college I remember some of my classmates ...
Five Rupee Limca – Amristar, India – Daily Photo
This picture is of a friend I made over five rupee (12 cent) Limcas at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India. He then schooled the American college kids on how to ...
5 States In India That You Must Visit
A trip to India is filled with promises of beautiful landscapes, a rich culture and heritage and great diversity. Each state in the country has so much to offer that your itinerary ...
Travel to India – Episode 317
The Amateur Traveler talks to David Grenewetzki about his first trip to India. His itinerary covered Mombai, Bangalore, Rajasthan, Delhi and then ended at the Indian wedding of friends. They started in ...
Deserts and Fairytales in Rajasthan, India
If there is a typical image of India it is the famous ‘Golden Triangle’, which includes Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. Many people fly into Delhi and take a trip around this triangle ...
“The Look” – Amber Palace – Amber, India – Daily Photo
I made this image at the Amber Palace, in Amber, India, just outside of Jaipur, which is also know as the Pink City. This woman was one of several sweeping the palace ...
When empty is good…or…3 days with HH Dalai Lama
It’s a mystery to me We have a greed With which we have agreed When you think you have to want more than you need Until you have it all you won’t ...
Roop Kund: My Himalayan Death Trek
I spent the whole summer of 2003 exploring India. After the first few weeks of hot and dusty excursions through the plains — checking out temples and riding overnight trains — I ...
Ganga Dream – Varanasi, India – Daily Photo
Today’s photo “Ganga Dream” (® 2010 Skip Hunt) was taken by Skip Hunt and was submitted in the Amateur Traveler March Photo contest. Skip says: I was traveling in India and in ...
Book Review – Wanderlust and Lipstick: For Women Traveling to India
Granted, not being a woman, I am not the target audience for this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed Beth Whitman’s guide to India. This is not a guidebook to the individual sites ...
