India Travel Secrets BlogThe India Travel Secrets Blog is my mini-journal about the eternally-fascninating country that is India. It... 1. lets you know whenever any new Web pages appear on India Travel Secrets, telling you about any good deals, new finds or adventures 2. keeps you up-to-date with other postings or news about travelling to and within India (and maybe even the latest great Bollywood movie!) 3. points out some of my past adventures (and mis-adventures!) that you might otherwise miss 4. lets you know when I send out the India Travel Secrets e-zine (in case you don't like to give your e-mail address, or if your ISP tends to over-filter, causing you to miss an issue). To subscribe to my India Travel Secrets blog (no e-mail necessary), right-click on the orange RSS button (see bottom buttons to the left), choose 'Copy Shortcut' and then paste the URL into your RSS reader. Or click on the My Yahoo! button or My MSN or Add To Google button if you keep a personalized home page there. If you are not sure what RSS and blogging is all about, click 'What's an RSS Feed'? Apr 8, 2012 Tourist Guide in AgraMy stay in hotel near New Delhi which offered highly inflated prices for so so accommodation started with prolonged diarrhea - from food and drink at this Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tourist Guide in Agra" Feb 23, 2012 India Travel QuestionsIndia Travel Questions Permalink -- click for full blog post "India Travel Questions" Feb 22, 2012 FeedbackLet me know your feedback on this site... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Feedback" Jan 18, 2012 Tips for beginnersThanks these tips. Very useful. I an new owner of Alpha 55 cameras and am looking for camera handlling tips. Please share more articles that you have for Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tips for beginners " Nov 16, 2011 The ' fly in the ear ' trick.I was rambling along the beach in Goa, North India when I saw two guys 'cleaning' this chap's ear. He was leaning to one side whilst one of the guys was Permalink -- click for full blog post "The ' fly in the ear ' trick." Oct 26, 2011 Common scam in JaipurThis is common scam in Jaipur By auto driver/driver: 1-Driver pick up a girl from Jaipur station. He can be over friendly. Some of them cannot read or Permalink -- click for full blog post "Common scam in Jaipur" Aug 30, 2011 Chakra LampsChakra Lamps are a gorgeous way to improve the energy and ambience of your clinic, studio or home. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Chakra Lamps" May 31, 2011 Rishikesh gem stone transportation scam31 May 2011 There are 3 brothers in their 30s in Rishikesh who ask people to bring gems to your own country to give to a buyer there. They are connected Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rishikesh gem stone transportation scam" May 9, 2011 OMG - New Delhi AirportI have mixed feelings about the new New Delhi airport. Last trip to India, I arrived into Calcutta, so I wasn't prepared for post-Commonwealth Games Delhi. Firstly, it's freakin' fantastic. It's big, fast to get through, has travelators and good coffee and restaurants and awesome homewares stores. But it doesn't smell like India. Weird. It just smells like "International Airport". It just doesn't feel like I've landed anywhere 'exotic' anymore, though I could say that about more and more of Delhi. The exponential growth of the middle class means Delhi seems to be transforming itself into one gigantic shopping mall. Luckily I love to shop and there's nowhere better than Delhi - all the creativity and colour you can imagine no matter your budget - you will find fantastic things for a dollar or a lakh and everything in between. It just feels a lot more 'grown up' and perhaps a little less charming for it - at least on the surface. May 9, 2011 Safety in IndiaHaving read the three previous posts I thought some advice about safety in India might be useful for those of you who are planning trips here. I am an Permalink -- click for full blog post "Safety in India" Apr 17, 2011 Contact scamI was travelling through India for business and got delayed at the airport. I was sitting next to a member of the flight crew and we started talking. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Contact scam" Apr 17, 2011 After reading all this...After reading all this I'll never ever will travel to India. Not even to see Shahrukh Khan himself. Not worth the trouble. I buy my stuff in the USA, pretty Permalink -- click for full blog post "After reading all this... " Apr 17, 2011 What a nightThere are moments in life that always seem to possess an undying effect on our memory; more like an episode with a strong will to survive. I remember having Permalink -- click for full blog post "What a night" |