Category: India

Dealing With Beggars and Other Hassles

• April 2, 2012 • Comments (0)
Beggars, hassels, travel advice, travel tips

If you are going to travel in place where there are tourists, that is impoverished (but not necessarily so) you and other tourists are very likely to get the unwanted attention of some people wanting your money via a handout or an almost forced sale of a carpet or some other souvenir.

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The Lathmar Holi Festival, India

• March 4, 2012 • Comments (0)
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Lathmar Holi is one day out of a weeks celbrations herlading the end of winter in the North of India, where local women beat men with sticks.

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Magical Delhi: Sightseeing With a Difference

• March 1, 2012 • Comments (0)
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Di Sharma-Winter writes on 7 Delhi attractions well worth checking out

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Indian Itineraries

• January 24, 2012 • Comments (0)
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Dreaming of a trip to India but unsure where to start? Check out regular guest post author Di Sharma – Winter’s services

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Hand Signals and Head Wobbles, A Guide to Non Verbal Communication in India

• December 12, 2011 • Comments (1)
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There are 22 official languages in India and 398 living languages in India, people from the southern belt will not have a language in common with their northern countrymen and even people living in the same village may speak two different dialects.

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Malaria

• October 21, 2011 • Comments (1)
malaria travel advice

Important advice on avoiding Malaria while overseas. By Dr. Adam Huber

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Transport in the Developing World: Risks Vs Reward

• October 14, 2011 • Comments (4)
travel tips for australians going abroad

Tuk Tuk drivers on Ice. Racing on gravel mountain roads. Can third world transport be just too dodgy to take the risk?

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Sailing the Seven Seas: How to Travel by Container Ship

• September 12, 2011 • Comments (1)
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When most people think of a sea voyage, they think: cruise ship, wealthy and obnoxious retirees, bars, shops, discos … But another, far more satisfying way of sailing the seven seas exists..

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