Red Fort, Delhi’s well known monument has now joined the list of recognized UNESCO World Heritage Sites. See news story.
More information on the web about Red Fort:
* History of Red Fort on liveindia.com
* Detailed description of interiors at Webindia123.com
* Wikipedia page on Red Fort
* Red Fort pictures on Shunya.net
CNN Money has compiled a list of best 15 luxury hotels that have recently opened, from all over the world. A property of Taj Hotels & Resorts - Baghvan in Pench National Park has bagged second position in the list.
The property is built in joint venture with Taj Group and CC Africa, where CC […]
Wanted to know more about Varanasi or planning to visit the place? Read this photo-essay on rediff, a good compilation of everything you would want to know about Varanasi, with photographs. The essay talks on all the important things that one must know about the city - it’s history, it’s narrow galis, the famous ghats […]
Below is the summary of all posts in the series backpacker’s guide to India
1. Introduction
2. Arriving in India and the first day
3. Moving around within the city
4. Moving between cities
5. Things to be aware of
6. Choosing an itinerary
7. Seasons and weather
8. Connectivity, internet, photograph, etc..
9. Some itineraries
10. Budgeting
You can also see all the posts in […]
How much to budget is an important question that a backpacker wants answered. Here is an idea of how much money you will spend in India if you are a budget traveller. Prices of accommodation can double in the right season in touristy places. Price of food can increase depending on how big a place […]
I bumped into this interesting and exciting video on youtube, showing a tiger attacking tourists on elephant back in Kaziranga National Park. And the video, from the looks of it, was shot by one of the persons on the back of the elephant that was attacked!
I am no expert on videos and it is difficult […]
For anyone who has started researching on travelling to India, it would be evident in no time that India is a vast country and no amount of time is sufficient to see the country. However, depending on ones availability of time and the interests of the traveler, it is possible to come up with some […]
bcm touring is a travel website with exclusive focus on those travelling in their own bikes and cars, especially bikes. The website has an active travel forum where you can ask and get useful insights on taking your bike out on a journey. There are other section that attends to related areas like articles on […]
The Amarnath Yatra 2007 will start in just about two weeks - from June 30th. The route will be open for pilgrims from June 30th to 28th August. Those wishing to travel will need to register for the journey by specifying their date of journey. Registrations are open for a while now, and can also […]