Photos Essay: The Incredible Agra Fort
When visiting Agra, definitely spend time admiring the Taj Mahal, but ensure you have enough time to thoroughly explore the Agra Fort as well.
When visiting Agra, definitely spend time admiring the Taj Mahal, but ensure you have enough time to thoroughly explore the Agra Fort as well.
From the small city of Gangtok, it was about a 45 minute shared jeep drive, followed by a 15 minute up-hill walk to get to the Tibetan Ranka Monastery.
Mother Teresa’s house in Kolkata is a memorable place to visit. It’s open every day except Thursday, and closed on Easter and December 26.
Goa, India is an increasingly popular Christmas destination for British and Europeans looking to escape the cold, grey December weather.
Linda shares details regarding various options for hiking the Himalayas, specifically within India.
The story behind The Hiking Life website, including a conversation between Dave of Go Backpacking and its creator, Cameron, in India.
Having been to India, Shantaram brought back many memories.
Buying Agra marble is one way to take a small piece of the Taj Mahal home with you.
The hill station of Shimla offers an escape from the insufferable heat of the plains.
Delhi’s architecture is a terrific reflection of India’s diversity.
This is a guest post by Stephen Barrett. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. As part of a larger backpacking trip around the world, …
One thing I love about India is the way the best laid plans so often change.
While visiting New York City, Dave visits a Himalayan shop and buys a Tibetan prayer wheel like the ones he saw in Nepal and India.
Miscalculations. They happen with travel, which is why I always try and check out a destination in person before deciding whether it’s worthwhile in my book or not. Delhi, as …
_ As my time in India drew to a close, I made a mad dash from McLeod Ganj to a few special sites further west. The Golden Temple in Amritsar …
I explored, I trekked, I learned, I meditated, I shopped, I reunited with friends from Nepal.
On the overnight train from Varanasi to Agra, I saw my first purple sunset and met a Parisian by the name of Laura, who would eventually show me around her …
And that’s when I got the help I couldn’t do without. I used the last of my funds to get a cab from the edge of town I crawled to …
_ Varanasi is a pilgrimage site for many Hindus in India (and around the world) as it sits along the holy Ganges River. Along with Old Islamic Cairo in Egypt …
34 hours.1 taxi.1 share jeep.1 overnight train.1 bus ride.3 autorickshaws.1 bicycle rickshaw. In 20 months abroad, my longest continuous period of travel was the trip from Gangtok, Sikkim to Bodhgaya. …