Tips for India Travel: What to Know Before You Go

India is a whirlwind of color, culture, and contrasts – a place where ancient traditions and modern life collide in the most mesmerizing way. However, the subcontinent’s sheer size and complexity can be daunting for first-time visitors. This guide is your essential companion for exploring India, providing key tips on cultural etiquette, health & safety, […]

The Pushkar Camel Fair: Colors, Culture, and Traditions

Indian Woman Doing Hena

The Pushkar Camel Fair, held annually in the small town of Pushkar in the Rajasthan, India, is not just an event but a cultural phenomenon. Originally started as a livestock fair for local camel, horse and cattle traders to do business during the holy Kartik Purnima festival, it has now evolved into a spectacle of […]

What Is the Highway Code of India?

Women laughing on rickshaw in traffic in Delhi, India by Ralph Velasco

Did you know there’s a Highway Code of India? On my first trip to India’s Golden Triangle (an area bounded by Delhi, Agra & Jaipur) our local guide on the group tour part of the trip (I stayed for four more days on my own), was a very affable man named Anil.  During a bus […]