Around the World in 80 Minutes
Want to travel around the world, do you? Think of the hassles...passports, visas, tickets, money, traveller's cheques, hotels, rental cars, shots, etc. etc. Now, how about sitting in the comfort of you armchair and still travelling? I've been surfing the net quite a bit these past few months and have discovered several well written online travelogues. I concentrated on the Indian subcontinent..of course, because I'm Indian and I miss home. But the bigger reason is I've not travelled very much in India itself. I've not even seen the Taj Mahal :(( Some Day!! By now you must have realised that's my mantra). There are also scores of books on the subject of travelling in India. I've included those too.

Links to Online Travelogues

Susanne and Andy's Subcontinental Adventure
Andy's Subcontinental Slide Show
South India Overland
City of Boiled Beans - This is an excellent account of setting up APPLE computers in India
North India & Nepal
Wee Keng Hor's India Trip
Travelogs
Our passage to India
Michael van Verk - India, The Land of the Burning Ghats
A Passage to India
Kathmandu to Damascus
India Adventures
Read PLENTY more travelogues at India Travelog website
TIMEZONE 7
Phily aylward India Photo Essay and Travelogue
Travel Library - India

Names of Books on Travelling in India

  • Days and Nights in Calcutta by Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee
  • Arrow of the Blue Skinned God - Retracing the Ramayana Through India by Jonah Blank
  • Age of Kali - William Dalrymple
  • Delhi - City of Djinns - William Dalrymple
  • India - A Personal Guide by William Davenport (1964)
  • Desert Places by Robyn Davidson
  • Mr. Dimock Explores the Mysteries of the East : Journeys in India - Edward Dimock
  • Cobra Road by Trevor Fishlock
  • A Journey with Elsa Cloud by Leila Hadley
  • India by Rail by Royston Ellis (this book is dedicated to the Indian Railway system and is a must read for even Indians to understand how this massive organisation works)
  • Chasing the Monsoon by Alex Frater
  • Lonely Planet in Rajasthan - Royina Grewal
  • Video Night in Kathmandu by Pico Iyer
  • The Great Hedge of India - Roy Moxham -GREAT FUN!!
  • Slowly Down the Ganges by Eric Newby and Wanda Newby
  • Short Walk in the HinduKush by Eric Newby and Evelyn Waugh
  • An Area of Darkness by V. S. Naipaul
  • India: A Million Mutinies by V. S. Naipaul
  • Travellers Tales: India by O' Reilly and Habbeger
  • Chasing the Mountain of Light - Kevin Rushby
  • Travels on my Elephant by Mark Shand
  • Empire of the Soul (Some Journeys in India) by Paul William Roberts
  • The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
  • Journey to India and the Holy Cave by Jennifer Warren
  • Days and Nights on the Grand Trunk Road by Anthony Weller

Travel Guides and Websites

Travel Reservations

Maps

My Own Travels

I'm not a great traveller. My travels are rather lopsided. I've been back home to India quite a few times; 4 times to Dallas (why Dallas? I don't *KNOW*), never to Niagara or Boston or Disney World; umpteen times to New York and once each to Minnesota and twice to San Fransisco. I love to take pictures...they are usually not very great but I like to fiddle with them in my image processing software. Here are some of my favourites: