The world's most populous country and seventh largest by area, "Bharat" भारत offers a sometimes bewildering variety of historical, cultural, and ecotourism riches - henna-painted-hands-down one of the most intense travel experiences going, Incredible India, indeed!

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Why India is a medical tourism hotspot

  HemanthOS The world´s most populous country is also one of its richest in terms of what it has to offer visitors on all fronts - culture, history, cuisine, natural attractions, and much more. And apart from all that, India has also become one of the top ten countries visited by foreigners for healthcare, thanks to its modern medical infrastructure and technology; talented physicians; prices for procedures which are among the world´s lowest; minimal wait times; and widespread fluency in…

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Must-buy products in Jaipur, a shopper´s paradise

  Atcelsius The city of Jaipur, capital of the state of Rajasthan, is well-known for its vibrant culture, rich history, and beautiful architecture that it possesses. In addition to its magnificent palaces and forts, the city of Jaipur is renowned as a shopper's paradise. The city offers a wide variety of one-of-a-kind and must-buy items that will delight any visitor, book here a taxi service in Jaipur or a car hire in Jaipur. These items range from fine jewellery and textiles to traditional…

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6 top tea destinations in India

  Pxhere India has given many gifts to the world, including its cuisine, saffron and other spices, and its world-famous teas; in fact it remains one of the world's largest tea producers of tea in the world. Commercial cultivation of tea was started in Darjeeling, West Bengal during the colonial era of British rule. Nestled amidst the region's lush green slopes (top), there are many tea estates found in this region, many of which offer guest bungalows and the chance to freely roam among the…

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  • Mariellen Ward October 8, 2010 at 5:45pm
    Not being part of the Commonwealth, the Americans on this list may not know that the Commonwealth Games are taking place in Delhi right now. The city has spent years building infrastructure projects (such as a metro and new airports) and sprucing things up for the Games. I was there Jan-Apr, earlier this year, and the entire city seemed to be under construction! I'm looking forward to going back this winter and seeing everything finished. I also would like to see the list of 17 monuments they have restored.
  • Nayaz Noor October 8, 2010 at 5:20pm
    commenting on the 2-month rule, as far as i know it has been scrapped....
  • Anil October 8, 2010 at 5:05pm
    Ed, which are these historical monuments ? I have a good sense of the architecture of the city; If there is something missing, I plan to be in DEL end of the month, I will definitely go take a look.
  • Ed Wetschler October 8, 2010 at 4:24pm
    17 historical monuments have been restored in Delhi and, from what I read, many visitors to the city are going to see them. But these are not the internationally known, A-List monuments. Have you seen these newly restored sites, and which are definitely worth visiting?
  • Sam Scribe September 30, 2010 at 6:58pm
    Here's something you might not know. According to the president of L'Orient Travel, "With a fauna species count of 89,500, India accounts for nearly 7.31% of the global fauna total, though it occupies only 2.4% of the total world area."

    Naturally (or unnaturally), this is all threatened by sprawl. What's to be done?
  • Ed Wetschler September 5, 2010 at 4:44am
    Thanks for shedding some light on this, Anil; now it makes more sense.
  • Anil September 5, 2010 at 1:06am
    While the 2-month rule has been in place, a while; and preventing terrorism the given official reasoning - It is to discourage people living in India on a back-to-back visas. India to begin with is not an immigrant friendly country. People were using tourist visas to do a back-to-back long term living. Long term (5-10 year) tourist visas were used to go outside for a day and return back to start the 180 day per visit restriction. Both UK an US are just posturing. Visitors can get a waiver or exception from local missions if there is a genuine need.

    Try entering US on a tourist visa and do the same thing ? Legitimate tourists are never prevented from re-entering if there is a detailed itn. for touring neighboring countries on a trip. The regulation was enforced towards the end of 2009. The only loud segment protesting are folks who go live on tourist visas for years.
    No one complains about the VWP visitors to US :-)

    An Old link from Dec 2009

    http://www.eturbonews.com/13391/us-uk-protest-indias-new-tight-tour...
  • Ed Wetschler September 4, 2010 at 10:53pm
    There's a story in the Guardian today about the UK and the US governments protesting new regulations in India that prevent tourists from re-entering India within two months of their last visit. Can this really hurt the UK and US more than it hurts India?
  • Anil August 26, 2010 at 8:11am
    In the course of the day, I get more than a fair share of search engines, websites to check. Last month I was forwarded a meta travel search engine for indian air,train travel. Unlike ixigo, cleartrip etc. this engine is unique that it takes simple english sentences and presents you with the results. Try it.

    http://www.90di.com/travel/
  • Ed Wetschler August 24, 2010 at 6:44pm
    Interesting report, Anil. Thank you.
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