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Street Guides, Ajay and Tabrez

Streetwise Sweetness

Dianne Sharma-Winter - dibundyontour [808]

If you liked the movie Slumdog Millionaire or remember Mira Nair's film, Salaam Mumbai, this Walking Tour of Delhi is a real life, sensitive look into the life and times of New Delhi's street kids.

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | People | Women & Travel | Ecotourism
Cachori, street food in Delhi

That Old Delhi Magic

Dianne Sharma-Winter - dibundyontour [808]

This is the every day experience of village life that I have been missing and that I had come to believe was only available in the village. Instead in the heart of the heart of Shahjahanabad was the very heart of the city of Djinns.

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | Food | People
To North India With Love

Dave Prager Poses Bollywood-style in New Delhi

To North India With Love - tonorthindiawithlove [767]

Every year, my wife, Jenny, and I send out a Photoshopped holiday card to our friends and family. When we found out that some Bollywood poster painters are still eking out a living near Old Delhi, we knew that this year's card would be handmade ...

Destinations: India | North India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | Art | Shopping
To North India With Love

Avirook Sen Discovers His Mother's Bengali Cuisine in Delhi

To North India With Love - tonorthindiawithlove [767]

Like millions of other men, born and raised in the East Indian state of Bengal, I believed that nobody can cook Bengali food as well as my mother. That was until Anjan Chatterjee-a fellow...

Destinations: India | North India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | Food
To North India With Love

Deepanjana Sarkar Befriends a Lonely Castle in the Shivpuri Forests

To North India With Love - tonorthindiawithlove [767]

I knew how I would feel if an invited dinner guest failed to show up and a carefully prepared meal had to be thrown in the trash. Disappointed. But I couldn't begin to imagine how I would...

Destinations: India | North India
Topics: Culture | Adventure | Nature | Architecture
To North India With Love

A. Murray Seeks Out Unusual Views of the Taj Mahal

To North India With Love - tonorthindiawithlove [767]

There had to be other perspectives from which to view the Taj Mahal. Unusual angles that captured its different moods. Perhaps, distance was one element that could be used to introduce some exciting...

Destinations: India | North India | Agra
Topics: Culture | Travel | Photography | Architecture
To North India With Love

Mark Templer Teaches Trust at a Leprosy Colony in Delhi

To North India With Love - tonorthindiawithlove [767]

When I first came to India in 1985, I saw a man afflicted with leprosy in Bangalore. My initial reaction to the sight of his open sores and disfigurement was no different from anybody else's-I wanted...

Destinations: India | North India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture
Street child in Delhi

The Street Children of Delhi

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Looking for a unique eye opening tour in Delhi? A guide from the Salaam Baalak Trust will take you into the world of homeless street children on a tour you won't ever forget.

Destinations: India | North India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | Economy | Travel | People | Adventure | 20th Century History | For Kids | Ecotourism
The Taj Mahal at dawn

The Taj Mahal at Dawn

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

I wake up at 5:00 am in Agra, India. I am excited about visiting the Taj Mahal at sunrise.

Destinations: India | Agra
Topics: Adventure | Literature | Animals | Art | Culture | Economy | People | Religion | Nature | Ancient History | Architecture
A blind man begs for money in New Delhi

Beggars Everywhere

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

The faces of the beggars in India continue to haunt me.

Destinations: Jaipur | New Delhi | India | Agra
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Food | Economy | People
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