Category Archives: Travel

Octopussy-ville

Posted on July 3, 2012 by btay200

UDAIPUR Part of the James Bond movie “Octopussy” was filmed in Udaipur, India, in 1983. Filmmakers must have been impressed with the city’s crowd jewel, the Taj Lake Palace, a true architectural gem that sits out on beautiful Lake Pichola. … Continue reading →

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Jain is the Name

Posted on June 29, 2012 by btay200

GWALIOR There’s not much to do in Gwalior. Next to nothing actually. It’s one of those jumping points to bigger and better places in central India, for travelers en route to the Agra and the Taj Mahal or Khajuraho bound … Continue reading →

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Off the Beaten Path

Posted on June 23, 2012 by btay200

ORCHHA Whenever I take these extensive trips, I try to fit in a day or two of backwater travel. A short quest for those sleepy little towns that don’t make it onto many tourist’s itineraries. Smack dap in the middle … Continue reading →

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Baring it all in Khajuraho

Posted on June 19, 2012 by btay200

KHAJURAHO Sex sells. Sex sells very well. For the relatively sleepy and secluded Khajuraho deep in central India, sex drives the tourist industry, just not in the same way that sex lures many a morally vacant individual to places like … Continue reading →

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V for Varanasi

Posted on May 30, 2012 by btay200

VARANASI Varanasi! A most venerated of Vaticanesque holy places, located alongside the viscous river Ganges, this vestige of spirituality lures many a vagrant and pilgrim, not for vacationing but to vanquish one’s sins and wash away venial indiscretions of the … Continue reading →

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Beware of Ganges

Posted on May 27, 2012 by btay200

VARANASI The Ganges is one of the holiest rivers in the world, a sacred waterway where millions of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and other religious minorities come to worship and liberate their souls. It’s also one of the world’s most polluted … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of the Taj Mahal

Posted on May 5, 2012 by btay200

–AGRA Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan must have really loved his third wife. If it’s not obvious from the jewels dangling from the woman’s body in almost every portrait, then maybe it’s the fact that he built the world’s finest and … Continue reading →

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New Delhi’s Old City

Posted on April 30, 2012 by btay200

NEW DELHI India’s capital has two faces: the modern, up-and-coming sexy side of malls, fancy buildings and new roads and the compact streets and cramped quarters of the old city. Temples dot the cityscape. My travel friend, Brian, and I … Continue reading →

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Namaste!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by btay200

Growing up, one of my favorite Disney movies was “The Jungle Book”. I mean, what’s not to like about a boy raised deep in the jungles of India by a fun-loving group of animals that sing and dance? In recent … Continue reading →

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Hainan for the Holiday

Posted on January 8, 2012 by btay200

Migratory birds seem to have it all figured out: in the winter it gets cold, so they pack up and fly south to warmer climates. Unlike my feathered friends, when the cold sets in, my winter jacket comes out and … Continue reading →

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