Browsing Tag: Travel

Where to Go to Understand the World in 2012

So remember, the most amazing sights abroad are often the human ones. Too often, tourists see Tiananmen Square and the Taj Mahal, but don’t make friends or ever step into a Chinese or Indian home. Asia is important above all for its people, so get to know them!
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Trip to California... (Part 1)

During the Christmas holidays I went to America. With Guru Jee's kirpaa. This is my story of that journey...
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Judge – border guards can order removal of Sikh turbans

Judge Jacek Tyszka ruled that though Warsaw airport border guards had violated his dignity when he was passing through controls at the airport, the action was not illegal under Polish law.
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India’s Innovation Stimulus

THE world hit seven billion people last week, and I think I met half of them on the road from New Delhi to Agra here in India. They were on foot, on bicycle, on motor scooters. They were in pickups, dented cars and crammed into motorized rickshaws.
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BMI launches flights from Amritsar to London

Travellers from Amritsar will be able to reach London in 12 hours with bmi, British Midland International. This flight*, operating three times per week, launches the only direct service between Amritsar and the UK. Economy Class return fares start from as low as INR 38,091, including taxes.
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Duronto, finally, links Chandigarh to Amritsar

The long-awaited Duronto from Amritsar finally glided in to Chandigarh railway station on Wednesday morning and over one hundred ecstatic passengers from Amritsar disembarked, beaming from ear to ear.
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Is this a dagger which I see before me?

Item number three on the sign above the departure gate at Chandigarh Airport was a bit of a worry: “Note: Sikh passengers have been permitted to carry a Kirpan (up to 6-inch blade and 3-inch handle) in domestic flights only.”
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My passage to India

The cradle of civilizations, religions and philosophies, India's wealth is so vast that it would be unthinkable not to dream of going there. From the majestic architecture and ornamentation of its sacred temples to its outstanding scenery and the friendliness and honesty of its people, the list of attractions is as long the River Ganges.
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Why Obama is probably going to India in the first place (OP-ED)

The PR story about Obama not wanting to cover his head for fear of being called a Muslim may have some small shred of reality, but consider why Barack Obama is travelling to India in the first place. It's probably not for "cross-cultural purposes" at all.
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Even sadhus and sants have joined the illegal travel racket

Pigeon flying or kabootarbaazi, which was once a popular sport patronised by the Mughals, is today in Punjab a euphemism for the illegal immigration trade valued at millions of dollars.
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