India itineraries

So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.

– Mark Twain

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Best Day Ever: Delhi

DELHI – The outward expansion of this city has created a beast in which there's way too much to see and do. You'll need a full 24 hours, a spare stomach, and teleportation abilities to cram it all in.

Fathom Questionnaire: Vandana Verma

Weirdest thing seen on travels: Weirdness is great. But the most inexplicable to me is those tourists who take endless pictures of buildings and fields.

In Focus: Mosques of My Travels

INDIA – Rafat Ali has traveled enough in the last year to fill three passports. In this photo essay, he captures mosques in New Delhi and Aligarh in India.

Tyger! Tyger!

MADHYA PRADESH, India – The elephant drivers set out on their hulking mounts to track the elusive tigers, then invite you to climb onto their rickety platforms up top.

Shobha Gets Schooled

HYDERABAD, India - An American business woman brings five generations together in The City of Pearls, and visits a school and orphanage she helped fund.

The Mother of All India Trips

INDIA – Everyone who has traveled with parents has a horror story. When you travel with old people, the goal is not family bonding. The goal is to get them home alive. 

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