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Born-and-bred Mumbaikar Jasmine Desai is a technology journalist — and, like the subject she covers, her city is constantly changing. Here are a few of her favorite things about the sprawling cityscape she calls home.
Life and Death on the Ganges
Posted by Brett Rogers on March 29, 2013 
Our boat was a beauty and her name was Sita. For ten days, she was our home on the Ganges – our portal into a world of few boundaries, where Hinduism is palpable and life and death confront the senses with brazen, and equal, abandon.
There are some amazing events on tap all over the world, all the time. Here’s a taste of what you can see and do in March…
What better way to sample the culinary delights of a region than by peddling along its backroads, enjoying the scenery and working up an appetite for the next meal?
Here are ten great itineraries for all you food- and wine-loving cyclists out there.
Where Do You Go to Feel Better?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on September 4, 2012 
Where have you traveled to feel better — mind or body? Send your stories and photos to Travel_talk@ngs.org or tell us about it in the comments section, and your response just might make it into an upcoming issue of Traveler magazine.
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You have to wonder what Paul and Tracy Wilkes did. Rob banks? Run a Ponzi scheme? They had to have done something terrible. Because no couple devotes so much of their time to doing good.
Top 5 Nat Geo Travel Favorites
Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 13, 2012 
In our digital world, we don’t have to rely on guidebooks to tell us where to go and what to see when we travel — we can just ask our friends. Since we announced the beta launch of Travel Favorites – a new social sharing tool that will help you have the most memorable trips around —…
Photos: Where you Went
Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 10, 2012 
National Geographic Traveler’s Facebook community is global and mobile. Here’s a taste of the places you and your fellow gallivanters have visited lately.
#FriFotos: Color Me _______
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 30, 2012 
For this week’s #FriFotos* theme, COLORFUL, we chose this photo of a Kathakali performer applying his make up before a show. This highly stylized dramatized dance originated in the 17th century in southwest India, and is noted for the vivid face paint, elaborate costumes, and precise body movements of its performers. It takes up to four hours to ready the dancers before they even step on stage. Now that’s dedication. Photo: Arnab Sarker/My Shot
The Radar: 10 Customs to Know Before Visiting India, Get the Best Seat on a Plane, Bizarro Hotels
Posted by Elaura Rifkin on March 26, 2012 
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photo: Jim Kasom/My Shot
Photos: Where You Went
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 6, 2012 
Around and around we go. Our jet-setting friends on Facebook continue to amaze us with their weekend travel plans. Here’s a taste of the places you and your fellow gallivanters have visited lately.
The Radar: Reykjavik for Foodies, (Almost) Secret Sights in India, Things We Learn from Travel
Posted by Elaura Rifkin on February 10, 2012 
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.
India in New York
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 6, 2012 By Megan Snedden On the corner of Broome and Crosby in SoHo, a quiet sanctuary celebrates one of India’s spiritual traditions: the Broome Street Hindu Temple. Inside, the community recites the Bhagavad Gita, practices pujas, meditates, connects with the divine. Days after September 11, Eddie Stern opened the temple, which began as a yoga studio…
Checking In: Rajasthan Retreats
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 15, 2011 
From a luxury tented camp to a chic boutique hotel, lodgings in India’s largest state are fit for royalty. By Tanvi Chheda From the November/December issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Tree of Life Resort and Spa › Jaipur On the outskirts of town, Tree of Life feels like a self-contained campus, with 14 villas spread across…
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The distinctive shade of terra-cotta pink is what I first noticed about Jaipur, India, the capital city of Rajasthan, the Land of Kings. Bazaars, gardens, and palaces show flashes of pink, a color with historic roots. Back in 1853, the city draped itself in this warm hue to welcome Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, on…
The Radar: Delta Flights to Cuba, Video Contests for Travelers, Tips for India First-Timers
Posted by Anna Scalamogna on November 10, 2011 
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.
The Radar: Happy Birthday Lady Liberty, India’s Top Hotels, How to Budget a RTW Trip
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on October 28, 2011 
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.
The Radar: 20 Reasons to Visit India, Fly a Kite in France, What to Eat in Malaysia
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on April 22, 2011 
We’re back! Thanks for your patience yesterday as we worked to fix our server problem. Intelligent Travel is back up and running. Need a reason to visit India? The Lost Girls give you 20: regional cuisine, folk art, genuine people, Bollywood culture, street food… shall we go on? [The Lost Girls] Soar to new heights…
Nomading Film Festival: Win a Trip to India!
Posted by Rani Robelus on April 11, 2011 Looking for a venue in which to share your travel adventures with the world? The Nomading Film Festival is currently accepting submissions. The inaugural festival, aimed at travelers who film, not filmmakers who travel, was founded by four friends determined to create a venue where “entertaining, educating, beautiful, and authentic” experiences could be shared, acknowledged and awarded. If that’s not enticing enough, the grand prize is a trip for two to India.
Travel Tips: Mumbai
Posted by Meg Weaver on March 30, 2011 Former Traveler research apprentice Stephanie Robichaux is in Mumbai, India, on a research fellowship, looking into how the Internet is used to arrange marriages. We caught up with her to see how her project is going, learn about her favorite spots and eats in India, get some India travel tips, and discover how working at…
Tracing The Ganges River…
Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 24, 2010 ….by cycle-rickshaw, foot, rowboat, and any other means possible. Last weekend National Geographic Weekend host (and Traveler columnist) Boyd Matson interviewed documentary filmmakers JJ Kelley and Josh Thomas about their current trip: traveling along the Ganges River in India. Their videographer, journalist Dave Costello, gives an overview of their trip. Most people who visit India…
Adventures with Tintin
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on July 28, 2010 As a kid I remember watching The Adventures of Tintin on TV and being captivated by the intrepid Belgian reporter who chased a good story around the world with his faithful dog Snowy by his side. Tintin was a clever and fearless traveler, jetting off to faraway places that a young girl like me could…
My Big Fat Indian Wedding: The Sequel
Posted by Intelligent Travel on July 1, 2010 In the October 2007 issue of Traveler, contributing editor and Real Travel columnist Daisann McLane wrote a feature story called “My Big Fat Indian Wedding,” following the fabulous wedding of Sejal Samar and Gaurav Jodhawat from Udaipur, India. (You can watch the video about Indian wedding traditions and see the slide show from the story…
Hands-On Architecture
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on April 13, 2010 Andy Stocchetti is an architecture student doing an internship in southern India at the Auroville Earth Institute, where he’s learning about sustainable building techniques and blogging about his adventures. When I came to India, I wanted to get the real Indian experience, but I never imagined I would be standing at the base of a…
Tea and Tranquility
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on March 17, 2010 Today, there are thousands of tea estates around the world, and many open their doors to guests. Check out what these estates in India and Sri Lanka have to offer. Addabarie Tea Estate, Balipara, Assam The Singpho and Khamti tribes in Assam have long been credited with inventing tea in India–using tea leaves for their…
