After a road traffic collision in Ladakh, a traveler struggles to navigate India’s culture of law enforcement.
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On the long Shatabdi Express ride to Aurangabad, India, an English train passenger finds more value in the people within the carriage than in the view flashing past the window. …
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The winner of our Pilgrimages competition tackles the Chota Char Dham, in the Indian Himalayas, braving cold-bucket baths, jostling with other pilgrims, and powering through the pain in search of …
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A visitor to the Taj Mahal becomes an instant celebrity against the backdrop of one of the world’s most famous monuments. India is confusing. Overwhelming. Fascinating. Awful. And confusing. Nothing …
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A pilgrim connects with herself and the world around her as she makes her 46th ‘Girivalam’ or circumambulation of Arunachala, a holy mountain in Southern India. My bare feet follow …
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In the first installment of The Recovering Backpacker, a column that looks at what makes for a meaningful travel experience, Nathan James Thomas responds to Agnes Callard’s controversial New Yorker …
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A traveler finds a friend in a local tailor in India but struggles to connect with his assistant, a young girl from a nomadic tribe. When my tour group arrived …
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After passing a fitful night at an Indian train station, a traveler panics when she realizes the train to Agra is already on the move. I ran as fast as …
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A mistake leads to adventure when a traveler in India misses her train station, and strikes up spontaneous conversations with local commuters. The train’s window disappoints me intensely. It is …
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