Thinking about travelling to India for the first time? I’ve written loads of tips for first-time visitors to India, but I get lots of emails from first-time travellers asking for advice for a trip to India. If you are planning your first India trip, here are some posts I have written to help you plan, [...]
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Why Indian Toilets Are Better than Western Toilets
Many first-time travellers to India worry about having to use the Indian toilet. Some worry about having to get used to a squat toilet, most worry about having to adapt to the left-hand-and-water –method instead of toilet paper. But Indian toilets are actually better for you. Why the Squat Toilet is Better than a Western [...]
How To Survive Being Sick in India
The question is not whether you will get sick in India, it is how to deal with being sick in India. Like I’ve already mentioned in a previous post about India travel health, it is likely you will get at least a little stomach bug in India, especially if you spend any more than a [...]
South India for Women Travellers: My First Ebook!
South India for Women Travellers: How to Survive and Enjoy Your Trip is my first ebook and it is packed with travel tips for women planning to visit South India. From where to go to what to wear, South India for Women Travellers offers practical no-nonsense India travel advice. It includes tips for planning a [...]
Questions and Answers about India Travel
I’ve received a lot of emails recently and have not had time to reply to many of them. Many emails have included similar questions or sometimes exactly the same questions, and incidentally I have answered most of these questions in previous posts. Here are some of the most common questions I get via email and a [...]
India Travel Tips for Women: Things to Enjoy in India!
Things you might enjoy as a female travelling in India: 1. Connecting with Indian women in the most unexpected ways. Don’t be surprised if Indian women make pretty direct and personal comments about your appearance. Indian ladies love to give you advice on your outfit, your jewellery (or the lack of it), the way you [...]
India Travel Tips for Women: What to Wear in India
Some parts of India might at first sight appear like Ibiza (especially Goa) and if you travel in the bigger cities you’ll see lots of women in Western-style clothes. Outside the tourist areas and the big cities, however, most women wear traditional Indian clothing (a sari or a salwar kameez), or maybe a kurta top [...]
India Travel Tips for Women: Packing for a Trip to India
India is like no other country on the planet. Travelling in India can be challenging for female travellers, especially if you’re a Western woman travelling alone. That should not stop you from going and you don’t need to be hysterically scared when travelling to India, but you need to be aware of your surroundings and [...]
About Me
I am a freelance journalist and travel writer and I spent more than three years from late 2005 to early 2009 living, travelling and studying yoga in India. In this blog I share my India travel tips and stories.
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India Travel Tips for Women: What to Wear in India
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Going to India for the First Time?
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Why Indian Toilets Are Better than Western Toilets
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