Jan 30th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Trade a plane for a train, and experience genuine luxury. Hitting the rails in style has been gaining steam around the world, according to the Wall Street Journal, in Asia, Europe, Russia and Africa. In a sense, this is becoming the new "cruise," without the worry of being pinned on a boat by that insurance salesman who's intent on saving your financial life. Many of the luxury train excursions ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Your guide to luxury rail travel
Jan 30th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Trade a plane for a train, and experience genuine luxury. Hitting the rails in style has been gaining steam around the world, according to the Wall Street Journal, in Asia, Europe, Russia and Africa. In a sense, this is becoming the new "cruise," without the worry of being pinned on a boat by that insurance salesman who's intent on saving your financial life. Many of the luxury train excursions ...Where spices come from. A tour of a spice plantation in Goa
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Goa, the spice of life
Sep 25th, 2008 at 12:30PM: From the first shot of Goa in this week's episode of Bizarre Foods, I could smell the aromas. And that's a good thing. Although Zimmern said that the food in Goa is different than many parts of India, in New Delhi where I lived for two years, every spicy, sweet and sour taste that Zimmern mentioned could be found. That's because New Delhi was filled with people who started out somewhere else. For ...Are tourists safe in India?
Mar 17th, 2008 at 8:40AM: The recent death of British Scarlett Keeling in Goa has had significant coverage in the international media over the last month. In fact, it has opened a new and dangerous chapter on tourism in Goa -- one of India's most visited states -- is a tourist safe there? For those who haven't followed the story: 15-year old Keeling was drugged, raped and left to die in Goa. What's worse is that the Indian ...Top 10 gambling destinations
Dec 5th, 2007 at 6:19PM: I've never been much of a gambler. Maybe it's because I'm cheap and parting with money that I'm probably not going to get back just doesn't seem like a good idea, or maybe it's because I'm not much of a risk taker. Nonetheless, lots of people love to gamble and as long as they're not sending themselves into serious debt, all the power to them. But where does one go to gamble? The casino down the ...
