Posts by Benjamin Jenks

I recently spent some weeks in Auroville, and it's the type of place I felt like I just scratched the surface. It doesn't have a long list of tourist attractions, but there is a lot to see. It's the...

I was in the beautiful French colonial city of Pondicherry recently, and with the relaxing nice hotels and beautiful views of the Bay of Bengal, it looked like the perfect place to have a cold...

I spent some time in Auroville this month, as I'm traveling in India, and I'm the type who likes to do a lot of research about a place before I go. Here's what I found: Facts about Auroville:...

I spent a couple of weeks in the Pondicherry area recently, and am super happy I did. The beaches were relaxing. The French food and architecture was also something I hadn't seen in India before. As...

I've spent many months in Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu in southeast India. It's a beautiful pilgrimage town in the Annamalai Hills at the base of the holy hill Arunachala. Tiruvannamalai or Tiru...

Can you get a hamburger when traveling in India? Is it okay to eat beef on your India trip? Will you get thrown in jail or mobbed for eating a steak? My friends in Texas have asked. My family was...