Posts by Benjamin Jenks

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...

Whzzzzzz Whzzzz Whzzzzzz. Yep, that's the dreaded sound of a mosquito in your bedroom. I can think of some terrible tortures but this has to be one of the worst 😱 How can you avoid mosquito...

Riding an auto-rickshaw or tuk-tuk is one of the primary forms of transport for many Indians and travelers. Rickshaws are ideal for short trips between attractions and you can find these...

I was at a Thanksgiving dinner in Austin, Texas and was telling an Indian friend about my coming trip to India. I had a few questions for him, and one of the main ones was, What's the best way to get...

My mom and aunt are coming to visit me in India. This made me wonder, what would be the best time for us to visit Chennai? I polled my local friends and travelers and I have found the...