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By Amy Chung
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 LEH, INDIA - After a sleepless night on a bus from the honeymoon hill station of Manali, I was looking forward to reaching Leh — fast.As my family and friends huddled by the back of the bus to catch backpacks tossed from the rooftop like sacks of rice, a group of screaming 4x4 drivers descended on us.
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By Amy Chung
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 JAISALMER, INDIA – The bottom half of my body was beginning to numb. “What was I thinking?” I thought to myself. I’ve been galloping through the Indian desert of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, in 50C heat for over a day now in an attempt to live out my Arabian Nights fantasy. Though I’m looking like a less-than-regal Cleopatra.. .
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By Marc Atchison
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 AGRA, INDIA - A handsome young man escorts a pretty woman to a bench outside the main entrance to the Taj Mahal, India’s monument to love.
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By Marc Atchison
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 JAIPUR, INDIA - Our tiny rider made sure we were securely settled in our wicker basket before shouting out "Hercules" - a command the mighty elephant, on whose back we were strapped, responded to by slowly moving towards the entrance of Amber Fort. |
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By Marc Atchison
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 MUMBAI - It’s just a few minutes before noon but already the landmark Leopold Café and Bar is crowded and the Kingfisher beer is being served by the “yard” in unique tumblers that are marked like rulers – a Leopold tradition we are told.
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By Marc Atchison
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 UDAIPUR, INDIA - The man in the rumpled suit interrupted his cell phone call just long enough to welcome us to his small craft shop on City Palace Road.
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By Marc Atchison
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 MUMBAI - There is much to do and see in this giant city of 18 million people but our guide Douglas Cyrus insists there is one sight that will impress us more than any we have seen during a fabulous day tour of India’s largest metropolis.
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By Marc Atchison
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 NEW DELHI - Our motherly guide Rajni demanded our attention as she reviewed the “dos and don’ts” a visitor must employ during a first visit to this sprawling, congested but still regal city of mostly desperately poor people.
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DELHI, INDIA — It’s mid-day on a packed street in old Delhi, I’m remarkably jet-lagged and a little shell-shocked by my new surrounds.
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