culture

Hello, my dear members! I was curious if you had any information on the standard Indian diet. I know that the U.S. restaurants serve a wealth of chicken-based dishes, but it this accurate? I also wondered what other kinds of meat are commonly consumed. Thanks for any feedback! I frequent my...

Hello, everyone! I'm so happy to be a part of this exciting and engaging community! :) I'm new, obviously enough, but I have so many questions to share with you all because I know nothing about traveling out of my home country! I'm particularly drawn to India in light of the writing position I...

I have seen so many women and sometimes men wearing a red dot on their forehead and would like to know why they do that. Is that makeup or does it have some cultural significance of some kind? To complicate things further I have some times seen a dot that is creamish in color and some times...

Mauritius has a fascinating history, and I am curious to know how much influence of the Arab and Portuguese visitors is visible today. Perhaps evidence of the Dutch settlers is more obvious? If anyone has been to Mauritius I'd love to hear about the food, architecture, or anything relating to...

My entire post question is entirely in the title! I am wondering what the cultural differences are between North and South India, and if there is anything that a traveler should know (good or bad, or at least some do's and dont's for each region) while going to each part?

I just learned about the Desert Festival that will be taking place next month and I am so sorry I didn't find out about it sooner. It's too late to plan my trip to see it this year, but my next trip to India will definitely include time at this festival.

Hi everyone. If someone had about ten days to spend in India and wanted to see at least one or two of the usual tourist attractions, but also to attend some sort of festival which region would be best to head for? Thanks.