General Travel: Essential Tips, Safety, and Insights for Exploring India and Beyond

When you think of General Travel, the broad practice of exploring places for leisure, culture, or personal growth, often without strict itineraries or luxury constraints. Also known as independent travel, it’s what happens when you step off the tour bus and start asking locals where to eat, how to get there, and what not to miss. It’s not about five-star resorts or guided tours—it’s about figuring out how train toilets work, whether Delhi Belly is as bad as they say, or if India is actually cheap to visit. This is the kind of travel that sticks with you because it’s messy, real, and full of surprises.

General Travel doesn’t care if you’re 25 or 70. It welcomes solo backpackers, families on tight budgets, and seniors hopping on luxury trains across the country. It’s the same travel that makes you wonder if the Maldives is really more expensive than India, or why Singapore’s airport keeps winning awards while your local station has no clean bathrooms. It’s the travel that asks: Is South India safer than North India? Is Rameshwaram a dham or a jyotirlinga? And who actually visits India the most these days? These aren’t random questions—they’re the heartbeat of what people really want to know before they book a flight.

Some of the best travel advice doesn’t come from brochures. It comes from someone who just got off a 12-hour train, ate street food without getting sick, and figured out how to avoid scams at the temple gate. That’s what this collection is built on. You’ll find honest breakdowns of costs, clear safety checklists for US travelers, and even why Valley of Flowers beats every other spot in India for sheer beauty. You’ll learn what makes Kerala different from Tamil Nadu, why Changi Airport is a wonder, and how to plan a weekend getaway without going broke. No fluff. No hype. Just what works.

Whether you’re planning your first trip to India or you’ve been coming back for years, General Travel is where the real questions get answered. Below, you’ll find guides that cut through the noise—practical, no-BS insights from people who’ve been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale. Let’s get you ready to go, not just dream about it.