Hatu Peak by Naval

Stunning. Color and composition create an incredible image. Hatu Peak, located in Northern India, near China, stands 3,400 meters (11,155 feet).

Every Thursday, we will feature some of our favorite travel stories found on Sosauce. We call it our “Weekly Wow” as these excerpts are not records of your standard trip to a Parisian cafe but those experiences that widen the eyes and drop the jaw. You’ll gain access to the story told first [...]

Travel Talk is a new Sosauce blog series in which we chat with our favorite travel experts about celebrating the saucy side of travel. With such successful experiences in travel media, we want to highlight their journeys from turning a passion for wanderlust into a profession, their travel plans for 2010, and how they recreate [...]

Struggle by Ravi Shankar

Photos of struggle and human suffering always penetrate deeply into the human psyche. Though his identity and story are unknown, there is an emotional vulnerability creating an instant connection with the viewer.

Coffee Break by Edward

We chose this photo due to the engaging subject matter. It’s simply a great photo catching the emotion of the moment. Wary yet hopeful, these men rest as they prepare to go back to work.

I know, right?  How could I have written this many posts about India without talking about the Taj Mahal?  Well, Sosaucers, the time has come for my tips on visiting the Taj.

Located in Agra, most people come by way of Delhi, which, in typical Indian fashion is somewhere between a 3 and 6 hour train [...]

Editor’s note: since today is Thanksgiving, and most of you probably have food on your mind anyway, Alex shares his one fancy dining experience during his time in India.
Security guards surround the perimeter. Metal detectors and x-ray machines block the entrance, while trained dogs sit obediently at their master’s feet. Was I entering an airport? [...]

Everyone says that to experience humanity, you’ve got to ride an Indian train.  Well, now I can say that I have — and I have lived to tell about it.

The berths are actually much more comfortable than people make them out to be, and there are even Chaiwallas that wander up and down the aisles [...]

Having eaten Indian food for all but about three meals during my three months in India (and let me tell you pizza has never tasted so good), I became interested in learning a little more about the cuisine.  So, my friends and I decided to take Indian cooking lessons while visiting the northern town of [...]

“To experience humanity,” it’s often said, “one must ride a train in India.“  I’m not exactly sure what I experienced on my overnight bus rides in India, but I do know that it involved Bollywood, spooning, and a 2AM bathroom break.
Traveling with three of my friends, we purchased four sleeper berths on an overnight bus [...]