Archive for September, 2007

On the Book Shelf: Rough Guides to India

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (September 28th, 2007)

For the last month or so, I’ve been dedicating at least a portion of every day to researching India for my next book, Wanderlust and Lipstick: For Women Traveling to India. The folks over at Rough Guides were kind enough to send me some of their new releases to not only aid in my research [...]

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Japanese Tourists Raped in Agra

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (September 26th, 2007)

Two Japanese tourists were apparently gang-raped in Agra, India after being held by three captives, one of them who spoke fluent Japanese. According to the Times of India, the two women were lured to a hotel and slipped sedatives in their drinks and then held for three days. Taj Mahal in Agra, India While there [...]

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Smart Packing Tips and More

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (September 24th, 2007)

I received an e-newsletter from my friend, Susan Foster, last week. Susan’s the author of Smart Packing for Today’s Traveler and a fellow Northwesterner. As the true expert in packing, she had lots of great tips and tidbits of information in her newsletter and I just had to pull a few and share them with [...]

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