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Robert Schrader (robertcschrader@gmail.com) grew up in four states and had seen Big Ben, Notre Dame, and Palatine by age 21. Having just conquered India, he plans to visit every continent by 30. Live vicariously through him at Examiner.com.

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Obama state dinner with Indian PM Singh: a harbinger for increased air service between US and India?

Speculation is running wild about the potential implications of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Washington for Barack...
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World's Weirdest Foods, featuring Maggot Fried Rice, live, newborn rats, Moose Nose Jelly and more!

Need to improve your complexion? Head to Southeast Asia and take a shot of blood squeezed from a live snake. Feeling cruel? China's "Three...
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Cocaine Tourism in La Paz, Bolivia: Introducing Route 36, the world's first cocaine bar

To do an incredible about-face from yesterday's story about the impending heroin-related execution of a mentally-ill Briton in China, I present to you...
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Smuggling drugs into China? Read this first: Mentally-ill Briton to be shot for 2007 heroin bust

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A mentally-ill Briton with severe delusional psychosis is set to be executed for a 2007 heroin smuggle he claims to have been duped into, the Guardian...
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Indian Trains 101: Chai, squat toilets and what "3AC" means

Many India-bound travelers assume, based on the sheer quantity of trains and breadth of India's rail network, that train travel on the subcontinent...
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Jodhpur's Ratan Villas provide a welcome escape from the chaos and bustle of Rajasthan

Jodhpur's blue city is one of India's most recognizable sights, having appeared in recent movies such as The Fall and The Darjeeling Limited. Its...
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With new service to Sydney, Delta joins elite "Six Continent Club," completes transformation

With the launch of its Los Angeles-Sydney route July 1, Delta Air Lines became the first US airline in more than 20 years to join what popular...
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From Amritsar to New Delhi and back again: tracing India's journey to independence

While India's Independence Day isn't until August 15, I thought July 4th would be the perfect occasion to call attention to some of the most important...
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It's OK to be gay in India: New Delhi court decriminalizes consensual homosexual sex

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"Why are those two gay guys staring at me?" my friend Dora asked as she lay topless on North Goa's Candolim Beach, just two days after we...
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Father of Yemenia survivor: "She didn't feel anything"; IY626 black boxes found

Call it the "Indian Ocean Miracle".Bahia Bakaria, whose age has finally been established as being 13 (after being reported as five and...
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