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BANGLADESH

• Adda Cafe - An online community for Bangladeshi people. Has a chat room, news, and links.

• Destination Bangladesh - Lonely Planet's profile of a place with the longest beach, the largest littoral mangrove forest, and some of the most 'Gone with the Wind'-ish style mansions.

• Dhaka-Bangladesh - All the daily news over tea and toast.

• Dhaka Calling - Responsible for producing a monthly off-line tourist guide, this site has some useful links and general information on the city of Dhaka.

• Discoverybangladesh.com - On this site you can find out what to wear and what the weather will be like before you head out to one of the many regional festivals listed.

BHUTAN

• Bhutan - Plenty of tourism info, the latest tourist regulations, a yeti watch and a Bhutan chat. What more could you want?

• Destination Bhutan - Lonely Planet's profile of an 'extraordinary place hardly touched by the hands of time'.

• Gratitude in the Himalayas - A travelogue of Bhutan with photos.

• Kingdom of Bhutan - Even more tourism info...the official version this time

• Photographed Beauty of Bhutan - A photo introduction to the Kingdom of Bhutan. Beauty in the Himalayas.

DELHI

• Delhi Art Gallery Site - You don't have to know it's art, you just have to know what you like

• Destination Delhi - Lonely Planet's profile of a place where you'll notice the 'pollution, the crowds, the smell, the noise and the ceaseless hassles long before you notice the city's charms.'

• New Delhi Net - A stack of information, right down to addresses for Eye Banks in case of emergency withdrawals.

GOA

• Destination Goa - Lonely Planet's profile of a place that has more to it than 'louche living sun, sand and psychedelia'.

• Goa Trance - A few halfway decent shots of Goa, some naff shots of Westerners navel-gazing and lotus-leaning on a beach, and a whole stack of really bad paintings reminscent of those swirly psychedelic album covers put out by drug-raddled 70s bands who weren't into disco .

• Goa World - More links and fotos'n'facts than you can shake a ghumat at

• Goa World Postcard Center - Pick up a cyber-postcard and send it to a cyber-someone you love

INDIA

• A link guide to India - Over 200 useful and not so useful links for travellers to India

• Amar Tours & Travels - Amar Tours and Travels - Inbound and outbound tour operator and travel agent of India, provides all kind of tour packages for india, nepal, bhutan, bangladesh, sri lanka, sikkim and tibbet

• Biodiversity Profile of India - All the green facts and figures right at your fingertips.

• Buddhist Temples - A simple, clear site providing Information on Buddhist temples & four pilgrimage sites in India.

• Calcutta Home Page - A minimalist approach to the 'Charming City Forever'. The uncluttered layout makes finding basic information easy

• Charities Advisory Trust - The Charities Advisory Trust is an organisation which helps charities to run more effectively and efficiently through Card Aid, publications and training overseas. The Green Hotel aims to promote social values and awareness, as well as environmentally friendly practices. All profits go to charitable and environmental projects in India.

• Cross Cultural Solutions - Keen to do something useful while you're in the subcontinent? Find out what humanitarian project appeals to you the most.

• Darjeeling News - Aimed at promoting Darjeeling and its people, this site has Updates, news, articles, and features local artists and musicians. Try to ignore the annoying cursor pop-ups

• Destination India - Lonely Planet's profile of a place where the 'only thing to expect is the unexpected'.

• Discover India - Get your pix fix and travel articles at the India Tourist Development Corporation's monthly magazine.

• Global Hindu Electronic Network's - The introduction to The Hindu Universe is an all-you-ever-wanted-to-know guide to Hinduism, while the daily Vedic Astrology Predictions is heaps of fun.

• Hindustan Times - Online news for India, with pop-ups aplenty.

• India Express - From cricket to controversy; all the news that is.

• Indian Railways - You'd better hope half the fun is getting there. It's a long ride but make it easy on yourself by accessing timetables, tourist info, special trains and more.

• Indianvisit.com - One of the largest travel sites dedicated to India with information on almost all the tourist sites and themes

• India Travel Forum - India discussion forum for advice and tips for those traveling to India.

• India Travelite - Finally a travel site that's got its priorities right! 'Cos what your really want to know when you're travelling in India is, 'Where do the cricketers hang out?'

• Keralatourism.org - Areyaready for Ayurvedic rejuvenation? Then click here to find out what it is and where you can get it.

• Link 2 India - 400 links on India: collection of travelogues, festival sites, picture gallery, etc.

• Madhya Pradesh - If you want to know more about Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh tourism corporation will tell you all about tours, events, handicrafts and places you mustn't miss, including the uber-raunch of Khajuraho.

• Maps of India - It's maps galore! It's also one of those sites that bothers with the stuff no one else does: distances between cities, infrastructure systems, train timetables etc. Invaluable.

• Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India - Site of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Informative site with useful info, try to ignore the overbearing advertising.

• Rajasthan Travel Guide - Destination guide for the northen state of India includes travel information and forum, city guide, package tours and transportation.

• Residency Inn - Hotel in the heart of Jaipur City.

• Sikkim - Photos of the area between Darjeeling and Sikkim. The site is in French, mon ami.

• Taj Mahal - The Monument of Love - Includes photographs and information on the history & architecture of the Taj Mahal.

• Temples of Bishnupur, Bengal - Amples of temples at Saumya Ganguly's homesite

• The Fab & Funky Guide to Calcutta - We challenge you to find a better (or more entertaining) on-line guide to Calcutta than this - everything from volunteer work to theme nights at the Off Cum On Rambo beer bar.

• Times of India - It's the CNN of India

• Travelling Vego/Eco - Searching for animal-free food can be a challenge at the best of times but the bar gets raised when your travelling. Click here to make makes veganism in India and Nepal just that much easier.

• West Bengal - Half website, half listing it's got more info on West Bengal than you can get through in a one sitting so navigate carefully or be prepared to return.

• West Bengal Home Page - It welcomes with a 'Swagatam' and then provides ininformation on the state's language, culture and attractions.

KATHMANDU

• Destination Kathmandu - Lonely Planet's tale of two cities: one a 'fabled capital of convivial pilgrims and carved rose-brick temples'; and the other 'a splenetic sprawl smothered in the pollution of diesel fumes, dirt, monkeys and beggars'.

• KEEP - The Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) is a non-government organisation that reminds green-friendly trekkers to mind where they're walking. A must for those serious about ecological travel.

MALDIVES

• Destination Maldives - Lonely Planet's profile of a 'pristine tropical island with swaying palm trees, pure white beaches and brilliant turquoise lagoons'.

• Maldives - Atolls, Islands and the Maldives-Portal - With mask, snorkel and camera in the paradise of the Jade-Islands. The Maldives-Portal, complete with Maledives forum, chatroom, many links, photos, panoramas and interactive islands show you the Paradise. Sounds too.

• Maldives Page - Covers everything from entry regulations and dress codes to what you can expect when you take the plunge into that deep aqua blue.

• Ministry of Tourism - The official web site of the Maldives has useful background info, stuff on resorts and promotes `quality tourism in a pristine environment'.

MUMBAI

• Afternoon Despatch & Courier - Afternoon, evening, morning, doesnﾒt matter - you still get all the latest Mumbai news and social pages.

• Bollywood - From Cannes Award-winning films to soppy soaps, from cheap melodramas to all singin' musicals, the many-headed Hydra that is Bollywood can be grappled with right here.

• Destination Mumbai - Lonely Planet's profile of a place that has 'Bollywood cinema, cricket on the maidans on weekends, bhelpuri on the beach at Chowpatty and red double-decker buses.' all in the one dharma good city.

• EcoMantra Nature Awareness and Travel - Creating awareness about nature and ecology through nature. Experience and explore the Indian wilderness. Activities: Trekking, camping, nature orientation, wildlife safaris, workshops and educative field trips with duration of 1 to 15 days.

• Mahabaleshwar On Line - A Guide to Mahabaleshwar, the queen hillstation of Maharashtra.

• Mumbai - It does the links jig and boasts a useful bulletin board.

• Mumbai Central Message Boards - This is where those who know all tell all they know to others who don't know much. Scurrilous gossip about the Bollywood stars, weighty discussions about sport, dating romps, money predictions and a free for all; it's all here on one helluva masala of a site.

• Mumbai on the net - A multi-channel Mumbai portal with everything from restaurants reviews to sporting views to 'what's on' news.

• Mumbai Police  - Cop it sweet at the official net-home of Mumbai's Finest.

NEPAL

• Blue Space - A non-profit co-op doing some really wild treks in Nepal.

• Buddha Treks & Expedition (P) Ltd - Nepal - Agency in Nepal arranging trekking, tours, hotel reservation, safaris, rafting, mountaineering, expedition, flight tickets, bus ticketing, sight seeing, vehicle rental, and tours.

• Destination Nepal - Lonely Planet's profiel of aplce of 'sublime scenery, time-worn temples, and some of the best walking trails on earth'.

• GIFT for AID Nepal - Learn more about the development of Nepal. Find a suitable place to contribute, choose a project and follow the progress through our website.

• Himalaya Dog Squad Rescue Nepal - It's Rin Tin Tin in the mountains. It's an organisation that does great sniff-and-search work but it could do with your support and an occasional grateful scratch under the chin.

• Hotel Nepal - A site to find hotels from budget to deluxe.

• KEEP - The Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) is a non-government organisation that reminds green-friendly trekkers to mind where they're walking. A must for those serious about ecological travel.

• National Parks - Bill Greer covers the lowlands of the Royal Chitwan and Royal Bardia National Parks.

• Nepalese Cuisine - Food-nepal.com is dedicated exclusively to Nepalese cuisine and restaurants. Limited in its offering, this site provides online recipes to satisfy your tastebuds when yearning for the real thing.

• Nepal Home Page - Travel sites don't come much better than this - good info, pix and a FAQ page.

• Nepal - Trek Around Annapurna - Photo Gallery - On this web site you will find many photos taken before, during and after a trek around Annapurna. No big story, only pictures...

• Nepal Yellow Pages - Let your fingers do the trekking! This category wise web site lists a variety of businesses, handicrafts, tours, travel & trekking agents. Telephone and postal addresses included.

• Pokhara Tourist Service - These folks provide tourist services in Nepal, including trekking & whitewater rafting.

• Safe Journeys Adventure Treks - Small group adventure treks in Nepal and Scotland.

• Sijmen Hendriks - Sijmen's photographs of Nepal are so luscious it makes you want to smear them on toast and eat them. Or visit Nepal.

• The Voyagers Wanderlust - An intimate personal website with stories, photos, sketches, and travel info from all over but with a focus on Nepal. A good place to start when first considering to travel to Nepal.

• View Nepal Pvt. Ltd. - Directory featuring lodging, trekking, restaurants, education, and more.

• Virtual Annapurna Trek - Big Mountain. Mad Englishman. Bad Weather. High altitude-cigarettes. Drollery. Purloined Monty Python. Heaps of useful info. Go.

• Walking to Rara Lake - William W Greer's reaches the remote Rara Lake with the help of a whiskey bottle-bribe and a whole lot of sweat.

• White Water Adventures - Nepal - A well set out site that gives you the low-down on white water rafting in Nepal.

• YetiZone.com - All the facts and figures, highs and lows, ups and downs of the Annapurna Treking Circuit.

PAKISTAN

• Dawn - Get up with the birds and get your your daily news feed.

• Destination Pakistan - Lonely Planet profiles a place with 'mind-blowing landscapes, extraordinary trekking, a multitude of cultures and a long tradition of hospitality.'

• Pakistan Link - It's billed as the 'first Pakistani newspaper on the internet since 1994' which is a tad confusing but their news is not.

• Pakistan Students Association - The Rensselaer Student Union discusses Pakistani politics, history and culture.

• Saher - It's bright and cheerful in a 'daisies-in-the-fields' kind of way but takes ages to download because of all those graphics of daisies in the fields. Once you're in, though, there's heaps to explore.

SRI LANKA

• Art Sri Lanka - A doorway to Sri Lankan art and culture, depicting art history, ancient, colonial and contemporary paintings. Portrays Buddhist, Christian and Hindu art. Information about online exhibitions and art institutions of Sri Lanka.

• Daily News - Get the (er?) daily news.

• Destination Sri Lanka - Lonely Planet's profile of a place that has palm-lined beaches, Kandyan dances, elephant processions, masked devil dances and plenty of ruins.

• Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation - A non-profit organization whose charge is to develop Sri Lanka as a viable and thriving ecotourism destination.

• Sri Lanka Human Rights - Don't duck out of reality by ignoring the issue of Sri Lankan human rights. Check out these collated reports from Amnesty International and other sources before you go.

• Sri Lanka Insider Tours - In collaboration with the Sri Lankan Ecotourism Foundation, this is an ecotour. Participants travel using local transport, and stay in homestays and locally owned hotels. At least 25% of the registration fees will remain in the villages visited.

• Sri Lankan Travel - Find out about Sri Lanka's history, culture and places to visit through text & photos.

• Sri Lanka Web Server - It includes the Ceylon Tourist Board's official site and a host of online news sources.

MORE SRI LANKA - USEFUL LINKS