Although many tourists visit Agra on a jam-packed day trip from Delhi, staying the night in the city gives you more time to take in the Taj Mahal and the city's other sights, including the majestic red sandstone buildings at Fatehpur Sikri just 40km west of the city.

With mainstream media outlets continually showing bomb blasts, riots, and crowds of angry looking bearded men, many people who have never been to Pakistan think of it as a scary place where the Taliban are lurking everywhere. If you want to know more about what Pakistan is really like, but you can't...

As an American living in Pakistan, many people ask me, "Is it safe to travel there?" The simple answer: yes and no. It really depends on where you're going, what you're doing, and your ability to respect and blend in with the local culture. Living in Lahore, the capital city of the Punjab, the same safety...