Utne on Travel
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 05.26.04 | 12:41 AM ET
The always interesting Utne magazine devotes a section to travel in its May/June issue. Several original and reprinted stories are featured, including one about organic farms that offer room and board for travelers, a snapshot of pre-3/11 Madrid and an excellent essay from Outpost magazine called “Misguided Guidebooks?” In it, Chris Turner contrasts his two favorite restaurants in Delhi, Karim’s and T.G.I. Friday’s. “[Karim’s] embodies practically everything the indie guides—your Rough Guides, your Footprint and Moon handbooks, and of course your Lonely Planets—stand for: tradition, value, authenticity.” But what about the American chain restaurant? “During the nightly happy hour, South Delhi’s T.G.I. Friday’s is the place to see the city’s new generation of yuppies ... The place is packed to overflowing with young Delhiites at play—decked out smartly in trendy casual wear, quaffing two-for-one drafts, chattering into cell phones. this is not the India of postcards but rather modern India as it actually is.” The piece explores the notion of what makes for an “authentic” travel experience and, unfortunately, it’s not available online. In fact, none of the stories are unless you’re a subscriber or want to spend $2.95 per story.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
