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Yuman's travels take him to India

BY DENNIS WEBER, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

Desperate for a change of pace from the spicy vegetarian food featured in Indian cuisine, I begged our tour guide to let me off at the McDonald's and I would find my own way back to the hotel. I saw only three McDonald's in all of India on my... Full story

Yuman explores ancient Indian kingdom

Editor's note: Local world travel traveler Dennis Weber shares first-person stories from his recent trip to India.

BY DENNIS WEBER, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

Leaving Delhi on our tour bus, we traveled overland to the ancient city of Jaipur.Because there are very few miles of four-lane superhighways, the trip was made on two-lane roads that are crammed with trucks, buses, tractors, camel carts, ox carts,... Full story

Delhi overcrowded, diverse

Editor's Note: Local world traveler Dennis Weber is sharing a series of first-person stories inspired by a recent trip to India.

BY DENNIS WEBER, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

It takes only one word to describe India: Crowded. It takes a bigger word to describe the capital, Delhi: Overcrowded. With 1.2 billion people, India is the second most populous country in the world and with its explosive population growth, by the... Full story

Traveler completes his own bucket list

BY DENNIS WEBBER, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

Long before the hit movie ever appeared, I had made my own "Bucket List" of places that I felt I absolutely had to see before my life was over. Last month, with my trip to India and a visit to the Taj Mahal, I completed my original list of 10... Full story

Yuma hoteliers promote hometown as vacation bargain

BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

Yuma may be a hot spot, but it's also a cool place.That's the message local hoteliers are trying to get out to Arizona residents and even locals in need of a little break away from home who may not be able to spring for an Alaskan cruise or the... Full story

El Pinacate biosphere mysteries explored

BY MARCO A. FLORES, BAJO EL SOL

PUERTO PEÑASCO, Son - A great natural treasure not far from Yuma is the Pinacate and Grand Desert Biosphere Reserve, a crater-filled desert landscape located about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from Puerto Peñasco on the road to Sonoyta,... Full story

German Odyssey of the Mind team hits Yuma

BY CHRIS McDANIEL, SUN STAFF WRITER

A group of Germans were in Yuma last week to get a taste of Arizona. The Germans came on the invitation of the Yuma Catholic High School Odyssey of the Mind (OM) team after the two teams competed at the OM World Finals in Ames, Iowa. Members of the... Full story

Travel Series: See Alaska from the famous highway

BY PAM M. SMITH, SUN STAFF WRITER

  Having ridden the Alaska Highway by motorcycle to cruising along dirt roads in an RV is the basis for the film shown Tuesday night by John Holod and Jodie Ginter.   The show will be at 7 p.m. at the Yuma Civic Center.  Holod was the... Full story

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