SubWWWay to the Indian Subcontinent

Bangladesh
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

BANGLADESH

• If you blow your own trumpet on the SubWWWay - it naturally leads to Lonely Planet's Destination Bangladesh
  
• The Pacific Asia Travel Association provides a succinct snapshot for travellers.
• Tour Bangladesh does the same job from a local perspective.
• Get the daily news from Dhaka-Bangladesh.

BHUTAN

• There's no better place to make your first stop than Lonely Planet's Destination Bhutan.
• Although not much happens here, you can keep up to date with what does at Kuensel, Bhutan's national newspaper.
• How many Bhutan links do you need? Druk Yul has more than enough, and it's still growing.
• There's plenty of tourism info, including the latest tourist regulations, yeti watch and a Bhutan chat, at Bootan.
• Even more tourism info, the official version this time, at Kingdom of Bhutan.

• If you bang your own drum on the SubWWWay - it naturally leads to Lonely Planet's Destination India, though there are lovely separate melodies at Calcutta and the North-East, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Indian Himalaya, Karnataka, Kerala, Mumbai (Bombay) & Maharashtra, Northern India & the Ganges, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh.
• For mainstream Indian news, check out the on-line services of the Times of India, The Hindu and the India Express.
• Get your pix fix and travel articles at the India Tourist Development Corporation's monthly Discover India magazine.
• Indolink has links covering travel, consulate information, news, cinema, books, and those famous matrimonial ads.
• You'd better hope half the fun is getting there. Take a long ride with Indian Railways - timetables, tourist info, special trains and more.
• Mumbai on the net has detailed info on India's most exciting city, while Mumbai Central does the links jig and boasts a useful bulletin board. The Afternoon Despatch & Courier keeps you up-to-date with Mumbai news, views and social life.
• The West Bengal Home Page has information on the state's language, culture and attractions, while the official West Bengal site does a similar job except with gorgeously detailed traditional illustrations. If neither of them does it for you try the Calcutta Home Page.
• 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.
• We challenge you to find a better (or more entertaining) on-line guide to Calcutta than The Fab & Funky Guide to Calcutta - everything from volunteer work to theme nights at the Off Cum On Rambo beer bar.
• The Global Hindu Electronic Network's introduction to The Hindu Universe is an all-you-ever-wanted-to-know guide to Hinduism, and includes the entire text of the Ramayana, Mahabharata and other scriptures.
• Learn the difference between a raga and a ragout at the Indian classical arts page.
• Keen to do something useful while you're in the subcontinent? Check out Project India.
• Get your green facts and figures at the Biodiversity Profile of India.
• If you're planning on doing India Easy Rider style, don't go past India and the Art of Motorcycle Touring or that classic of Indian motors, the Royal Enfield, or even the legendary Enfield Bullet 500 at India Motorcycle Adventures.
• Areyaready for Ayurvedic rejuvenation? Then go to Keralatourism.org to find out what it is and where you can get it.
• Amples of temples at Saumya Ganguly's Temples of Bishnupur, Bengal

• If you blow your own snorkel on the SubWWWay - it naturally leads to Lonely Planet's Destination Maldives,
• The official web site of the Maldives Ministry of Tourism has useful background info, stuff on resorts and promotes `quality tourism in a pristine environment'.
• The 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.
• Paolo Vecchi's Fish-watching in the Maldives is a great snorkeller's guide to the underwater world.

• If you take the high altitude route on the SubWWWay - it naturally leads to Lonely Planet's Destination Nepal, though there's a cosy stopover at Destination Kathmandu.
• Travel sites don't come much better than the Nepal Home Page - good info, pix and FAQ page.
• Get your daily news fix from the Kathmandu Post.
• Fictional place or personal notion? Shangri La pulls it off by focusing on the natural history of the Himalayan region.
• There's good trekking info at Nepal Trekking and Nepal Himalaya Trekking.
• William W Greer's Walking to Rara Lake describes a trek in western Nepal, while Jungle Wildlife in Nepal covers the lowlands of the Royal Chitwan and Royal Bardia National Parks.
• The SINHAS journal is a multidisciplinary venture for those who (quite rightly) seek `a more complex picture of Nepali society than that provided by guidebooks and travel literature'.
• If there's a web site about Nepal, the Nepal Information Center has it catalogued.

• If you blow your own trumpet on the SubWWWay - it naturally leads to Lonely Planet's Destination Pakistan
  
• Get your daily news feeds from Dawn and the US-based Pakistan Link.
• If it's possible to be glossy online, Pakistan's only monthly E-zine, Saher, achieves it nicely.
• Rensselaer Union's Pakistan Students Association discusses Pakistani history and culture.
• Transport info? Colorful Trucks and Buses of Pakistan is much more fun than a railway timetable.
• Shangri-La attempts to keep alive faith in the Himalaya region in the face of demoralising political difficulties.
• The Cyber Muslim Information Collective isn't a bad starting point to learn about Islamic religion.
• More pretty pictures than you can poke a tikka at: Pakistan in Your House.

• If you blow your own peace pipe on the SubWWWay - it hopefully leads to Lonely Planet's Destination Sri Lanka
  
• The Sri Lanka Web Server includes the Ceylon Tourist Board's official site and a host of online news sources.
• You can Explore Sri Lanka through the page of this self-explanatory monthly travel magazine.
• Welcome to Sri Lanka has an eclectic selection of info (including travelogues) for anyone not daunted by yellow body text.
• Don't duck out of reality by ignoring the Sri Lanka Human Rights page, which collates reports from Amnesty International and other sources.
• Get the daily news from (er?) the Daily News.
• There are links galore at the Sri Lanka Info Page.