A local roadside restaurant in Yelagiri, Tamil Nadu (South India) serving freshly cooked south Indian 'meals'. A typical meal would have a healthy combination of chapati's/roti (Indian bread), daal (lentils), sambhar (vegie and lentil broth) some vegetables, curd, buttermilk, pickle, rice and if you're lucky, some padads/ poppadams and a sweet. Phew! For locals this is a daily affair but for anyone traveling from other parts of India, or even from abroad, it’s an experience not to miss! At namastay.in we’re traveling India to find unique place to stay - homestays, heritage stays, rural village stay, that’s lets people experience the real India. For more, have a look at www.namastay.in or call +91 80 6583 8689

For some sweet treats, fresh produce and a slice of "the American Pie," head to Mom's Apple Pie in Leesburg, Virginia in Loudoun County. "Just like Mom and Grandmom makes."

We were the first gringos to show up at a cockfight in this isolated town in the mountains of Dominican Republic. We were looking for some real local flavor, and we definitely got it. Cockfighting is still 100% legal in a handful of countries around the world, and advocates of this blood sport would think we were crazy for raising an eyebrow about this worldwide obsession. It is valuable insight into a culture, but definitely a little disturbing.

Video of some young girls in Myanmar, trying to sell me some hand-made pipes.