The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is the world's fourth largest commuter network, carrying 4 million passengers per day. The stations are...

China Rail High-Speed, abbreviated CRH, is the premiere rapid train service in the country. Operating since 2007, the CRH trains can go at ...

The largest auto show in the world takes place in the far reaches of Beijing, about 2 hours away from the city center. Nevertheless, throng...

After years of getting the cold shoulder from both Hollywood and Bollywood, my talent was finally recognized in the People's Republic of...

I soared through the air. This time I had taken flight willingly in a hot air balloon and not because I was at the mercy of a Chinese driv...

I staggered outside before dawn and was ushered into a van. The door slid shut and darkness enveloped me. The van started moving. About hal...

They say that Chinese people do not know how to drive. It's not true. At least one does. He drove right into me. I was standing in the...

When working late in Indian cities, women are often concerned about making their way home safely at night. There is a chance that they will ...

The diversity of ways to get from one place to another is as astounding as the ARNABeard . On my way from Hong Kong to Beijing, I set a new...

Although there are crowd avoidance strategies that an experienced transit user can usually employ, sometimes he has no choice but to get on...

Most newcomers to Beijing have been warned in advance about the heavy traffic that they will experience in the city. This does little to pre...

I completed an epic 24 hour train journey from Beijing to Hong Kong. In the process, I saw the Chinese landscape through the windows of my c...

In Beijing it is not an uncommon sight to see a caravan of identically numbered buses arrive at a bus stop one after the other. For example,...

About to head off from Bangalore to Mahabalipuram for a beach weekend, a Korean and I made our way to the Majestic bus station. A bus headi...

As is the custom in overpopulated nations, mass transit users get on board vehicles before other passengers have a chance to disembark. Usua...

Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains float above the track, using the power of science to achieve blazing fast speeds. The world's fastes...

Steep and hilly, Hong Kong Island has a network of covered outdoor escalators which start at the base of the business district and end near ...

After a few days wandering around Delhi and a day trip to the Taj in Agra, it was time for Stein and I to head of to the Punjab. We had an...

During my grueling two-and-a-half hour daily commute to and from work, I spend a considerable amount of time on the SkyTrain. Since I leave ...

During my daily commute aboard my favourite form of mass entertainment, the SkyTrain, I witnessed a spanking incident between a woman and wh...