Things to read about travelling in India

I haven't gotten back to India yet - in fact, I'm still sitting in my office in Bloomington, Indiana. I do know, however, that many of my friends are curious what my life will be like while conducting research in India. I just happen to have discovered a wonderful blog being kept by NPR reporter Phillip Reeves on his current journey down India & Pakistan's "Grand Trunk Road," the road built by the British to link the great cities of northern India. Apparently this will be followed by a special series on Morning Edition in the next few weeks, but the blog is really good - pictures, stories, and an attempt to answer the puzzling (to a foreigner) question of why it is so hard to get directions.