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Kolkata & West Bengal
27/02/2013 15:48
Unique among Indian states in stretching all the way from the Himalayas to the sea, WEST BENGAL is nonetheless explored in depth by few travellers. That may have something to do with the exaggerated reputation of its capital, KOLKATA (CALCUTTA), a sophisticated and friendly city that belies its...
Mumbai (Bombay)
27/02/2013 15:48
Ever since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the principal gateway to the Indian Subcontinent has been MUMBAI (Bombay), the city Aldous Huxley famously described as “the most appalling…of either hemisphere”. Travellers tend to regard time spent here as a rite of passage to be survived rather...
Jammu & Kashmir
27/02/2013 15:47
India’s northernmost and sixth-largest state, JAMMU AND KASHMIR (usually shortened to J&K), is one of its most mountainous and staggeringly beautiful. It also encapsulates the cultural and religious diversity of the Subcontinent by falling into three distinct regions. The southwestern end of...
Goa
27/02/2013 14:56
The former Portuguese enclave of GOA, midway down India’s southwest coast, has been a holiday destination since colonial times, when British troops and officials used to travel here from across the country for a spot of “R&R”. Back then, the three Bs – bars, brothels and booze – were the big...
North Goa
27/02/2013 14:56
Development in North Goa is concentrated mainly behind the seven-kilometre strip of white sand that stretches from the foot of Fort Aguada, crowning the peninsula east of Panjim, to Baga creek in the north. Encompassing the resorts of Candolim, Calangute and Baga, this is Goa’s prime charter belt...
South Goa
27/02/2013 14:55
Goa’s south coast is fringed by some of the region’s finest beaches, backed by a lush band of coconut plantations and green hills scattered with attractive villages. An ideal first base if you’ve just arrived in the region is Benaulim, 6km west of Goa’s second city, Margao. The most...
Kerala
27/02/2013 10:39
The state of KERALA stretches for 550km along India’s southwest coast, divided between the densely forested mountains of the Western Ghats inland and a lush, humid coastal plain of rice paddy, lagoons, rivers and canals. Its intensely tropical landscape, fed by the highest rainfall in peninsular...
Delhi
27/02/2013 10:38
Delhi is the symbol of old India and new…even the stones here whisper to our ears of the ages of long ago and the air we breathe is full of the dust and fragrances of the past, as also of the fresh and piercing winds of the present.
India’s capital, DELHI is the hub of the country, a buzzing...
Jaisalmer
27/02/2013 10:37
In the remote westernmost corner of Rajasthan, JAISALMER is the quintessential desert town, its golden, sand-coloured ramparts rising out of the arid Thar like a scene from the Arabian Nights. Rampant commercialism may have dampened the romantic vision somewhat, but even with all the touts and tour...
Jaipur
27/02/2013 10:36
A flamboyant showcase of Rajasthani architecture, Jaipur has long been established on tourist itineraries as the third corner of India’s “Golden Triangle”. At the heart of Jaipur lies the Pink City, the old walled quarter, whose bazaars rank among the most vibrant in Asia, renowned for their...
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