India

As a woman, should you avoid visiting India?
As a woman, should you avoid visiting India?
April 2, 2013 0 Comments

A survey* out yesterday appears to indicate that 35% fewer women have visited India this year compared to the first three months last year. Although part of the reason could be attributed to the economic downturn, it is felt that recent high profile security issues, starting with the rape in Delhi in December last year,

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Delhi Homestay
Delhi Homestay
Started September 30, 2012 0 Comments
National Geographic Traveller

Avuncular Major Singh runs a homestay, Abode Kolta, in Gurgaon; originally just beyond the city limits of Delhi, but now subsumed by the sprawling mass of new developments.

September 2012
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Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, Bangalore
Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, Bangalore
March 20, 2010 0 Comments

If you want a taste of real India then a visit to the Mavalli Tiffin rooms is not to be missed. After a short escape from the traffic noise by strolling through Lal Bagh park, exit at the northern end. Praying to whoever is your God, take care when crossing the road and head for

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The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore
The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore
February 2, 2010 0 Comments

As your car swings off the busy Old Airport Road and up to The Leela Palace, Bangalore – towering like a pink fairy tale castle above the chaos that sits below – you feel as if you are entering a different world.  An ant in a house of giants, the tall marble pillars dwarf you.  Huge

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The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore
The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore
November 20, 2009 0 Comments

What I like best about the Taj West End is that it doesn’t feel like a hotel.  Bedrooms are situated in low rise blocks and scattered villas, set in 25 acres of lush gardens.  A few rooms are also situated in the main building that dates from the colonial 19th century.   I’ve stayed at this

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