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Seedy Neighborhood, Great Hotel
Review of Hotel Tara Palace, New Delhi by
jeassicastr
Advantages: Easily book train tickets
Disadvantages: busy location
The neighborhood around the hotel is pretty seedy, and although I traveled there alone as I woman. Reliable car and driver for complimentary airport pick up who stands with your name at the airport.All rooms are air conditioned, which is wonderful, and th ...
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09.07.2009 09:49
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Haji Ali Mosque, great Muslim Architecture
Review of Haji Ali Mosque, Bombay by
roktimdutta
Advantages: Cheap, friendly people, ecellent view
Disadvantages: Delays, crowd
I been to Mumbai number of times mostly on official errands, naturally had little time for sight-seeing and I regretted it most of the time, main reasons being my inherent weakness and curiosity about Muslim history and their curious propensity for excell ...
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26.06.2009 19:09
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Delhi, hard work but well worth it
Review of Delhi (India) by
1connorse
Advantages: Great people, great value, great sights
Disadvantages: noisy, crowded and hard work sometimes
Arriving in Delhi from Bangkok, the first thing I noticed was the lack of air pollution, which was definatly not what I was expecting. I arrived at New Delhi airport in late February and after Bangkok's humidity and pollution New Delhi was litterally a br ...
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05.06.2009 15:07
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A fitting memorial to India's war dead
Review of India Gate, New Delhi by
koshkha
Advantages: It's a real gathering point and well worth a visit
Disadvantages: You'll get more out of your visit if you've done a bit of reading beforehand
India Gate has the rare distinction of being one of the few attractions in Delhi that benefits from being visible from a great distance, rather than being crowded in by surrounding buildings. If you stand outside the Presidential Palace at the far end of ...
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05.05.2009 14:55
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Salaam Bombay !
Review of Mumbai (Bombay) by
kiran8
Advantages: A magical city of contrasts, that is coping inspite of all odds
Disadvantages: There are many
Mumbai derives its name from Mumba Devi a local diety worshipped by the Maratha fisher folk of the region. Mumba Devi is the goddess of sea and according to folklores she blessed the region and took care of the Fisherman community.
When India was under t ...
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02.03.2009 11:45
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Going For An 'English' at Glenary's
Review of Glenary's, Darjeeling by
koshkha
Advantages: Lovely twee place
Disadvantages: Not the greatest bakery products
Going for an English
Fans of the BBC's hit show 'Goodness Gracious Me' will no doubt recall the classic sketch where and Indian family go 'out for an English'. This was about poking fun at the British habit of going out for Indian food and being ob ...
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26.01.2009 12:43
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Mumbai (Bombay) The Blissfully Polluted City
Review of Mumbai (Bombay) by
kat696
Advantages: You will never get bored
Disadvantages: The sights of poverty and squarlor may be too much to take
My parents never really enjoyed staying in Mumbai, it was too loud and over-crowded for them. However I loved every second of being there.
There was always so much going on that you never seem to get bored. And if you ever felt you needed a change of ...
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24.11.2008 20:39
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Aamchi Mumbai,city never sleeps
Review of Mumbai (Bombay) by
prattt69
Advantages: Great positive working attitude throughout city
Disadvantages: Climatic conditions,situated near sea
...islands and half of the mumbai is constr ...
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20.11.2008 17:52
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Most of our rooms have no windows...
Review of Maidens Hotel, Delhi by
blackpuddinonnabike
Advantages: A bed?
Disadvantages: Internal room; Location; Overpriced
So you've spent two weeks travelling about the north of India, experiencing the Indian trains, and feeling utterly drained after early mornings, late nights, and nights you didn't sleep at all. What you really need for the last two nights of your stay is ...
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03.11.2008 15:30
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Bercos Restaurant in New Delhi
Review of Bercos Reataurant, New Delhi by
murtagh
Advantages: good food,cheap
Disadvantages: none
Think of Thai,Mexican and Chinese food and everyone in Delhi will tell you to head to one place and that is Bercos. This chain of restaurants is located at aorund 10 places in Delhi including C.P,Janakpuri and PitamPura.
It offers a huge variety in term ...
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03.11.2008 13:46
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The best place for Chinese food - India!
Review of Zen Restaurant, New Delhi by
koshkha
Advantages: Fantastic food, sublime service
Disadvantages: Expensive by local standards
Zen is one of my favourite restaurants even though I can generally only eat there once or twice every year or two. 'If it's so great, how come you don't go more often?', you may be thinking. That's simple, Zen is in New Delhi and I'm not. But if I were, I ...
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very helpful
01.10.2008 10:05
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Grand Hyatt Mumbai
Review of Hyatt Regency Hotel Mumbai by
Alien_Evangelist
Advantages: Facilities, Cleanliness, Excellent Staff, Great food
Disadvantages: Extremely expensive for India's prices, Very Slow Broadband
I stayed in the Grand Hyatt for 12 wks. I must admit when I landed in Mumbai I was surprised of how close this hotel is to the airport...15mins. There is 2 Hyatts in Mumbai, one is called the Grand Hyatt, the other just the Hyatt. Ok first of all when I s ...
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25.09.2008 22:40
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V.t. -Gate WAY of INDIA
Review of Victoria Terminus (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), Bombay by
sass137
Advantages: Many visiting places are near V.T.
Disadvantages: crowded
Victoria Terminus called V.T. after the the Queen Victoria's name.But now it is called as C.S.T.-Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus.It is the last station or first station in Mumbai. From this station we can go any sub-urban area of ...
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25.09.2008 16:30
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Mumbai....memorable day
Review of Mumbai (Bombay) by
tushark1
Advantages: Full of everything...
Disadvantages: Most crowd makes people more tired.
Mumbai previous Bombay...one of the great city in India. I like mumbai but just to make a tour of it not to live. I live somewhat long distance from mumbai. I had a bad experience when me and my friend both were gone for some important work in mumbai. Act ...
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25.09.2008 15:21
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Marine Drive - Drive through it!!
Review of Marine Drive, Bombay by
imwhoever
Advantages: location, sea beach, cool and calm place, commercial hub
Disadvantages: less connectivity by public transport, traffic
Marine drive is famous road of south mumbai starting from Nariman point to walkeshwar area. It is 3 km long. Official Name of Road is Netaji Subhashchandra Road who was freedom fighter of India.
Connection : Best way to visit marine drive is bus or taxi. ...
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20.09.2008 00:34
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