Archive for the 'India' Category

Now is the time of year to go to Mumbai

Built on seven islands, Mumbai, known previously as Bombay, is India’s largest city. Mumbai has a cosmopolitan atmosphere, and is home to Bollywood, the centre of the Hindi film and TV industries. Mumbai is thought to be untypical of India, due to its hectic pace of life, its business-like attitudes, and its modern, international outlook. […]

Goa - Pearl of the Orient

Located on the west coast of the subcontinent, Goa is India’s smallest state, and is a fabulous place to go for a reasonably priced vacation. A former Portuguese colony, Goa has a high number of Roman Catholics, and is sometimes referred to as “the Ireland of India”. It was once, and probably still, renowned for […]