Between the chaotic traffic, street vendors, and sugarcane juice sellers of Mumbai lies the industrious Dharavi slum, home to the lunchbox service provided by the dabbawalas. Our expert Nick suggests navigating Mumbai's busy streets for a while in order to discover the city's uniquet aspects, such as waking up before dawn to glimpse Mumbai behind the scenes or setting sail to Elephanta Island.
Goa is a seaside resort located along the Arabian Sea in western India. Goa offers a plethora of tourism attractions. such as Church, Candolim, Baga, and Calangute beaches in North Goa. In Agoda Fort and South Goa, visitors can enjoy a variety of adventure activities such as scuba diving, kayaking, fishing, and tracking at beaches like Colva Beach, Sernabatim Beach, and Arrosim Beach.
Goa is often overlooked by visitors as it’s hard to reach from other cities across India. From Mumbai, however, it’s just a short 80-minute flight down India’s coastline.
I always recommend people to visit the CST, even if you’re not catching a train, as it’s such an integral part of life in the city. I find it fascinating to think many people begin their journey in Mumbai here. Once called Victoria Terminus (VT), it showcases British influence with its amalgamation of Victorian gothic and Indian architecture.
Hordes of commuters hastily pass through the CST each day, bumping into bleary-eyed passengers from the sleeper trains — some of them setting foot in ‘the City of Dreams’ for the first time.
Historically, the Gateway of India was the first taste of Mumbai for those arriving by boat. The grand symbolic entrance is set on the waterfront opposite the Taj Mahal Palace. From the Taj, you can escape the pandemonium below while enjoying century-old hospitality. Visit for afternoon tea and fresh chai is served to you at a table laden with scones, tarts and pakoras (crispy battered vegetables).
From the gateway, hop on a boat across to Elephanta Island, a place fuelled by mystery — the purpose of its elephant carvings and temples are long forgotten.
Every time I return to Mumbai, I walk down Marine Drive at night. It’s nicknamed the queen’s necklace as the lights curving along the drive resemble pearls from above. Here, you can easily blend in with people walking along the street and feel slightly anonymous.
At the top is Chowpatty Beach where families sit together and enjoy a samosa or lassi, a yoghurt drink, in the evening.
The state is made up of two halves, in north Goa the golden beaches are brimming with working fishermen, sunshades and vendors. By contrast, south Goa comprises secluded coves and stretches of sugary sand boarded by swinging palm trees.
Aside from sun and sand, Goa is awash with flea markets, yoga classes, small villages and temples. Anjuna is well-known for its Wednesday market, set just behind the beach. Traders flock from across India, hanging their rugs and lanterns over the trees and lampposts.
The stalls are packed with large Goan lamps, boho bags and embroidered rugs of reds, greens and oranges, and a thick smell of incense in the air.
every thing about goa is great. great beaches, great sea food, great water sports. you can have fun in everything and at ecry moment there.
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Karamveer
Different life style and different type of people. Train transportation is best way to connect many areas. People can live there as per their income. City is best business people