| S Madhu |
04 January 2004 |
Stayed at Metro Palace, Hotel - Mumbai (Bombay), India.
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Best thing to do is to hire Toyota Qualis (A/C)with driver, these range from approx 1,500 IRS-2000.00 IRS for a day, it is a lot better and comfortable than the local taxis especially if there are up to 9 people in your group! Eating at Macdonalds was the safest for me although you can dine at local joints. There are also many international chain restaurants like Pizza Hut, Subway etc. Shopping is good at a place called fashion street, but barter with the market stall owners, if they ask for 250.00IRS, start your bidding at only 70.00 IRS-120.00 IRS, then start to walk away and they'll soon chop prices to what you are prepared to pay!!There are plenty of places to see, but your driver should be aware of these and show you the sights appropriately!!
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| R Sargent |
19 April 2003 |
Stayed at Taj Palace Hotel - New Delhi, India.
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Lots of fun to be had wandering around the old bazaars of Old Delhi.
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| S Leighton |
21 March 2003 |
Stayed at Taj Connemara - Chennai (Madras), India.
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Chennai is a busy crowded city, and the hotel is located close to the center of town. Good shopping center close by, and good restaurant connected to the hotel.
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| G Cull |
06 February 2003 |
Stayed at Park New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
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Lots of touts pressure visitors into organised tours or hiring a vehicle and guide. It is perfectly possible to get around yourself but hiring a driver may be less stressful than negotiating with dozens of taxis.
Khan market is excellent for browsing in bookshops and escaping the tourist whirl. Spice Route restaurant in the Imperial Hotel on Janpath is superb.
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| G Peters |
06 December 2002 |
Stayed at Park Kolkatta, The - Kolkata (Calcutta), India.
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If you like books, Oxford books is right next to the Park Hotel and has a good selection.
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| S Pararajasingam |
02 December 2002 |
Stayed at Suba Palace, Hotel - Mumbai (Bombay), India.
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I did not do very much in Mumbai....I spent the first day in Mumbai.. had dinner at the renowned Kamats veg restaurant..in Colaba..must say that there is a shop there..Diamond Rose...that sells very good salwar kameeze, a type of indian clothing..
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| N Mokhtar |
12 August 2002 |
Stayed at Bajaj Indian Home Stay - New Delhi, India.
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Location is good esp. for shopping tourist.
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| C Dasgupta |
18 April 2002 |
Stayed at Best Western The Emerald - Mumbai (Bombay), India.
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This was our first visit to Singapore as a family and we were quite impressed.
The city was clean and had enough points of interest. Getting around was
easy - using cabs and public transit and food and shopping were cheap and
plentiful.
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| S Mohd ali |
12 April 2002 |
Stayed at Suba Palace, Hotel - Mumbai (Bombay), India.
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One word of caution though, if you want to do shopping at the roadside stalls, beware. Once you start to flash your notes to buy items, you will be swarmed in by beggars, shoe shiners, pedlars offering their wares. They will keep on tagging you and I had to hurry up to my hotel very quickly for a little bit of privacy. Learning my lesson, the next time around I only visited the proper shops. And for India souvenir items, please visit the government sponsored emporium CCIE just opposite the street from Suba Palace. Thay have items at reasonable prices, and the most important part was that you can browse through with privacy.
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| K Mchugh |
07 January 2002 |
Stayed at Bajaj Indian Home Stay - New Delhi, India.
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Be prepared to be stared at if you are a young female with a friend or two - we found walking the market in Delhi at night a nightmare because lots of men began to follow us and we actually had to change directions several times. We took a tour from Delhi to Jaipur and then to Agra. We planned it too quickly as we paid 110 sterling pounds each for the 3 day tour and im sure if you shop around and barter you could save half of that. Agra is a definite must see becuase the Taj Mahal is fantastic - if you have time Jaipur was nice but not necessarily a must - we found 4 days enough time because we got a bit bored of the monuments after 3 days of them and the streets started to seem the same. If I were to visit india again I would want to travel far south and explore the other regions instead.
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Traveller's Tales: Shopping suggestions in India
