Mumbai (Bombay) travel tips and articles

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How to avoid Delhi belly

19 January 2012

Tucking into street food is one of the joys of travelling in India – here are some tips to help...

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The most annoying habits of tourists

13 December 2011

Are you embarrassed by the antics of your fellow tourists, or guilty of some travel sins yourself? It’s hard to...

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Riding the rails like a Mumbaikar

04 November 2011

At rush hour in Mumbai, the ladies’ car of the city’s Western Line train is stuffed with working ladies in...

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Diwali: India’s festival of lights

20 October 2011

If there’s one place that knows how to celebrate a festival, it’s India. From grand city events to simple village...

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Riding the Rails in India

25 August 2011

India is a big country, in the way that elephants, and skyscrapers, and continents are big. To walk from the...

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10 most beautiful places in the world to wake up in

08 April 2011

This content was specially produced by Lonely Planet for Hyatt.Even if you’re not a morning person, opening your eyes in...

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Top 10 cities for artistic inspiration

01 April 2011

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 brings you the cities where history’s best artistic talents had their imagination fired –...

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I can’t believe it’s not the capital!

21 October 2010

You always expect a country’s capital to be its showstopper city – the ones everyone wants to go to first,...

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What’s in a place name?

06 October 2010

Some of my favourite words started life as names of places.Take, for example, ‘Bohemian’, which connotes a cavalier disregard for...

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India: travel books to read before you go

01 October 2010

The excerpt from Lonely Planet’s India guide lists 8 travel literature books to enhance your trip....

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Stuck inside during monsoon season? Have a hot rum toddy

19 August 2010

When in India during monsoon season, there’s almost nothing to beat a hot rum toddy to warm...

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Lonely Planet’s top 10 foodie holidays

11 August 2010

Eating can be the best part of travelling. To get you inspired, here are some of the world’s most mouth-watering...

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Business lunches on the go

22 July 2010

You’re bored of boardroom sandwich platters, instant coffee, and water from crushable plastic cups. So forego the usual lunchtime doldrums...

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Mumbai in a day

14 July 2009

What constitutes the Mumbai experience? Colourful markets, stately Victorian architecture, and delectable dishes in world-class restaurants. And when your belly’s...

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