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How to live like a Local in KolkataJan 25, 2018 • 4 min read
Travel writer Anirban Mahapatra travels all around the world, but between trips, he heads home to work as Lonely Planet Local for Kolkata. Whenever he’s…
India Travel Stories
artBoho Bengaluru - shopping adventures in India's capital of kitschJan 22, 2018 • 4 min read
Trucks in India do more than just carry loads. These eccentric vehicles double as mobile canvases for outrageously colourful paintings of deities, lotus…
foodHow to live like a Local in DelhiDec 22, 2017 • 4 min read
Lonely Planet Local Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu divides her time and affection between Delhi and her home in Chandigarh. During the winter months she spends as…
foodEat the streets - discover South Delhi's best street foodDec 7, 2017 • 4 min read
Studded with famous food stalls, the maze-like alleyways and marketplaces of Old Delhi have been luring foodies for centuries, but there's more to Delhi…
foodHow to live like a Local in MumbaiDec 6, 2017 • 3 min read
Lonely Planet Local Deepika Gumaste was born in Mumbai and has lived in the city for nearly 30 years. Deepika’s work as a travel writer has taken her far…
budget travelThe best free things to do in DelhiFeb 22, 2017 • 5 min read
If there’s one thing you can guarantee when travelling somewhere new, it’s an unexpected cost you didn’t budget for – an irresistible detour, a magical…
foodChennai for foodies - a Lonely Planet guide to South India's finest dining sceneOct 14, 2014 • 5 min read
Never one for flashy sights, Chennai keeps many of its riches in its kitchens, and the city is rightly famous for its elaborate, spicy cuisine. With…
artKnow your gompas: a Lonely Planet guide to Tibetan Buddhist monasteriesSep 19, 2014 • 6 min read
One of the most surprising things about the Himalaya is how this desolate, almost monochrome landscape has produced so much vivid colour. From Kathmandu…
food24 hours in MumbaiSep 25, 2013 • 7 min read
Be prepared to be jostled, hurried and incessantly chatted to as you soak in the trendy yet traditional vibe of Mumbai.
artVaranasi: how to survive – and thrive – in India's most atmospheric cityJul 11, 2013 • 10 min read
So you’ve visited the Golden Triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur and survived the crowds? You've earned your India stripes and now you're ready to take on…
Safety tips for women travellers in IndiaMay 30, 2013 • 5 min read
Some women travellers, and especially solo women travellers, are reassessing their travel plans in India following the fatal rape of a local Delhi woman,…
hikingExpert tips for your first trek to the Indian HimalayaMay 22, 2013 • 5 min read
Yearning to explore the forbidding peaks of the Indian Himalaya, but not sure where to start? These expert tips from a seasoned trekker will help you…
How to book trains in IndiaNov 30, 2011 • 3 min read
Travelling on an Indian train is a reason to travel all by itself. India’s rail network is one of the world’s most extensive and the prices are very…
India's village markets with a tribal twistNov 11, 2010 • 4 min read
Markets are often the lifeblood of Indian communities, but in remote Chhattisgarh, where tribes people only recently adopted money for use as exchange,…
artGoa's hidden gemsSep 21, 2010 • 4 min read
A week or two spent revelling in the languid luxury of Goa’s sunny sosegado, or susegad, two Portuguese colonial-era terms roughly translated as ‘laid…