Mumbai And Goa Time Out

A chaotic, 13-million-strong melting pot of ethnic groups from all over India, Mumbai is India's economic engine and home to the world's largest film industry. 600 kilometres away, the golden beaches of Goa feel like another country. Drawing on insider expertise, this book discusses both locales.

Travellers from around the world are drawn to India to seek out its history, pulsating cities and colourful countryside. The country's stunning kaleidoscope of destinations are at once fascinating and bewildering. Time Out's team of writers brings you the most perfect destinations, from classic architectural gems to splendid wildlife escapes. They uncover the best India has to offer, from the Tibetan Buddhist regions of the Himalayan far north to the sleepy backwaters of Kerala in the country's southernmost state. Each chapter is accompanied by beautiful images that exhibit India's diversity and culture.Time Out India: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat & Explore makes the country's vastness more manageable, the choices easier. Generously illustrated with colour photography, and featuring appendices packed with practical information, it's both an inspiration for readers and a useful tool for planning a perfect trip

A Chaotic, 13-Million-Strong Melting Pot Of Ethnic Groups From All Over India, Mumbai Still Called Bombay By Many Who Live There Is India S Economic Engine And Home To The World S Largest Film Industry. Hooked On Money, Glamour And Corruption, The City Is Now Reinventing Itself. New Bars, Restaurants And Shopping Malls Are Multiplying To Service A Thriving Middle Class; New Construction Is Frenzied; And Tv, Radio And Print Media Are Booming. Mumbai Now Even Has Its Own Time Out Magazine.But With Half Its Population Living In Slums, Mumbai Remains A City Of Brutal Inequality And Shocking Poverty. The Current Battle Over How To Redevelop Mumbai S Sprawling Cotton Mill Lands As Public Housing And Open Spaces, Or Shopping Malls And Offices Reflects A Larger Struggle For The Soul Of A City Rushing Into An Uncertain Future. Six Hundred Kilometres Away, The Golden Beaches Of Goa Feel Like Another Country. Still The Party Paradise It Always Was, Goa Is Now Determined To Go Upmarket, Restoring Its Capital City, Turning Heritage Sites Into Boutique Hotels And Hosting An Annual International Film Festival That Hopes One Day To Rival Cannes. Drawing On Insider Expertise, Time Out Is Uniquely Placed To Guide You Through Both Locales.

This guide takes you straight to the latest venues, tips you off to the news and fashions and gives you the dates that matter. It includes all important openings, event information and calendar for 2009.

Time Out Great Train Journeys is a selection of forty of the world's best train journeys, from nostalgic steam lines to state of the art high-speed locomotives. Beautifully illustrated and written with passion, it will appeal to dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts, but also reaches out to a new generation of train travellers, both actual and armchair.

This Time Out guide takes visitors through the boulevards and byways of a world-class city. Informed locals profile the cultural background and how to make the most of it, from San Francisco's Gold Rush origins to its beatnik and hippie subcultures. Here too are the best ways to enjoy the city's renowned gay scene, from shops to health clubs; its superb walking-tour opportunities; and the outlying Wine Country with its myriad pleasures. Accommodations from hotels to hostels are detailed in updated entries, along with the city's stellar cuisine.

Includes everything from Rome's ancient monuments and spectacular galleries to the sybaritic new Turkish baths and where to take gladiator lessons. Features local advice on great restaurants and dodging tourist traps. Reveals budget lodging options including nunneries, campsites, and youth hostels.

With a landscape as diverse as the multitude of people that inhabit it, India hosts a wide range of communities, from remote villages nestled in the Himalayas to thriving urban centers. In many ways, it is a land of contrasts, as reflected in its geography—shaped as much by the annual monsoon season as the arid deserts that punctuate the nation. In this volume, readers will experience a juxtaposed journey, visiting both areas that have remained untouched for centuries and areas of technological advancement that have brought the country to the forefront of innovation.