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A Tiny Taste of Empire Days

Advantages: A unique pedestrian street at the heart of Shimla
Disadvantages: It's quite steep in places and if you've newly arrived the altitude can make it tough going

What's a Mall? When I was a child growing up near Salisbury, the term 'The Mall' had only one meaning for me. It was the city's Old George Mall, for its time a rather exciting pedestrian shopping area. Over time I came to know 'The Mall' as the road ...

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Review of Mall Road, Shimla

Life's a Beach - Indian Style

Advantages: An opportunity to see a very different type of 'beach life'
Disadvantages: If you're looking to sunbathe topless or have a few games of beach volleyball, it's not the place.

I don't 'do' beach holidays I've never really been much of a beach-lover. Admittedly my long-held ambition to one day retire by the sea with a couple of dogs to walk on the beach could suggest otherwise, but that's not about loving beaches, it ...

koshkha 30.03.2012 · Read full review
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Madam, Madam, Madam - Mecca Masjid

Advantages: Interesting historic building made more colourful by our unofficial guide
Disadvantages: Because you can't go inside, there's not too much to see

...During our visit to Hyderabad's most famous attraction, the Charminar, we spent a lot of time looking out over the nearby Mecca Masjid building up a sense of anticipation for having a good look. However, our timing was slightly off and we had to wait half ...

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The Bizarre Bazaar

Advantages: A colourful market
Disadvantages: There probably won't be too much to tempt you to buy

...Sister gets the guidebook out - AGAIN After lunch on our second day in Haridwar we were feeling pretty lazy and we'd already 'done' most of the more accessible sights. My sister was determined that she wanted to find the Moti Bazaar and with nothing e ...

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