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Travel Tips Patience Is Important Patience is my top travel tip. Don’t sweat the stuff you can’t control. Life is much too short to be angry & annoyed all the time while traveling. Did you miss your bus? No worries, there will be another one. Wake Up Early To Avoid Crowds Rise before sunrise to have the best attractions all to yourself while avoiding large tourist crowds. It’s also a magical time for photos due to soft diffused light, and it’s usually easier to interact with locals getting ready for their day. Want those postcard Instagram travel shots? You need to get out there before everyone else shows up. Sketchy areas are less dangerous in the morning too. Honest hardworking people wake up early; scammers and criminals sleep in… Observe Daily Life Around You If you really want to get a feel for the pulse of a place, one of my favorite travel tips is to spend a few hours sitting in a park or on a busy street corner by yourself just watching day to day life happen in front of yo...

Where to eat in Kolkata The City of Joy is one of the hotspots of the universally famed Indian cuisine, simply because of all the culinary influences that have converged here over the centuries. Being a coastal city, there was never a shortage of seafood and it has always been a staple here. But, then when the Mughals arrived and brought with them the delight of spices, the game of Kolkata food was upped.  Followed by the British who made it their seat of power for a good two centuries, during when they further diversified the taste of Kolkata. Somewhere during that time, the Chinese immigrants arrived and really revolutionized the Indian food scene with their flavours. The first taste of Indo-Chinese food was the gift of Kolkata to the rest of the country, and it has evolved into a fully developed international cuisine unto its own since then. Most popular restaurants in Kolkata Flurys, Kolkata This legendary café opened in 1927 and will be completing a century in just 9 years. Fo...

Places to visit in Kolkata Kolkata is blessed with many sightseeing places that offer a unique experience to every visitor. The city has many interesting places to keep its visitors pleasantly engaged. From refreshing gardens, serene lakes, historical buildings, museums, libraries, sports stadiums to ancient temples and churches, there are umpteen number of places to visit in Kolkata. Making the sightseeing more interesting are the shopping streets, amusement parks and mouth-watering eateries. With all these and much more, a tour to Kolkata is sure to leave every traveler enchanted. Victoria Memorial Victoria Memorial is the sightseeing place that one cannot miss when in Kolkata. Built in the memory of Queen Victoria, this memorial was opened to the public in 1921. It was designed by the renowned architect of that period, William Emerson, who was the then President of British Institute of Architects. This place is undeniably one of the finest art museums in the country with a rich coll...