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Mark Moxon's Travel Writing

India: Thoughts Before Arriving

Flowers for sale in Mysore
India is the original destination for fans of flower power; places like the market in Mysore don't disappoint

I've been excited about the prospect of visiting India for some time now, and reading about it is only making me keener. Check out these selected facts that I gleaned from a bunch of articles in Time magazine:

Is it any wonder I've been excited about visiting India for some time now? Compared to the indifference I felt when I read the guidebooks on Southeast Asia, India is a major draw card. As I touched down in Calcutta on the morning of I couldn't wait. I wasn't to be disappointed.


1 It has since smashed through the one billion limit and is climbing all the time...