Louise Nicholson's India Companion

Quality is not necessarily expensive in India, but it can be difficult to find, and there are many pitfalls. Louise Nicholson tells every traveller to India, but especially those with limited time and high standards, everything they need to know for a comfortable, serene and fascinating trip.

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Quality is not necessarily expensive in India, but it can be difficult to find, and there are many pitfalls. In this completely revised edition of her guidebook (previously entitled "India In Luxury"), Louise Nicholson tells every traveller to India, but especially those with limited time and high standards, everything they need to know for a comfortable, serene and fascinating trip. Full of practical, down-to-earth details, the book gives advice on preparation and planning: when to go, where to go, package holidays or going it alone, visas and permits, health precautions, insurance, and what to take with you. An "India Survival Guide" advises on manners, dress, money, hotels, information, internal travel, touring and sight-seeing, food and drink, night life and shopping, with tips for souvenir gatherers and packing to come home. There are chapters on the different areas and cities in India, giving information on regional politics, culture, art and crafts, wildlife, food, where to go for sea and sand, and much more. As well as area and plane route maps, there are charts of the dynasties, climatic charts, a list of useful addresses and further reading.