Mumbai Skyline from Chowpatty Beach

Coffee, Cheesecake and Hookah

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October 10th 2006
I love Mumbai. I've been reading the paper for job postings because I could possibly live here. After being in the north of India, Mumbai has proven to be a welcome change in culture and surroundings. We've been staying in the touristy region, but the street vendors aren't quite as pushy and the beggars don't follow you for blocks on end (just one block). Mumbai is quite modern compared to the ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more