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22 Mar

Leopold Cafe

 Leopold Cafe is situated at the Colaba causeway and has always been a attractive place for travellers because of its reasonable prices and ambiance. The shots from the gunmen in December 2008 did not keep the customers from returning and the bullet hole on the wall is a sign of courage shown by the innocents.

02 Mar

Dabbawala the perfect network

Dabbawala is a highly specialized service in Mumbai that has become a unique feature in this city. Everyday without fail, Dabbawala will deliver home-cooked food from suburban of Mumbai to city central offices and send the lunch boxes back before one reached home.
Using colors and numbers, Dabbawala has a perfect code system that identifies exactly […]

15 Feb

Dhobi Ghat

Rows of concrete wash pens with own flogging stone, Dhobi Ghat is a world belongs to men, a place where soiled clothes are washed and starched. Being the biggest washing place, Mumbai Dhobi Ghat attracted thousands of tourists and photographers are often seen securing a vantage point on Mahalaxmi Bridge busy capturing the colourful laundry […]

01 Feb

Elephanta Island

Elephanta Island, easily accesible by daily ferry from Mumbai Gateway of India in an hour, making it a popular tourist destination for a day trip to visit the Elephanta caves that have been carved out of rock.
Upon arrival, one may choose to take a narrow gauge train along the 1km pier to the base of […]

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