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    Mauritius beaches vs Goa beaches

    I would personally choose Mauritius all the way. The water there is much more clean and clear. Also, Goa is for couples whereas Mauritius is versatile. You can resorts for families as well as couple only resorts. The best part about Mauritius is the unique accommodation, over the sea which...
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    Traveling light--are there laundromats?

    You would find laundry to be pretty affordable in India, unless you are living in the 5 star hotels where they charge you at par with US. The only problem is that if the fabric is a bit unusual it can easily get impacted negatively, resulting in problems. Therefore, you have to look into the...
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    How do Indians drink their tea?

    Normally, we do add milk and sugar both. In some of the rare cases only it is made as black tea without milk and sugar specially for health reasons. Under normal circumstances, we add: Sugar Milk Water Sometimes spices such as cardamom for extra flavor as well Ginger (optional) Depending on...
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    Beaches in Mumbai

    If you do not mind a 1 hour boat ride, then do visit Alibaug, it would have very quite beaches. Also, you have plenty of resorts to stay there as well and thus you can spend a couple of nights there and enjoy the atmosphere at the resort as well and explore some of the lesser known beaches...
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    Lesser Known Hill Stations?

    I have explored northern India quite a bit specially himachal pradesh. I wanted to just ask if there are any lesser known hill stations which I could explore. Some of the places which I have already explored are: Shimla Manali Dharamshala Dalhousie Other then these, are there any hill...
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    House Boat Rentals

    One of the best ways, is to go there and get one, specially if it's the off season because you would get very nice deals, but you have to inquire about 2 things before booking: Condition: You have to actually visit the house boat and check the condition yourself. Food: You have to look into...
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