City Guide Mumbai, India

Busy, busy, busy

Mumbai is definately a busy place. From the time I arrived until I left there was always something to do. The people are friendly and amazed by white westeners. There is lots to see and do. The smells take a bit of getting use to.

Mumbai Madness

This was my first stop in India. I stayed in the lower part of town which is very developed and I felt quite western in appearance and feel. I headed out to the north and found much mayhem and culture. It was fun walking around the baazars taking in the sights and smells!

Insider Tip:Hang out with the locals on the west bay to watch sunset.

Day in Mumbai

A lot of traffic, people. Very huge megapolis. 2 or 3 days is enought to stay and sightseeing. Very cheap taxy fairs. It took 1.15 hrs from International Airport to get to the city center.

Mumbai, does it rock?

well i did read about visiting mumbai and most said, its that you will either like it or hate it. to be honest, im very much in between, i dont hate it but certainly dont like it either. there are many many reasons for this. anyway, if you doing it for the first time, then i think delhi is far better to go to and if you want to chill out and party then goa is a far superior place.

Really loved the city although think we would have been better situated in the centre instead as it was quite pricey, not to mention tiring, travelling in and out of the city (took an hour) each time. Didn't really have enough time to explore the shopping areas so can't really comment on that but saw lots of cool sights on our many journeys around the place (rickshaw drivers never seemed to know where we wanted to go so we drove around for ages most times!).

Insider Tip:Be wary of the price that taxi drivers quote you (especially if you have just arrived) as we got majorly ripped off getting to our hotel from the coach station. They tend to quote us tourists 4 times the amount we should be paying. If your initial thought is the cost seems way too much then it probably is.