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Delhi: Takeaways and Home Deliveries

Created by phileasfogg on September 9, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

6 Reviews

I’ve reviewed dozens of Delhi restaurants over the years—and figured it was time to focus on some places that provide food, but almost no dining facilities. Some reviews of primarily (or sometimes solely) takeaway/home delivery joints.

Scams and Cons

Created by koshkha on August 28, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

5 Stories

I love India; it's the most fabulous place on earth. But the downside to the beauty, culture and fabulous people is that unwary travellers can be victims of some very creative scams. This journal might help you to avoid a few of them.

At Home with the Dalai Lama

Created by koshkha on August 24, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

4 Reviews
1 Story

No, we didn't see the world's ultimate cool religious dude but we did visit the town that he makes his home.

Delhi Restaurants: Familiar Names, Familiar Faces

Created by phileasfogg on August 12, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

7 Reviews
1 Story

Over the years I’ve lived in Delhi, I’ve had many foreign friends come visiting. Most want to confine themselves to Indian food. Some—staying long—begin to yearn for familiar foods, and familiar names. Here are some reviews of the Delhi outlets of a few well-known chains.

Delhi's Icecream Avatars

Created by phileasfogg on July 20, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

6 Reviews

Delhi starts getting hot in April, and remains hot till at least October, with some dips in temperature now and then, during the monsoon. Except in deepest winter, it’s never too cold for ice cream. Some places for ice cream in Delhi – indigenous, and exotic.

Eating Out in Vasant Kunj's Malls

Created by phileasfogg on July 11, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

6 Reviews

Vasant Kunj, one of the southernmost neighbourhoods in Delhi—and fairly close to the airport—is home to a trio of plush malls: Emporio, Promenade, and Ambience. We usually visit them only to shop; but whenever we do, we end up eating at one of the many restaurants here.

Outside Fort Cochin - and Beyond

Created by phileasfogg on July 1, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

5 Reviews

Fort Cochin is where much of Kochi’s most famous sights are concentrated. But outside the now-vanished periphery of the fort, too, there are attractions aplenty. Both in the mainland area of Kochi and Ernakulam, and in the nearby countryside.

Four days in Kochi

Created by phileasfogg on June 16, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

6 Reviews
1 Story

The 15th century traveller Nicolo Conti said that “if China is the place to make money, Cochin is the place to spend it.” Today officially known as Kochi, Cochin is still one of India’s busiest, most throbbing cities—and it has plenty to recommend it to the traveler.

Kochi Restaurants: The Pick of the Lot

Created by phileasfogg on May 30, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

5 Reviews

During our four stays in Kochi, we ate out at a lot of restaurants—from seaside shacks to spiffy places in boutique hotels. While I wrote about some in my ‘Sleeping and Eating in Kochi’ journal, here are some more—our favourite ones.

Sleeping and Eating in Kochi

Created by phileasfogg on May 23, 2013 Best of IgoUgo

6 Reviews

Kochi—formerly known as Cochin, the busiest and most famous port on the Malabar coast—is full of lovely old heritage hotels in the Fort Cochin area. We stayed in one of these, and checked out some of the nearby eateries. Here’s what we found.

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