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Article: Exotic, elegant, and eccentric, travelers find India charming.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune
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- June 24, 2005
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Byline: Luaine Lee
Tourists who find the Caribbean ho-hum and have exhausted the casinos in Las Vegas can really push the envelope with a visit to India.
A trip to India falls into the "adventure" category, though this is not whitewater rafting or rock climbing. The country is so diverse, so exotic, and so alien, that it's a keen adventure in itself.
Of course, the British have known this since the beginning of last century. And though India earned its independence in 1947, most people speak English and most of the signage in the cities is in English.
A good place to start is Bombay (now called Mumbai), a bustling city of 16 million ...