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Introduction
1,310km (812 miles) SE of Delhi Once the proud capital of the British Raj, Kolkata is deeply evocative of an era and sensibility lost in time. Established as the trading post for the East India Company on the banks of the Hooghly River by... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Visitor Information The West Bengal Tourism Centre (3/2 B.B.D. Bagh E.; tel. 033/2248-8271 or -8272; www.wbtourism.com; Mon-Sat 10am-6pm) is good for up-to-date information and you can also arrange city tours here. Visit the India Tourism... Continue reading »
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Fast facts
Airlines -- Jet Airways: tel. 033/2229-2227, or -2084. Kingfisher Airlines: tel. 1800-1800-101. Air Sahara: tel. 033/2282-6118 or 033/2511-9545. Indian Airlines: tel. 033/2511-9720. Ambulance -- Bellevue Clinic, 9 Loudon St. (tel. 033/2247... Continue reading »
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Suggested itineraries
You need at least 2 full days to cover Kolkata. Spend the first day exploring central and south Kolkata, and the second visiting sites in the north, for which you should hire a car and driver. Day 1 (Central & South Kolkata) Start by ca... Continue reading »
Rimbick Travel Experiences
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We Got to the End of the Road...So we put our hik...
From Leah: After our one glorious night of actual sleep in Darjeeling, we head out into the city in search of a Jeep to a small town c... Continue reading »
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Calcutta
We arrived in Calcutta at about 9am on the overnight train from Varanasi. Instead of being surrounded by touts on the platform, we were g... Continue reading »
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Kolkata
Before heading up to the Himalayas to begin my field research, I decided I had enough time to spare to take a detour and finish some unfi... Continue reading »
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En visite dans la ville de Mere Theresa
Avec beaucoup de retard, voici la suite... nous nous excusons, c'est difficile de se poser pour faire de l'internet au milieu de tant de... Continue reading »
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Nirmal Hriday
Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the pers... Continue reading »
