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FIRSTWORDS
hat wonderful feeling, when you
realise you have created something special...it hit me
as I went through this issue before sending it to press.
Secrets galore this time, more varied than ever! Like
the monsoon rain, they have been pouring in, keeping
us happy and busy all month. Look what we’ve got:
Shivinder Mohan Singh, MD of the Fortis Group,
lets us into his favourite travel secrets, ranging from
spectacular to delightfully simple. Travel blogger
Amin pays rich tribute to his home Cape Town.
Megha from Varanasi whispers food and shopping
secrets from her city.
Our Sweden Correspondent Ida Josefin Eriksson
dishes up a visual feast. Arushi Anand and Rajdeep
Pithani from our Delhi team stumble upon people
who make chocolate momos and dish up 350 types
of eggs!
Shozeb Haider offers an intimate tour of
Indonesia’s Borobudur temple, and Pallak Dutta walks
you through Los Angeles in 72 hours flat. Tanmaya
Murthy falls hard for lovely Lansdowne, while Ajay
Jain wonders where the Kuldhara Brahmins of
Rajasthan went.
It’s
pouring
secrets
in here!
Four food bloggers from across India tell you
what’s on their plate. Our Africa Correspondent Nirav
Shah tells you what it’s like to be a vegetarian Jain in
Swaziland. Blogger Vandana Sood Aggrawal picks
vegetarian hotspots from her eco-friendly trips. A
host of locals from Chile to Switzerland give you tips
you wouldn’t find anywhere.
Me, I had promised to take you to France’s
Champagne region this time, but what to do—I fell in
love with the luscious wine belt en route. My Cover
Story on the Loire Valley’s fairy tale world should tell
you why. If you feel inspired enough to go there, pray
keep plenty of time to soak in the immense beauty—
the place deserves it. You deserve it.
Safe travels, and happy times!
Shubhra Krishan, Publisher & Editor
July-August 2015 Travel Secrets 9