Travel Secrets Monsoon Issue 2016 | Page 27

COVER STORY Gifts from my city Till a few decades ago, a gift from aborad was an eagerly awaited pleasure. Visiting uncles and friends would pull out colourful crayons, exotic perfume bottles and liqueur-burst chocolate, lifting our hearts and leaving us fascinated with their faraway lands. Today, most of those goodies are a button-click away, but the pleasure of receiving a handpicked gift from abroad still abides. We asked our international correspondents to tell us what they would pick for us from their own cities. And what a delightful goodie-bag we gathered! travelsecretsmag.com monsoon issue 2016 Travel Secrets  27