Why you’re not on holiday in India right now
A fabulous destination for foreign tourists does little to lure them
SEEING THE Taj Mahal was on Bram van der Meij’s bucket list. His wife, however, could not stomach the idea of the long journey. So the 75-year-old Dutch-American made the trip on his own. He took in the “golden triangle” of Delhi (which boasts fine food and architecture), Agra (the Taj Mahal) and Rajasthan (palaces, forts, arts and crafts), before spending a few days in Kerala.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Why you’re not on holiday in India”
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