Reclaiming Kolkata
Article Abstract:
Kolkatta was an undeveloped port when Job Charnock of the East India Company landed on it on 24th August 1690. British architects and their Indian work forces filled Kolkata with neoclassical buildings, official buildings, apartment houses and other structures of European models.
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 2004
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Shanghai surprises
Article Abstract:
Shanghai is a largest city in China with more than 13 million population and epicenter of consumer and tourist culture. The development of modern China with malls, high-end boutiques, restaurants, retail and dinning complexes is discussed.
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 2004
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Island scene: somewhere off the coast of Zanzibar
Article Abstract:
A description is presented of the tourist attractions of Chumbe, a tiny island off the coast of Zanzibar. The island is also of ecological interest, having a well-preserved shallow water coral reef.
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 2000
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Cruising 2007. Saga Cruises. Majestic America Line
- Abstracts: Land of rising fun. Surfers and swells. A yen for high return
- Abstracts: Cell division. Keys to the Castle. Big rewards for small companies
- Abstracts: Where in the world: 25 restaurant critics reveal the places they eat when they're picking up the tab. Not exactly the $1.99 buffet