Backpacking in the Backyard

Two Indian cities, Mysore and Mumbai, figure among the top 31 places to visit all over the world in 2010, according to The New York Times.

If you are looking for places to visit around the globe, here are a couple right in your back­yard. Two Indian cities, Mysore and Mumbai, figure among the top 31 places to visit all over the world in 2010, according to The New York Times. Fourth on the list is Mysore, the City of Palaces, in Karnataka, of which NYT says, ‘Yogis seeking transcontinental bliss head here.’ Of Mumbai, the report touts the me­tropolis’ rebounding art scene—which includes the 1 km stretch of wall in South Mumbai with murals painted by citi­zens for the city post the 26/11 terror attacks.

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