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Travel Plan: Visit Chandni Chowk: The Moonlit Indian Bazaar Seeped in Ancient History

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 Hi traveller, If you admire lived history and local culture, Chandni Chowk in New Delhi is your ultimate destination. The narrow lanes of this vast market stand seeped in the legacy of trade and commerce spanning centuries. Markets are the most vibrant and lively locations in any civilisation.  Local markets give you the most authentic experience of this vast country, India. The multi-fashioned and multi-flavoured markets, immense in size and produce, and filled to the brim with people and their sounds, present a chaotic yet intricate experience of India's scintillating diversity. In such a place, you view life in its beautiful bountifulness. It is a place where all your senses are invited to participate, there are multitudinous sights of life pictures to see, sounds to listen to, scents to inhale and delight in, and the voluptuous touch of food and coveted consumer items. Chandni Chowk If you visit India, your experience of this country will never be complete without visitin...
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Travel Plan: A Trip to Understand The Bermuda Triangle

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