The Authors
Gavin Thomas is a London-based travel writer specializing in the Gulf, Sri Lanka and, especially India. He is the author of The Rough Guide to Dubai, The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka, co-author of The Rough Guide to Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra and a contributing author to The Rough Guide to India.
Janice Pariat is a freelance writer based in Shillong. She has lived and worked in Delhi for almost a decade and loves the city’s clash of culture, pace and climate. She writes travel stories for HT City (Mumbai) and Travel to Care, a website dedicated to eco-tourism.
Additional contributor
Daniel Jacobs
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As a guide to abbreviations in visitor information blocks: Adm = admission charge; D = dinner; L = lunch.