About Book
Love Travel Guides are a complete departure from the traditional mass-market books. Love Travel guides present a curated selection of Indian experiences that have been chosen to help the traveller fall in love with India. These discerning guides celebrate the unique style and beauty of India. At last a luxury travel guide for Mumbai is now available. The book is a must have guide, all the savvy inside knowledge that a stylish traveller or resident, craves is here. Mumbai is the biggest, wealthiest, and fastest city in India and often is compared with New York. It is time for India s Maximum city to have a comparable guide to those available for New York, helping the time poor traveller target the best experiences in the city said Fiona Caulfield. The guide is designed for the discerning traveller who wants authenticity in style. Completely handmade in India, the 160-page book, comprises eight sections including an overview of the city with 'must knows and must do's and presents the best places to eat, drink, shop and visit. It is sourced from 'love stories' shared by in the know locals; including chefs, artists, designers, architects, foreign correspondents and taxi drivers. Using it is like being chaperoned by a good friend. India has clearly arrived as a hot luxury destination with discerning travellers flocking to the country in unprecedented numbers. Love Mumbai details the most authentic experiences in Mumbai and has dedicated sections on SoBo and NoBo, South and North Mumbai. The book opens with an insightful essay by Anand Giridharadas of The International Herald Tribune, Bombay Bureau. Love Mumbai also presents great escapes, which are in easy to reach places including Goa, Ahmedabad, Alibaug, Pune, Udaipur, and Nashik. Love Mumbai is printed on handmade paper and crafted with care by local fashion designers and crafts people. The hand-woven khadi covers were developed in partnership with Sonam Dubal of Sanskar. Fiona Caulfield, founder of Love Travel Guides, believes that falling in love with a city is just as exciting as falling in love with a person. Your senses become more engaged and you simply feel more alive, she says. The simplest criteria for inclusion in the guide was does this place help you fall in love with this city? If yes, then it was in; if no then, it was out. Simple.
About Author
Fiona Caulfield is the creator of the Love Travel brand of guidebooks, designed for luxury vagabonds. She is a true citizen of the world. Born in Australia, she has lived in the UK, the USA and Canada and is now resident in India. Fiona has a high profile global career as a futurist and branding consultant and is an avid traveller and explorer. A self-confessed luxury vagabond, she has a discerning eye for the singular experiences that set a destination apart. She is also a contributing writer for many international magazines including Conde Nast Traveller, Departures, DestinAsia and in-flight magazines for Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Gulf Air. Additionally, she contributes to leading travel websites including Indagare.com and Qantas.com/ travelinsider.