Lonely Planet Asia — April 2017

(National Geographic (Little) Kids) #1

POSTCARDS


Other than barbers, Calcutta is one of the top cities in India for street food


It was amongst this hustle and bustle of the
market that I chanced upon an old man
cutting hair at the corner of one of the
myriad alleys. The pair seemed completely
at ease and were in fact enjoying an
animated conversation. Later, I spoke to the
barber and it turned out that his family had
been cutting hair for the last four generations
at that very same spot! In fact, this
customer’s grandfather had his hair cut by
the grandfather of this very barber, some 80
years ago! Keen to get in on the action, I too
requested for a quick cut but he was booked
for the day. Oh well, guess I’d have to make
do with just the picture!

CALCUTTA, INDIA


In the heart of


Calcutta


Santa Teresa’s crumbling mansions date from the 19th century, when industrialists got rich on a coffee boom

Ollie Govett is a charity marketing
manager based in Belfast

My wife and I spent part of our
honeymoon in Rio, during Carnival.
It was the maddest week of our lives


  • Rio was buzzing and the
    Sambadrome was more colourful
    and electric than we could have
    imagined. After a night of dancing,
    our taxi dropped us at the foot of the
    winding road to our pousada in
    bohemian Santa Teresa. We were
    struck by the area’s stillness and
    tranquillity; this photo takes me
    back to wandering up without a care
    in the world. We plan to go back,
    next time with our baby, Jude.


RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL


Sun’s up


Kunal Gupta is a marketing professional who
enjoys escaping to mountains and diving into
oceans any chance he gets
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