Uttar Pradesh Rough Guides Snapshot India (includes Agra, Fatehpur
Sikri, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi and Sarnath)
Book description
The Rough Guide Snapshot to Uttar Pradesh is the ultimate travel guide
to this beautiful part of India. It guides you through the state with
reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and
attractions, from the must-see Taj Mahal at Agra and the great tomb of
Akbar to the sacred city of Varanasi and the Buddhist pilgrimage site of
Sarnath. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés,
restaurants, hotels, hostels and shops ensuring you have the best trip
possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer.
Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to India, with
all the practical information you need for travelling in and around
Uttar Pradesh, including transport, food, drink, costs, health,
activities and tips for travelling with children. Also published as part
of The Rough Guide to India. Full coverage: Agra, Taj Mahal, Fatehpuri
Sikri, Sikandra, Akbar's tomb, Akbar's Palace, Fatehpur Sikri, Jhansi,
Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Sarnath, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar (Equivalent
printed page extent 121 pages). Born and brought up in south London,
Shafik Meghji co-presented the Channel 4 youth sports programme Rookies,
before heading to the University of Warwick to study politics and
international studies. After graduating in 2001, he gained the
Guardian's Scott Trust Bursary for aspiring journalists and went on to
write for the paper and study newspaper journalism at City University,
London. Shafik then worked as a news and sports reporter for the Evening
Standard until wanderlust set in and he left for India and South
America, where he wrote for UK and US publications. After returning to
London, Shafik worked as a freelance news, features and sports
journalist for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and websites,
including the Independent and the Mirror, before joining Rough Guides in
2007. A co-author of the forthcoming Rough Guide to India (eighth
edition), Shafik has also contributed to Rough Guides to the Baltic
States, Chile, Nepal, Paris and Egypt, as well as Earthbound: a Rough
Guide to the World in Pictures and Make the Most of Your Time on Earth:
a Rough Guide to the World (second edition). When not on the road,
Shafik is based in south London, where he works as a writer and editor
for Amnesty International UK and as a freelance journalist. Gavin Thomas
has worked for Rough Guides as a writer and editor since 1998; he is the
author of the Rough Guide to Dubai, the Rough Guide to Sri Lanka, the
forthcoming Rough Guide to Oman, and co-author of the Rough Guide to
Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra.
