New Delhi , General info:
7/10

A historic city that was rebuilt again and again, with some marginal changes in geographical extent, it has three estates of the Indian government. In Mahabharata era, it was Hastinapur. The Purana Qila is said to be the site of Pandavas. The British contributiion is Lutyens' Delhi, a stately regal splendid magnificent city, with Rasjtrapati Bhavan, built for the Viceroy, in 1930s. He never stayed thre. the President of India has by convention shunned the main quarters reserved for the head of State.

New Delhi , Don't miss:
7/10

The Qutb Minar, The Red Fort (Lal Qila), Purna Qila, Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, Lodhi Gardens, Jantar Mantar and Rashtrapati Bhawan. Connaught Circus and Janpath have their own charm.

New Delhi , Food:
8/10

Both Punjabi and North Indian cuisine, Moghlai. Exotic cuisine is the craze now. Continental Italian, the list goes on...One has cheap roadside dhabas, eateires. . and expensive hotels.

New Delhi , Hotels:
5/10

Many hotels, to suit every pocket and palate

New Delhi , Safety:
2/10

Well, it depends on which sector of the city you are in. They could ride rough-shod over you.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Cheap stuff:
1/10

The local market survives - just, given the competition it faces (see above). In the markey one may buy artfully camouflaged poor-quality fruit and veg (that's produce), dodgy electrical goods, replacement hoses for old washing machines and, an exciting addition to the local retail experience, Polish foodstuffs.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Different stuff:
5/10

Stafford has in recent years become home to a large number of mostly young people from eastern Europe. They are quiet, polite, hardworking, healthy and attractive, and perform sterling service in local shops and farms. This failure to blend in with the locals has caused some comment. Mostly appreciative.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Don't miss:
6/10

Um. The open-air Shakespeare at the castle at the end of June is fun. Unless it rains. The park alongside the river has been replanted and developed and is rather pretty in the summer. Unless it's flooded.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Food:
2/10

Don't ask. There are no decent restaurants in Stafford. Although the cafe in Marks is OK.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Hotels:
3/10

The Swan, an old coaching inn, on the main street. There are others, but none that I'd consider. There's a more upmarket one in the village of Acton Trussel, a few miles out of town.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Safety:
7/10

If you're in any way vulnerable (ie. aged, young, drunk or drugged, lost), best to avoid walking around the small areas of suburban low-income housing on the outskirts of town. Gangs of amateurishly unpleasant children and youths might well give you a hard time, in between smashing the glass in bus shelters and gobbing on the few remaining public telephones. Also, the town centre after 8pm on a weekend evening is the rightful domain of the drunken British young adult. There are drunken assaults, there is vomit, there are loud and ugly voices. It's not pleasant. Other then that, no probs.