Calcutta , General info:
6/10

New name is KOLKATA - that is closer how it used to be pronounced in the native language - Bengali.

Airport code is still the old code CCU for Calcutta. The airport is on northeast corner of metro - also also called Dum Dum from the local township name.

If going by train, try station names of HOWRAH or SEALDAH - the latter is a friendlier terminus, but less trains go there. Howrah is the traditional rail terminus - on other side of river Ganges.

Calcutta , Cheap stuff:
9/10

Great food - whether Mughlai or sweets, and most reasonable price among metro Indian cities.

'Get Well' Clinic is the best as well as very cheap PHYSIOTHERPY & ACUPRESSURE Centre. You can get really sincer and dedicated treatment here.

Calcutta , Different stuff:
8/10

Tough driving and narrow / slow roads.

Calcutta , Don't miss:
10/10

Victoria Memorial.

Darjeeling - a hill town about 600 km north.

Digha - a seaside resort - about 4 hours drive

Calcutta , Food:
10/10

Great food everywhere in this city

Calcutta , Hotels:
8/10

Quite a few 4 and 5 star hotels

Calcutta , Safety:
7/10

Safer than other towns - but beware of pickpocketing.

Kansas City , Don't miss:
9/10

Gorgeous neighborhoods, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art with the new Bloch wing, the Kemper Museum, the Plaza, Loose Park, all of the fountains, WWI museum, Union Station...

Kansas City , Food:
8/10

Awesome local restaurants: Room 39, Blue Koi, 1924 Main, Pizza Bella...lots more, not to mention fantastic barbeque

Kansas City , Safety:
7/10

Sadly, we are a segregated city. Lots of suburbanites are terrified (unjustly) to come downtown. I live downtown with my family in a beautiful old home...not in a cookie cutter house on the edge of the city.