Welcome to the “New India.” Bengaluru, like the rest of India, is full of contrasts and chaos. The most contemporary Indian city, Bengaluru retains a wonderful traditional core. A small-town attitude in a big city. Bangalore had become India’s most famous brand. Being ‘Bangalored’ is not part of the global lexicon and comes from the IT and BPO business boom. The question now is how quickly will the world adapt to being ‘Bengalurued’.

Love Bengaluru contains what you absolutely ‘Must-Know’ about the city along with the recommended ‘Must-Do’s’. Enjoy!

"These cherishable guides are a gold mine of local know how. Each is hand-bound using old Indian paper making techniques, with a hand-woven, khadi cover and sold in a khadi pouch with a silk trim. I cherish the slubbed pages and rough hewen edges. Another reason I rely on them is because Caulfield's local knowledge is compelling, especially her encyclopedic shopping savvy - always handy in India. I'll never shop in India again without her. The loving way she compiled them is a rarity in the mass-produced guide book market.” FT How to Spend It

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.

As founder of Love Travel Guides, Fiona 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.