Mumbai

Mumbai is one of those cities that grabs you and never lets go. It’s India’s buzzing financial heart, where towering skyscrapers stand right beside colourful street markets and the air smells of spices and sea salt all at once. Every day, millions of people pour through its streets, making it one of the most energetic and alive cities on the entire planet.

This is also the home of Bollywood, which churns out more films every year than any other movie industry in the world. But the creativity doesn’t stop there. Every morning, an incredible army of delivery workers weaves through Mumbai’s chaotic streets on bicycles and trains, getting thousands upon thousands of home-cooked meals to office workers across the city with pinpoint accuracy. Businesses worldwide have actually sent experts to figure out how they do it so perfectly.

From a grand stone archway welcoming visitors by the sea, to a railway station that looks like something from a storybook, to ancient caves carved into rock over a thousand years ago, Mumbai is a city where history and hustle exist side by side in the most magnificent way.