There were many people hung up in Bombay and Calcutta vainly trying to get away, but the boats were booked full for two or more voyages ahead.
One of the peculiarities of Indian travel has been the fact that most tourists plan to be in India during December, January and February.
Hence they arrive in bunches, and try to get away in a bunch, which is impossible owing to the limited capacity of the steamships.

This year the swarms of tourists have been so great that many of them could not get out of the country until late in March and along in April.
The Americans have become the great travelers of the world.

In India there are two American tourists for one of all other nationalities.

The hotel registers bristle with U.S.A.addresses and the shops and hotels regard the American trade as being the most profitable.

One desirable result of the American tendency to fare afield has been the steady improvement in hotel and railway accommodations in the Far East.
We said good-by to India without much regret; in fact, we were elated to secure accommodations on a small Indo-China boat that made the run to Penang and Singapore in about eight days.