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Mangalore
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Alternating from relaxed coastal town to hectic nightmare, Mangalore has a Jekyll and
Hyde thing going, but it's a pleasant enough place to break up your trip. While there's not a
lot to do here, it has an appealing off-the-beaten-path feel, and the spicy seafood dishes are
sensational.
It sits at the estuaries of the picturesque Netravathi and Gurupur Rivers on the Arabian
Sea coast and has been a major pit stop on international trade routes since the 6th century
AD.
