India is a beautiful place, but people seem to think it's not just because of the fact that it's a third world country. But in reality, you can go their, and live like a king for basically no money at all! Yes there are bad parts of india, and there are good parts, just like everywhere else.
Like for example, look at this beautiful retreat that is $32.91 (USD) per night, it's very clean and tidy, and I think it's safe to say this is quite an expensive place over there.
Food over there is very cheap also, you can eat out for insanely cheap. Although you want to watch out where you are because there have been reports for plenty of places that the meat/vege is not clean, and people getting stomach disease has been reported, you can avoid this by getting a travel booklet that tells you where to eat out such as lonely planet.
The scenery over there is also amazing, I'll say it again, there are good places and bad places just like everywhere. You can travel all around india for very cheap, visiting places all around, and if you don't like where you are, it really does not cost much to get to another place. Here is a picture of one of the many Himalayan mountains, Imagine travelling/visiting places with this sort of scenery?
This is definately on my wishlist for a place I want to travel, I just love the fact that you can live like a very rich person for a very small price. The country get's a bad reputation a lot, but the people that give it that reputation don't actually see what's inside it. It's a really amazing place.