India: The "spinach of travel destinations"?

Here's a quote from a funny Slate magazine article Alissa sent me called "Trying really hard to like India"

It's the spinach of travel destinations—you may not always (or ever) enjoy it, but it's probably good for you. In the final reckoning, am I glad that I came here? Oh, absolutely. It's been humbling. It's been edifying. It's been, on several occasions, quite wondrous. It's even been fun, when it hasn't been miserable.

That certainly sums up my traumatic trip to Mumbai. (click on blog post title to read the whole article)