Puri Experience: It is beautiful place which will fulfill one's spiritual desire as well as the desire of bathing in the sea. At last water from all the rivers come and meet in the sea, spiritually, so one has taken dip in all the holy rivers of world.Majority of people are honest and does not cheat.
The rates of every thing is very low, ladies can do lot of shopping. You got to bargain at sea shore bazar.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Sea food is specialty. Not much variety in vegetarian food in normal restaurants. Worth for sight seeing. Sun Temple Konark, Lingraj Temple, Ashoka stup, Nandan Kanan, Gopalpur, Chilka lake and of course the local Mosi Badi etc.
Activities & things to do: Lord Jagannath' darshan, visit at Shankaracharaya math, walk at sea shore, shopping at sea shore.
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Carry a Sunscreen lotion, donot travel in summer, possibly stay at sea shore, connected by Air from all the big cities like Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta etc. Rajdhani Express from Delhi to Bhubaneswar and from Bhubaneswar by bus, taxi or train to Puri.