“It resembles Switzerland, more than any country of Europe”. wrote John Sullivan, the collector of Coimbatore in a letter addressed to Sir Thomas Munro who was the then Governor of Madras.
The year was 1819 and the place being referred to would go on to become a popular hill station and be dubbed as the Queen of Hill Stations, Ooty.…
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“Aurora Borealis”, I repeated the words softly to myself again and again. I went over the words slowly as if they were some magical mantras. They sounded so romantic and exotic that they have stuck in my mind ever since I heard them in an elementary school Geography class.…
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I looked out of the window at the beautiful scenery that unfolded like a painting as we drove on the NH31A, the road that was the lifeline of Sikkim. The river Teesta flowed languorously down below as we snatched occasional glimpses of her curving shape whenever there was a gap in the thick vegetation that engulfed the route.…
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Known as the Island of the Gods, Bali is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Indonesia, for that matter, in the world. Are you planning to go on a vacation this summer?…
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We are travelers of the vegetarian kind. But being vegetarians has in no way restricted our travels. Over the years, we have worked out our own game plan and survival secrets to traveling around the world without compromising on our vegetarianism.…
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“Alchemy of seven destinations”, is the title of the new video released by the United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Commerce. The video presents a scintillating view of the promise that the seven destinations of the UAE hold for visitors.…
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The steep trek had left him breathless. He paused to take in huge gulps of oxygen even as he steadied himself by holding on to the stooping branches of a tree.…
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Goa! This simple three letter word seems to store within it oodles of magic. Goa is not just a place, it signifies a celebration of life to millions. Goa is like a multi-splendoured flower with different hues and fragrances, some known and some unknown.…
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Greece is a country we have never visited.
Yet, it is a paradox of sorts that the country and its culture seems so close to our hearts.…
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An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling. That is how the Oxford Dictionary defines Holiday or Holidays, and Vacation.
The concept of holidaying or traveling for leisure has roots that can be traced to 1660 when upper-class European Men who were well to do embarked on what was known as the Grand Tour.…
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