“Where are all the people?” I thought, as I walked across the lush green park.
It was the beginning of winter and there was a nip in the air, a light mist hovered benignly above me as I walked along a cobbled pathway that cut right through a huge park and connected two parallel roads.…
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“Aren’t they the shaking minarets?”
I turned to my friend who had picked me up from the Ahmedabad Railway Station and was skilfully manoeuvering his car in the dense traffic.
“Yes it is, but they do not shake any longer, actually they are not shaken any longer!”…
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Have you ever dreamt of a place with exotic islands, silvery sands stretching as far as the eye can see, transparent ocean waters beckoning you to dive into a fascinating world? Then you have surely dreamt of Indonesia, the largest archipelago in the world.…
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Nepal, the small Himalayan country with a population of about 26 million has for years acted like a magnet in drawing visitors to its fold. Some came to view the numerous UNESCO world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, some came to pay homage at Lumbini, the birth place of The Buddha.…
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A city which once echoed to the footsteps of one of the world’s most renowned Astronomer and Physicist, Galileo.
A city which is home to a university dating back to the 12th century. A 185 feet tower which is famous for not standing erect!…
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If you have been planning a trip to the exotic land of Tibet with its wild and natural beauty, a land consecrated by Buddhism and the Lamas, then this article is just for you.…
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A trip that almost never happened, the teary face of a disappointed seven-year-old boy, a magical motorcycle trip and the glowing face of a joyous seven-year-old boy, these were the images that flashed in my mind’s eye in quick succession, triggering an avalanche of memories that tumbled out of the inner recesses of my mind.…
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We were nearing the end of a dream, 4 weeks in Switzerland, and were scheduled to take a train to Venice in the evening. So to make the most of our stay in this fairyland, we took an early morning train to Lucerne to spend a few hours there and then move on to Venice.…
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Hong Kong is a bustling place, teeming with activity and if you are on vacation and want to stay in a quiet place but still be able to access all the hot spots of the city very conveniently, then The Royal View Hotel is THE place for you.…
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A visit to the hallowed city of Amritsar, situated in Punjab, a northern state of India is sure to have a purifying effect on the mind and soul. This city is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion and has a rich as well as poignant history.…
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