Any amount of reading, browsing the internet or mining the social media will not prepare you for the cultural grandeur at Hampi, the capital of the mighty Vijayanagara Empire. It is now a village of magnificent ruins, thousands of giant boulders, caves and heritage structures that beckon
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An all-women group comprising Anns, Annets from the Rotary Club of Kanpur Greater (RCKG), D 3110, set off on an excursion to the Golden City of Amritsar, which we fondly call Ambarsar. The itinerary was a package of spirituality (Golden Temple), history (Gobindgarh Fort and Jallianwala Bagh),
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Never having tried an exotic destination overseas on a group tour, we booked the Cox and Kings 6 days 7 nights Eastern Europe tour at a mouth-watering Rs 75,000 per person, but with a lot of trepidation. The deal included not only airfare, hotel accommodation, breakfast, dinner
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I was pleasantly surprised when I landed in the Cambodia capital Phnom Penh, welcomed by a sign ‘Namaste’. Indian passport holders get visa on arrival, but a return ticket and proof of hotel booking are essential. It may seem
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Tucked away on the border of Bengal and Jharkhand, Maluti is a nondescript village located around 230 km from Kolkata. Though the village falls under the jurisdiction of Jharkhand, with Dumka being the district headquarters, the inhabitants are all from Bengal. Their ancestors had settled here several
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Nobody from our family has ever been to South America. You should go! But where will you stay,” asks Ma anxiously in early 2013. “Did you say seven countries in 99 days? Have you found good hotels?
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Reading about Costa Rica in either a travelogue or the Lonely Planet is one thing. Going there and experiencing this enchantingly beautiful country is totally different. Nothing can prepare you for the incomparable lushness of this tiny Central American country, barely 51,000 sq km,
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Not often do I dress up for history. Prep myself like a pro. A bucket of sunscreen. A broad rimmed hat. Tonnes of air in my duff pair of lungs. A pair of rugged shoes. Hair tied in a tight bun. Sunglasses, umbrella,
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The green waters of the winding canal and the plethora of colourful gondola-like boats crisscrossing their way deftly through the water, instantly reminds you of Venice and its famous gondolas. But we are in Mexico City and Xochimilco is one of the 16 boroughs or districts within
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Recently I had the honour of taking Duke of Wellington Charles Wellesley and Duchess Antonia along a textile tour of Kancheepuram, the city of silks. It was as much a pleasure for me to explain, as it was for them to see, what a loom looked like, to distinguish warp from
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When you step into Macao, dump all map apps. Follow your nose. And pay attention to the salivary glands revving into an overdrive. The aroma might cause giddiness and the nose might
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