Travel Stories

Where to go when you already live in a holiday destination

I recently returned from a holiday in Somerset. I have a friend who comes from the area and when he asked me how I found it and what more

Travel Nepal – Food For Thought

Russian born, when I first came to Nepal, I wasn’t going to see the temples nor mountains that seem to capture the imagination of every traveler, and no, more

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Laos travel story

This is paradise!! LAOS…!We arrived in Luang Prabang after a wee hiccup at the airport due to our two day overstay. Actually the immigration officer was very apologetic more

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An Exhilarating Day near Da Lat

(A French tourist told his wonderful trip in Da Lat and gave useful suggestion to others) I climbed a mountain today. Probably the oldest, fattest American ever to more

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The Guns of Central America

My journey started in Havana – probably the safest capital in Latin America. The Castro regime has put so many cops on the streets that I was instantly more

Tags central america, havana san salvador, yucatan

South India Tour: Discover your Taste and Trance

A south India tour provides you an opportunity to peek into the cultural and folk life of the people living there. Each state has different language and customs more

Tags Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

A Tour of Halong Bay

My bike is sitting un-used in my room, waiting for a ride. I have not cycled since arrival in Hanoi as it looks to be quite a big more

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Cruise through life

I come to Halong at noon; the sun is high in the sky and burning bright. At the pier countless wooden junks, sailboats, speedboats and tiny bamboo boats more

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Living Dreams

Gaye Chicoine had big dreams, but she had no idea just how big an adventure she’d experience to achieve them. She knew what she wanted from life, just more

Rajasthan: A Traveller’s Dream

Lying on the north western part of the Indian hemisphere Rajasthan shares its borders with Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Pakistan. Encompassing within its territory more

Tags Jaipur, Rajasthan