Monument to the Discoveries!
After our visit to the Torre de Belém, when you start walking to see other sites, you will come across Monument to the Discoveries (Padrão dos Descobrimentos) its enormous upto 56 […]
Lisbon a Tour to Belém!
Belém here I am, the area stands out to be home for most of the historical glorious past of Portugal. You can reach this place using the Lisboa card and […]
Portugal – Lisbon!
Skip the heels when in Lisbon, its built over seven steep hills clad in cobblestoned streets. A good workout when you walk the streets up down. Lisbon is all about […]
Portugal – Quinta da Regaleira!
After our visit to the Pena Palace in Sintra we head towards Quinta da Regaleira. Now not all tours mention this place in their itinerary so you will have to look carefully whether it is mentioned in the day tour to Sintra or not. I wanted to see the place […]
Portugal – Pena Palace!
Visiting Portugal was like going back in time and getting acquainted with how much India and Portugal have a history together, Vasco da Gama’s entry into Calicut on Malabar Coast […]
Travel Quote -9!
You need not even listen, just wait… the world will offer itself freely to you, unmasking itself. – Franz Kafka
Travel Quote – 8!
“Travel moulds You, People mould your Wisdom And Experiences mould your Life…”
Travel Quote – 7!
“Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.” – Amin Maalouf
Travel Quote – 6!
“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Ernest Hemingway
Travel Quote – 5!
“Maybe you had to leave in order to miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting point was.” ― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care…
Travel Quote – 4!
“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” – Rosalia de Castro
Travel Quote – 3!
Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times…
Travel Quote – 2!
“But that’s the wonderful thing about foreign travel, suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most basic sense of how things work, you can’t even reliably cross the street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.” […]
Travel Quote – 1!
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu, The way of Lao Tzu
Paris – DisneyLand!
If your inner child is still there, then one of the best ways to vent it out is to travel to Disneyland!. And if you have kids then I don’t […]
Paris – The Louvre!
First of all I am not a museum person to start with, I think most of Indians are not (correct me if I am wrong). However, over the years visiting […]
Cycling Night in Paris!
Paris was the first European city we had visited in the month of March. The simple reason for choosing Paris was not just because it is the most sought out […]
Istanbul – Bosphorus Bridge!
One of the iconic sites in Istanbul is the Bosphorus Bridge. Renamed as the “15 July Martyrs Bridge”. in honor of the civilian victims who resisted the attempted coup in […]
Istanbul – Shoppers head to Grand Bazaar!
Regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the World, your itinerary in Istanbul should include a visit to the Grand Bazaar which is around 30,700 sq mts with over 60 streets and alleys and 4000 shops. Realistically you won’t be able to cover all of Grand Bazaar in […]
Blue Mosque – The Sultan Ahmed Mosque!
A historical till date functioning Mosque in Istanbul, a popular tourist site, The Blue Mosque. The name given due to the hand-painted blue tiles that adorn the mosques interiors. Though […]
Istanbul – Topkapı Palace!
Topkapi meaning Cannon Gate served as the main residences and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman Sultans who walked and lived in the palace for 400 years. Built in 1453 after […]
Turkish Tea!
Visiting Turkey was a gastronomic delight. Of course Turkey has lot to offer. But the most I remember at the moment is its delicious food. Our place of visit was […]
Upper Derwent Valley!
One of the best exhilarating journeys is always outdoors, either trekking, hiking or walking in the natural habitat of earth. The greenery, the forest, the river and to top it […]
Schwetzingen Garden!
Schwetzingen Garden is one of the masterpieces of the European garden art, the foundation of which was laid down by Elector Carl Philip in 1731. Later on Carl Theodor the […]
Mercedes-Benz Museum!
125 years of automobile history, 1500 exhibits and the life cycle of the automobile industry from the first horseless carriage to the modern limousine, all of this can be seen […]
Cadbury World!
I know, you might say of all the places Cadbury World. But it’s fun, interactive and an informative outlet to spend a day at and if you have kids, then […]
Spain – Mondragon Palace!
One of the city landmarks in Ronda is Mondragon Palace, which is also the Palace of the Marquis of Villasierra; a museum pertaining of two well defined areas to two different […]
Spain – Malaga to Ronda!
Ronda is a place in Spain which is made of dramatic mountains and the 15th Century Mondragon Palace. Our stay was in Malaga, so we took a day tour bus […]
Amsterdam Series – The City Tour!
Exploring Amsterdam, requires at least minimum three days. The first day you should visit Zaanse Schans, which will take you to see the Windmills, The Cheese Factory and the making […]
Amsterdam Series – Wooden Shoes!
Clogs are foothwear made partly or in whole made from wood. There are various versions of wooden shoes, eg the Japanese Geta or the Cantabrian Albarcas from Spain. The Dutch […]
Kolad – River Rafting!
We visited Kolad during the rainy season, it is a small village in Raigad district, Maharashtra State, India. In Kolad you will find the Kundalika river, which is the place […]
Amsterdam series – The Dutch Cheese!
Cheese was first discovered accidentally around 8000 BC when sheeps started to get domesticated. While storing the milk in the containers that were made from stomachs of animals, an enzyme […]
Amsterdam Series – Zaanse Schans!
Netherlands as a place of visit was decided so as to meet an old friend and also to explore the place Amsterdam. First day was for visiting the windmills from […]
Scotland Series – Glencoe!!
One day of your itinerary in Glencoe should include either or all of these destinations or atleast a night stay somewhere near, if you want to explore them more. 1) […]
