What makes The Isle of Wight grand, mesmerising and insatiable?
I had heard of Isle of Wight way back in 1973 during my first visit to England. I was lunching with a Gujju friend,…
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To Paris by the sea and the power-packed tour of the most romantic city
I shared in my previous article how we made the most of London in two days with its absolutely impressive grandeur. On day 3…
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Amazing views of a Live Volcano
We started driving from Kona towards the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. While we were Driving what struck us was the variety in tropical plants and flowers.
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A senior citizen’s visit to London and making the most of it
It was a lovely evening when our closed family friend Mrs. and Mr. A. K. Agarwal came to our home over a cup of…
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Self-Drive trip across Thailand (7 days, 2000 kms) : Part 7 – Bangkok
So we are in Bangkok – one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Asia. It is vibrant, vehement, vivacious and vain. Bangkok comes in all shades of all colours (against only 50 and only grey, as some bigoted travellers would ascribe to it).
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The best of National Gallery, London
My wife is a person of few words; very few words. She rarely asks for anything and whenever she does, it becomes a commandment…
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Road to Eternity
We followed the surging crowds that seemed to be heading in just one direction – towards the Sistine Chapel. With masses of people packed like sardines inside the chapel, it was hard to imagine it as a quiet place of deliberation. But cardinals have gathered here in conclave for centuries to elect new popes, broadcasting their results through smoke signals from a chimney. It’s also the only place in the museum where photography is prohibited. A world of discovery awaited us as we entered the Sistine Chapel – the pinnacle of western art.
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Leaving Thimphu, on to Paro, Bhutan
Paro is the most gorgeous city in the whole of Bhutan; and far more beautiful than Thimphu (wondering why the king does not stay here). It has the only International Airport in the country, and situated on the bank on Paro River, surrounded by hills. Before reaching to Paro city, we met Paro River on the way and fell in love with it. We immediately stopped the car, got down and went inside a downstream.
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To Thimphu, Bhutan by Road from India
The international Boarder between India and Bhutan is shared by Jaigaon in India and Phuntsholing in Bhutan.
There is free access between these two places, however you are required to get permit to move beyond Phuntsholing. After an hour of journey, the view besides the road began to change and after crossing large fields, tea estates appeared. Total journey was about five hours and before we realized we reached Bhutan. It was a big gate, painted with colorful dragons and guarded by soldiers from Indian BSF and Royal Bhutan Army.
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Mesmerising Melbourne
Though Melbourne doesn’t have any iconic claim to fame, its ‘liveability’ is one of its greatest attractions. It’s a laid-back city with an endearing mix of old and new-world charm… an easy-going, yet sophisticated style. It’s not a place where you need to do something to feel you’re experiencing the city. So you needn’t wander around Melbourne just to tick off ‘must-see’ items on your list!
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Spontaneously lazying at San Antonio, Texas
stayed at El Tropicana hotel, along the Riverwalk at Lexington Avenuejust across the famous Tobin Centre for Performing Arts, by the Riverwalk. The lobby of the hotel is renovated but the rooms are quite old. The locality of our hotel was not so clamorous and the tranquil
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Trip to Lassen National Park, Mount Shasta and Half Moon Bay, CA
We reached Shasta around 3.30 pm. It is a very small town and I must say a weird place. The downtown market had numerous gift shops but unlike any other place, these gift shops were actual selling crystals and angel miniatures.
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