What makes Switzerland one of the most beautiful places on Earth?
No doubt London and Paris both were very clean, beautiful having good roads, greenery but Switzerland is outstanding. Switzerland as a whole is in…
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Christmas in Italy
Unlike the other European countries Rome station turned out to be real messy with thousands of people running in and around it. Mostly there was no queue and no prepaid taxis available. We managed to grab one and all we had to say is “Pantheon”.
Hotel Albergo Abruzzi was the destination. Located in Piazza della Rotonda, this old restored building stands across Pantheon, the ancient roman temple, dedicated to all the gods of Rome. Unlike Paris, Rome is quite a small city and if you stay at the heart of the old city almost all the sights and historical buildings will be very much walk able.
Receptionist lady smiled and quite cheerfully gave us an introduction and before we left she handed over us two copies of Rome street maps. Having already been to Paris I had no false expectation regarding the size of the room. Small and cozy would be the apt description. It all made sense when I opened the window. There it was. Pantheon.
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Beautiful Bhutan – My top picks for Paro
Some believe the tigress was the then queen while others believe she was an angel who ascended from heaven to assist the guru. Subsequently he meditated here in a cave which is cherished by the pilgrims and is open only once in a year!
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Beautiful Bhutan – Must see places in Thimpu and Punakha
Enroute one can also take a view of the entire Thimpu city, with the legislative buildings surrounding the humble palace of the current king His Highness Chhoetse Penlop Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck. Awestruck by the immense gold color Buddha statue from almost entire Thimpu we drove to the Buddha Dordenma.
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4 Tips to renting a car in the UK
A lot of people are opposed to being part of car hire horror stories statistics. You should too, by ensuring that you go about…
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The Best of Gurdwaras from Gravesend to Glasgow – Guru Nanak Darbar, Gravesend
Although all the Gurdwaras and temples have an equal reverence, some of them do leave an ever lasting impression. One of these holy places…
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Niagara Falls : North America’s Most Powerful Waterfalls
There are several sight seeing places in and around Niagara Falls, especially if you are on the Canadian side. There is a large IMAX theater that shows a film on Niagara Falls and some adventurous souls who attempted to perform daredevil acts there. There is also a wax museum here and a delightful flower garden.
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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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