It’s a place we all dream of – a remote island miles from civilization, the sun, sand and sea and all the time in the world to do just nothing! The tiny and remote Drawaqa island in the Yasawas group of Fiji is just the place to relax and...
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The roof of the world is back on the tourist itinerary with China reopening Tibet to foreign tourists three months after violent riots rocked this Himalayan region. A note on the tourism bureau's web site announcing the lifting of the ban states...
In an astonishing revelation, the archaeologists have unearthed the most ancient and long ago buried faith and spirituality. We are talking about the ‘World's First Church’ that has been unearthed recently by the archaeologists, as reported by The...
The country best known as the hotbed of religious zealotry, the hater of the west and the sponsor for terrorism, Iran earlier known as Persia is located in the Middle East between Iraq and Pakistan. The string of controversies attached to it...
Valentine’s or not, chocolates are a way of life! While some get their fix by sipping hot-chocolate or popping exotic chocolates, Japanese get their high by soaking in hot chocolate tubs! Couples in Hakone Hot Spring Resort have their sweet melting...
I remember my dad dangling fried snacks in the rat-trap every night and showing off his prized catch to excited kids before throwing them on the roadside for the crows to savor them. Had he known that rodent dishes were in demand, he would have made a...
When William Blake penned down about ‘Tiger’, he did say:
Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright,
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
People can interpret those lines in any form of philosophy or...
France has been transported to China, with the Eiffel Tower and Even Napoleon Bonaparte. No, I am not rumbling...tourists visiting the renowned snow carving festival in the Sun Island in Harbin, a city in northeast China, would feel just that.
The...
It is the most renowned and looked for global contest that celebrates individual and team athletic excellence. Preparations of the next edition of Olympics, scheduled to take place in Beijing from August 14-24, 2008 is starting to get underway. In a...
Who says ‘Living in caves’ was outdated? The phrase that suggests that you are not in sync with the times, took a new meaning when a cave was literally transformed into a school.
Mid-Cave Primary School is aptly named so because it lies in...
Cambodia's magnificent temples in Angkor Wat are globally renowned and attract more visitors than most other locales in the country. But what is virtually unknown is the clean, unspoilt, golden and idyllic beaches of the Buddhist country.
The...
The market is almost full of toys made out of plastic, but Japanese traditional toys still make their mark. They are charming and they have been used as toys for centuries in Japan. The toys are made of wood and are colorful. This beautiful art has...
When you visit Sri Lanka, you are pretty much touring a war zone. At least that's the impression that some tourists like Mian Ridge get. As you sip your drink, you might be greeted by a couple of soldiers on there gun boat, giving you the feeling of...
Forget fine dining, weird dining is the ‘IN’ thing today! Isn’t it boring to eat in the same old formal décor where you expect a boring routine and same old menu? Well, not anymore, entrepreneurs are finding ways to attract clients by creating themed...
For tourists traveling to Taiwan the man made Xian Feng Ling Sun Moon Cave could be an interesting place to visit for adventurous souls. The 52m long cave is noted for its complicated web of chambers, dead end side turnings and shortcuts.
The cave...
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