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Cruise Etiquette: Making the Most of Social Opportunities on your Vacation
By :
Cynthia1
A cruise is a unique vacation experience, because you share it with a small, distinct group of people – everyone else on the cruise. Because quarters are somewhat close, depending on the size of the ship, it is usually encouraged for guests to meet one another and form friendships.On a cruise, the most important point of etiquette for your social interactions is to give others their space, at least as much as possible on a ship.
A HIDDEN PARADISE
By :
JASSI
To your surprise,it is India.Arunachal Pradesh (a north east state of India) is called a hidden paradise. The Brahmaputra river which originates at Manash Sarover, flows eastward through snow-capped rough mountains and gorges of the great Himalayas in Tibet and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh.
Cruise Liner shows off Commercial Cleaning kits
By :
freddy gaitan
We both took notice at how clean the glass and aluminum portions of the shower area were. I remember thinking to myself, I wonder what they use to clean this stuff. My long time profession as an Antique Appraiser makes me extremely sensitive to detail.
THINGS TO DO IN AMSTERDAM
By :
JASSI
DINNER CRUISE The best way to make your acquaintance with Amsterdam is to take a cruise on the city’s canals. The nicest option is a two-and-a- half hour dinner cruises. Sitting cosily inside a glass-domed motorboat, you tuck into a delicious four-course meal while enjoying the sights of Amsterdam.
HOLLY POOL OF NECTAR-AMRITSAR-INDIA
By :
JASSI
The spiritual capital of the Sikhs, Amritsar is one of the most ancient and fascinating cities of India. It derived its name from the pool around the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), which means “Holy Pool of Nectar”. A major part of the city’s history revolves around the Golden Temple, which is the prime and distinct attraction in Amritsar. The spiritual capital of the Sikhs, Amritsar is one of the most ancient and fascinating cities of India. It derived its name from t
ADVENTURE TRAVELING-PART-V
By :
JASSI
It’s easiest to spot a tiger in the summer, when the animals frequent a shrinking selection of water holes. But the weather is punishing. Bandhavgarh in the winter is better: it has one of the highest concentrations of tigers among tiger reserves in India, which means that your chances of a sighting are pretty good, and you don’t have to sweat it out.
TRAVELING ADVENTURES-I
By :
JASSI
Adventure- sports enthusiasts climb a hill, strap on a pair of skis, and come rushing down snow-covered slopes. That’s skiing. Committed adrenaline junkies fly in a heli-copter to a tall mountain, strap on their skis, and make their way down steep slopes in a skilful hurry. This is heli-skiing.
/Adventure Travel In India
By :
JASSI
High adventure for the unadventurous. If all you want from a holiday is to lie back in a sweet waterborne room, and watch the blue sky, green trees, as other people scurry around to ensure your comfort, get thee onto a houseboat. It may be the kerala cliché, but it really is lovely. These ‘kettuvallams’are outfitted as one-or two-bedroom, self-contained units.
ADVENTURE IN THE HILLS-IN INDIA
By :
JASSI
A tour of Uttarakhand, made up of 14 hilly districts of former Uttar Pradesh, reveals an area of great natural beauty with picturesque hill stations, trekking trail, and ancient Hindu Pilgrimage centres in the shadow of towering Himalayan peaks. Garhwal, home to a number of holy spots, is the more visited region.
ADVENTURE TRAVELING -PART-III (RAJASTHAN)
By :
JASSI
Amid the havelis of Shekhawati, the fort at Nawalgarh is the base for Shekhawati Brigade Horse Safaris. A well-oiled operation brings you the best of riding experiences: 22 Marwari, Kathiawadi and Sindhi horses can take you cross-country in unspoilt terrain. A team of one outrider, an ex-army cooks, a camp in charge, and folk musicians escort you through semi-desert terrain, forests, salt lakes, marshes and flat grasslands. .
ADVENTURE TRAVELING-FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
By :
JASSI
Whether or not we believe in Christmas, snow is an unfamiliar thrill for most of us. Perennial ‘snow points’ like the Rohtang Pass offer stale patches of the stuff even in summer, but to experience a snowfall you’ll either have to climb a peak or wait for winter. In the right place. Last January saw a relatively heavy snowfall in Himachal; even Kasauli received snow for the first time in five years. Whether or not we believe in Christmas, snow is an unfamiliar thrill for most of us. Perennial ‘s
THE ABODE OF THE GODS
By :
JASSI
The search for Shangri La may prove elusive but a visit to Darjeeling and Sikkim would take you pretty close to that. While Darjeeling still has a colonial hangover that comes with most of the hill stations that were developed by the British in the 19th and 20th centuries, Gangtok and much of Western Sikkim offer an introduction to traditional Tibetan Buddhism.
A HIDDEN PARADISE
By :
JASSI
To your surprise,it is India.Arunachal Pradesh (a north east state of India) is called a hidden paradise. The Brahmaputra river which originates at Manash Sarover, flows eastward through snow-capped rough mountains and gorges of the great Himalayas in Tibet and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh.
/Money facts
By :
JASSI
The first coins
Coins made from gold and silver were used in Lydia, an ancient Middle Eastern kingdom, in about 687-652 BC. The coins were known as staters.
Largest coins
Swedish 10-daler copper coins (made in 1644) weighed 19.71km.
/COAST TO COAST (BEACHES OF INDIA)
By :
JASSI
India’s 7,600-km-long coastline is –apart from famous interruptions like Goa-virtually one huge stretch of untouched beach. The best-kept secrets are in the east, but the sun has by no means set on the western coast. A state-by-state round-up:
Orissa
The only tourists who ventured onto its silken sands used to be Bengali families or pious folks visiting Puri’s Jagannath temple.
The Climate Of India-For Travelers
By :
JASSI
India has hot tropical weather with variations occurring region to region. Because of the sheer size of the country, the climate depends not only on the time of year, but also on the location. While the heat is unbearable in the Gangetic plain, the people of Ladakh shiver in the snowy cold. Most of India has just two main seasons –
Winter lasts from December to February,
And summer from March to May.
/VISIT CITY PALACE, BANGALORE IN INDIA
By :
JASSI
Anything that comes with the ‘heritage’ tag in Bangalore gives on goosebumps, seeing how the city loves to consign its past to oblivion. The Jayamahal Palace Hotel- an icing sugar-white miniature castle complete with turreted parapets, a royal standard and sprawling grounds- is a lovely anomaly in the traffic-choked heart of the Cantonment. It was apparently built only a century ago by then British Resident, Sir James Austin Bourdillon, though no one can actually confirm that.
/VISIT CITY PALACE, BANGALORE IN INDIA
By :
JASSI
Anything that comes with the ‘heritage’ tag in Bangalore gives on goosebumps, seeing how the city loves to consign its past to oblivion. The Jayamahal Palace Hotel- an icing sugar-white miniature castle complete with turreted parapets, a royal standard and sprawling grounds- is a lovely anomaly in the traffic-choked heart of the Cantonment. It was apparently built only a century ago by then British Resident, Sir James Austin Bourdillon, though no one can actually confirm that.
/Christian festivals
By :
JASSI
Epiphany (also known as Twelfth Night)
6 January (18 January in Russia; 1 February in Ethiopia). The Epiphany (Epiphaneia: Greek for manifestation) celebrates three events that are all thought to have happened on this day: Jesus’s appearance as a newborn to the Magi (three wise men); Jesus’s baptism, when God acknowledged his son; Jesus’s first public miracle, when he turned water to wine in Galilee.
CHANDIGARH – MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY OF INDIA
By :
JASSI
Chandigarh is called The City Beautiful Chandigarh is modern India’s great experiment in town planning. Born out of anguish & angst of the partition in 1947, it was India’s first planned city designed by a French architect, Le Corbusier.
Chandigarh is picturesquely located at the foothills of the shivaliks & plays a very unique role of being the capital of two states – Punjab & Haryana.
BE A KING FOR A DAY AT CHAIL/
By :
JASSI
State Himachal Pradesh,India.
Location a wooded retreat at 7,054 ft, 89km from Kalka and 351 km N of Delhi Route from Delhi NH1 to Ambala via Panipat and Karnal; NH22 to Kandaghat via Panchkula, Kalka and Dharampur; state road to Chail via Sadhupul. Tiny Chail does not rival the colonial grandeur of Shimla, but it does give you a feel of how the summer capital of the Raj must have looked before its salubrious environs were chopped down to make way for smug imperial edifices. Chail, of course,
,/Famous cars
By :
JASSI
Mercedes
The German luxury car, which has been made since 1901, took its name from Mercedes, the daughter of Daimler car company director Emil Jellinek.
Rolls-Royce
British car enthusiasts Henry Royce and Charles Rolls joined forces to form Rolls-Royce in 1906 and set new standards for a luxury vehicle. Mercedes
The German luxury car, which has been made since 1901, took its name from Mercedes, the daughter of Daimler car company director Emil Jellinek.
Rolls-Royce
British car enth
/CAMPING SAHIB-STYLECAMPING SAHIB-STYLE
By :
JASSI
During the British Raj, English civil servants, merchants and adventurers regularly fled the heat of the plains for the hills on fishing or shooting expeditions. The ‘bandobast’ for these trips was phenomenal: shikara to track animals, skinners, gun bearers A couple of khansamas to prepare the mulligatawny soups, pot roasts and puddings, bearers to serve, porters, mules and muleteers, sleeping tents, dining tents, camp cots, books and painting material, chairs and tables.
/Walk in Old Calcutta- INDIA-For Travelers
By :
JASSI
In Calcutta, each street has a story, by every cornice hangs a tale. And a trip to the Heritage-heavy city is wasted if you miss the significance of the grand old edifices that fill it. Charlock’s city is notorious for its humid summers but winters are miraculously mild. Welcome to the heritage walks of Calcutta
Make Your Next Adventure Sailing Trip to Greece
By :
Mandy
> Traveling to Greece or the Greek Islands by yacht can be an exciting and thrilling adventure especially if you were to travel by Cosmos Luxury Yachts. At Cosmos we strive to provide you with the best possible service to make your sailing holiday truly memorable. We provide state of the art Yachts with or without crew and if required we are happy to provide you with a skipper for the rest or part of your journey
Luxury Yacht Charters Make Your Sailing Holidays Memorable
By :
Mandy
At Pinkuin Yacht Charter Worldwide, we understand how important holidays are to you and your family, which is why we take great pleasure in giving you the opportunity to sail to your Greek paradise in Greece or the Greek Islands on one of our luxury vessels. We offer you a choice of high quality sailing from a range of top- of- the- line yachts, sailing boats, catamarans and motor- boats
Tamil Nadu Beaches
By :
netaxis
The state of Tamil Nadu in India, with its typical tropical climate is not short of beautiful beaches. Some of the popular ones are the Marina and the Elliots beaches in Chennai, the historical Mahabalipuram, Kovalam, and the beaches at Kanyakumari, and Rameswaram are also of tourist interest. It's easy for tourist visitors to travel in Tamil Nadu because of its good infrastructure enabling easy travel. The beaches here are famous for water sports activities like surfing, swimming and fishing.
Kosher Cruises
By :
peter branson
Cruises are one exciting idea for all. Whether it is a nice, lonely holiday with your spouse or a family vacation, cruises always are an exciting option to consider. So if you have been dreaming to have your own exciting cruise experience, an experience that you would love to cherish, Kosher Cruises are all set to take you on a grand rid
Cruise Travel Agencies
By :
Jeremy Foster
When you are contemplating a cruise vacation, there are so many different options from which to choose. These options include determining the length of your cruise, your point of departure, the destinations you will visit, and the accommodations you desire once you are aboard the ship. Making those determinations, however, is just the beginning.
Unforgettable European Adventure Tours
By :
Rachel Jackson
European Adventure Tours are fast becoming the ideal way to travel in Europe. If you want more excitement on your next vacation then a European adventure tour can give you just that. The activities on your adventure tour largely depend on your destination or destinations and the length of your tour. Take some time to research a few of the more popular adventure tour destinations.
Tips for Selecting a Tour Operator
By :
Rachel Jackson
Planning a vacation can require many decisions to be made. There are hotels to choose, flights to book, and rental cars to arrange. If you are planning on taking multiple tours while on your vacation then there is another set of decisions that need to be made; in addition to choosing the specific locations that you want to tour, you should consider choosing a tour operator that can book your trip to those locations.
The Info for Persons who Would Like to Have Rest in St. Petersburg
By :
Emily Butler
The St. Petersburg company, being the leading company on reception of tourists and travelers in St. Petersburg, suggests you to take advantage of services of realization of booking of hotels, hotels and apartments in St. Petersburg. There is an opinion, that the tourist market of St. Petersburg rather roughly develops in last years, and it still not a limit of it's development: the quantity of hotels continues to grow in St. Petersburg, service is done better...
Bahamas Beach Club: An Exotic Resort for Vacations
By :
Avdhesh2 K2
Bahamas Beach Club: An Exotic Resort for Vacations
If you are looking for an exotic spot for your next vacation, there is no place as beautiful as Bahamas. You can make your Bahamas vacation adventurous and memorable with Bahama Beach Club. The wonderful vacation retreat is seated among fragrant tropical gardens and surrounded by turquoise water and silver sand. It is an ideal place for family reunion, as well.
The Most Suitable Suggestion for Victoria Hotel Clients
By :
Mathew Petrenko
The first thing that makes the impression of any visitor of a city where he or she arrived is a hostel where he/she lives. As an instant we may take Chelyabinsk Hostel Victoria that is made for guests to find that Chelyabinsk is a wonderful town. There’re two comfy restaurants, a sauna, a training hall, business center, a congress hall in hotel. So, if you want to have a hotel Chelyabinsk services you can find all the information on the web.
Holiday Preparation To The Island Of Jersey
By :
Chloe Ramsbottom
The island of Jersey is positioned just off the coast of France, near Normandy, and is the biggest of the group of islands identified as the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are made up of the likes of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Sark, the first two being the major of these islands. Although Jersey is closer to the French shoreline than the British shoreline it is the job of the United Kingdom to defend it against any invasion attempts, however, with this said the island itself is not classed as part of the United Kingdom or the European Union, instead it is part of the Common Travel Area which basically means that it is a passport free zone.
The Article for Individuals who Require a Hostel Services in Chelyabinsk
By :
Emily Butler
Guests have the first impressions from a city in a hotel where they put up. In Chelyabinsk Hostel Victoria the clients find themselves in an atmosphere of comfort. There’re 2 comfy restaurants, a Finnish bath, a training hall, business hall, a congress hall in hotel. Those who would like to receive a hotel Victoria facilities can go on Global Network search.
Thinking Of Travelling By Sea? Read Some Cruise Tips
By :
Nick Nikolis
Whether you are going for an anniversary, a get-away, or a family vacation, a cruise line is a great destination.
The Information for Those who Searches for Fresh Acquaintances
By :
Mathew Petrenko
Usually it’s really difficult to explain what MarkerMap is, but it is the simple point in the similar moment of time. You can see that it’s not a geographical internet map. But you may see that this program isn’t alike a usual internet site. MarkerMap can’t be reviewed as one or both of these terms. But how can we decide what it is than? The response is simple: it is a detached planet or even a universe.
Some Information for Persons That Are Going to Rent Holiday Home
By :
Mathew Petrenko
Among with fast improvement of the Internet and other modern technologies there are lots of travel services that are virtual. Today, there is an assortment of vacation rentals Internet sites to select from. Whether you want a chalet, condo or even a waterfront estate it simply takes just several clicks on your keyboard.
What To Do If You Miss Your Flight
By :
Brian Jenkins
Traveling by airplane is quicker and more efficient than traveling by car, but that does not mean that you will not run into problems. Probably the most common problem, as well as the biggest headache, is a missed flight. A missed flight causes a variety of problems. If it was a connecting flight, you will likely miss all of your connections as well.
Tips For Successfully Flying Standby
By :
Brian Jenkins
Stand by flying has changes in recent years. In the past, standby tickets were available that allowed you to fly much cheaper, as long as you were willing to risk sitting at the airport for an extended period of time. Now, these standby tickets are no longer available, but flying standby still has its benefits. When you make reservations, you most likely choose the most convenient and the least expensive flight from your preferred airport to your destination.
Tips For Packing For A Cruise Vacation
By :
Brian Jenkins
Packing for a cruise is similar to packing for any other vacation. While there are some specifics to keep in mind, the most important thing that you can do to make your life easier is to ask your travel agent if there are any recommended items for your cruise or destination.
Popular Activities Offered On A Cruise
By :
Brian Jenkins
Cruise ships have long understood the importance of making the trip as much fun as the destination. While each cruise line offers their own unique blend of amenities and activities, and some ships are more geared toward families and others toward singles, all cruise lines provide a wide range of entertainment and activities to keep you as busy as you want to be during the cruise.
Packing Your Luggage: Tips For A Long Trip
By :
Brian Jenkins
Traveling is great fun, but for every trip, the most important step occurs before you leave home. Packing for your trip is a combination of analysis and art form, and the longer that you are gone, the more important it becomes. No one expects to have the same variety of clothes and shoes on the road as they have at home, but it is often difficult to balance what you need with what you want.
Important Questions To Ask When Reserving A Hotel Room
By :
Brian Jenkins
Whether you are booking a hotel room through the hotel clerk, a national toll free number or on the Internet, it is important to have the answers to all of your questions so that when you show up at the hotel, undoubtedly tired and ready for a break, you are not facing any surprises. There are no right or wrong answers to any of these questions, but it is important to know what to expect before finalizing your plans.
MYSTERIOUS PLACES
By :
Rajneesh
In AD 600 Teotihuacán in Mexico was the sixth largest city in the world and about 200,000 people lived there. Just 150 years later, Teotihuacán was almost deserted, and plants had begun to grow over the city’s huge pyramids. Nobody knows why Teotihuacán was abandoned, but a huge fire may have devastated it in AD 650.
The Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are enormous drawings on the ground (called geoglyphs) that stretch across the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.
The Empire State Building
By :
Rajneesh
New York’s tallest building is the Empire Sate Building, which stands on Fifth Avenue, New York, between 33rd Street and 34th Street. It was built on the site of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and took 410 days at a rate of 4 ½ floors a week to complete. The building was opened on 1 May 1931 by remote control, when President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington DC.
The Empire State Building towers 381m above ground-and measures 443.2m to the top of the TV tower.
Famous bridges
By :
Rajneesh
Pont d’Avignon, France
This bridge was built in the 12th century. It was made famous by the song “Sur le Pont d’Avignon” (On Avignon Bridge).
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
The Bridge of Sighs was designed in 1560. It connects the Doge’s Palace with the city jail, and prisoners who had been sentenced to death had to cross the bridge to reach the jail. Its name is said to come from their sighs of despair.
Famous trains
By :
Rajneesh
Orient Express
The orient Express began trips from Pars, France, to Bulgaria on 5 October 1883 and from 1889 went as far as Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. It was the first trans-European train and traveled a total of 2,736km across six countries in great style. It stopped running in 1977, but was re-launched five years later.
Concorde fact file
By :
Rajneesh
Concorde, the only passenger aircraft ever to fly faster than the speed of sound, was first named in a speech by general de Gaulle on 13 January 1963. The Anglo-French project began the following year.
Money facts
By :
Rajneesh
The first coins
Coins made from gold and silver were used in Lydia, an ancient Middle Eastern kingdom, in about 687-652 BC. The coins were known as staters.
Largest coins
Swedish 10-daler copper coins (made in 1644) weighed 19.71km.
Christian festivals
By :
Rajneesh
Epiphany (also known as Twelfth Night)
6 January (18 January in Russia; 1 February in Ethiopia). The Epiphany (Epiphaneia: Greek for manifestation) celebrates three events that are all thought to have happened on this day: Jesus’s appearance as a newborn to the Magi (three wise men); Jesus’s baptism, when God acknowledged his son; Jesus’s first public miracle, when he turned water to wine in Galilee.
Famous cars
By :
Rajneesh
Mercedes
The German luxury car, which has been made since 1901, took its name from Mercedes, the daughter of Daimler car company director Emil Jellinek.
Types of train
By :
JASSI
Not all trains are the same: these are just some of the variations around the world.
Monorail
A monorail train runs on a single rail, instead of on a track or two rails. It is either suspended from the rail or straddles it. The Tokyo Monorail in Japan carries 100
Theatre records
By :
JASSI
First actor
Thespis was the first performer ever recorded. He was an actor in Greece in 534BC. At this time, Greek actors used masks, and Thespis was the first to use stage make-up.
World’s oldest theatres
The oldest indoor theatre i
Sacred books
By :
JASSI
The Koran (Islam)
Allah is the Islamic name for God. Muslims believe that He revealed His wishes for the world to a man called Muhammad. These massages were later collected together as the Koran (also written Qur’an). Muslims believe that the words of the Koran are the exact words of Allah. It is said that it has not been altered
THE OSCARS
By :
JASSI
What is an Oscar?
The Academy Awards of scars are the most famous of all film awards. They have been presented since 1929. The awards are voted for by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science, which has more than 5,500 members, including previous nominees and winners. They make a shortlist of five nominees in each of 24 categories (apart from special, honorary and technical awards)
Diamond fact file
By :
JASSI
• The weight of diamonds is measured in carats. The word comes from carob, which is a bean that grows on the Ceratonia siliqua tree. The bean has an amazingly consistent weight of 0.2g. There are five carats to a gram and about 142 carats to the ounce.
• Fewer than 1,000
Famous trains
By :
Rajneesh
Orient Express
The orient Express began trips from Pars, France, to Bulgaria on 5 October 1883 and from 1889 went as far as Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. It was the first trans-European train and traveled a total of 2,736km across six countries in great style. It stopped running in 1977, but was re-launched five years later.
Concorde fact file
By :
Rajneesh
Concorde, the only passenger aircraft ever to fly faster than the speed of sound, was first named in a speech by general de Gaulle on 13 January 1963. The Anglo-French project began the following year.
Money facts
By :
Rajneesh
The first coins
Coins made from gold and silver were used in Lydia, an ancient Middle Eastern kingdom, in about 687-652 BC. The coins were known as staters.
Largest coins
Swedish 10-daler copper coins (made in 1644) weighed 19.71km.
Christian festivals
By :
Rajneesh
Epiphany (also known as Twelfth Night)
6 January (18 January in Russia; 1 February in Ethiopia). The Epiphany (Epiphaneia: Greek for manifestation) celebrates three events that are all thought to have happened on this day: Jesus’s appearance as a newborn to the Magi (three wise men); Jesus’s baptism, when God acknowledged his son; Jesus’s first public miracle, when he turned water to wine in Galilee.
Famous cars
By :
Rajneesh
Mercedes
The German luxury car, which has been made since 1901, took its name from Mercedes, the daughter of Daimler car company director Emil Jellinek.
TREK PLANNING –FOR TRAVELERS
By :
JASSI
Which trek should I choose? When do I go? How do I prepare? These are some of the questions that will arise once you decide to go on a trekking holiday. The kind of hike you end up doing will depend on your level of physical fitness, time constraints and your budget. A person with no trekking experience should not begin with a hike in Ladakh, no matter how attractive it seems. You will be starting at a high altitude and will definitely have a problem acclimatising. Far form your holiday being fu
CAMPING SAHIB-STYLE
By :
JASSI
During the British Raj, English civil servants, merchants and adventurers regularly fled the heat of the plains for the hills on fishing or shooting expeditions. The ‘bandobast’ for these trips was phenomenal: shikara to track animals, skinners, gun bearers A couple of khansamas to prepare the mulligatawny soups, pot roasts and puddings, bearers to serve, porters, mules and muleteers, sleeping tents, dining tents, camp cots, books and painting material, chairs and tables.
WILD ROSES
By :
JASSI
Found in the Western Himalayas from Pakistan to Nepal in rocky slopes in arid areas at 1,500-4, 100m, the wild rose (Rosa webbiana) is a deciduous shrug. The plant can grow to a height of 2m. It flowers in June and the seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by bees.
The fruit is up to 25 mm in diameter, but with only a thin layer of flesh around the seed
FOOD TIPS FOR TREKKERS
By :
JASSI
Plan the dishes on your day wise menu careful with your trekking buddies. Agree that on Monday morning you will eat A and B for breakfast, C for lunch, D and E for dinner, and on Tuesday, you will eat X, Y and Z and so on. If you prefer porridge for breakfast, don’t carry the whole heavy tin, but measure out the required quantity and carry it in a zip-lock bag or plastic. Avoid carrying tinned food, as this will only add dead weight to your pack. Be realistic about the quantity of rice each pers
Trivia on India’s biodiversity
By :
JASSI
· India occupies only 2.4 percent of the Earth’s landmass but has over eight percent of the world’s known wildlife.
· The Easter Himalayas are endemic to 3500 species of higher plants, 20 species of reptiles, 25 endemic species of amphibians’ and a rich fauna of insects.
· Of the eight species of turtles found in the world, India is home to five species.
RANIKHET (TEA WITH THE QUEEN)
By :
JASSI
State Uttaranchal -India
Location High up in the Kumaon hills at 6,000ft, Ranikhet is 54 km from Nainital and 354 km NE of Delhi
Route from Delhi NH24 to Rampur via Hapur, Gajrauia and Moradabad; NH87 to Kathgodam via Rudrapur; state highway to Ranikhet via Bhimtal, Bhowali and Khairna.
Ages ago a Kumaoni queen, Rani Padmini, fell so deeply in love with the green glades and meadows of a tiny hill paradise that her king, Raja Sukherdev, built her a grand palace there and named the place Ra
KASAULI-FOR PEACE & TRANQUILITY
By :
JASSI
State Himachal Pradesh,INDIA
Location in the Shivaliks at 6,400 ft, overlooking the plains of Punjab, 77km from Shimla Route from Delhi NH1 to Ambala; NH22 to Dharampur via Panchkula and Pinjore; state road to Kasauli.
Strolling down quiet country lanes lined with aged chestnut trees, not a sound to be heard save for the sweet chattering of birds, Kasauli will help you rid your mind of its clutter and your body of its lassitude. Indeed, the very air
AN ACTIVE VOLCANO( BARREN ISLAND)
By :
JASSI
Disbelief registers quickly on most people’s faces when I tell them that India has an active volcano. Well, the truth is that India does have volcanoes. And, historically, the most active volcano along the volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma is India’s very own Barren Island. With reported eruptions dating back to 1787, we have known the volcano’s existence for centuries. However, inaccessibility and limited, poorly publicized research has long rendered the island an enigma unto its
RED HILLS
By :
JASSI
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
State Tamil Nadu,INDIA
Location the Red Hills area, 28 km from Ooty, is in an ecologically fragile zone of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve where no more development can happen, 325 km S of Bangalore.
NATURE WALK AT NAUKUCHIATAL
By :
JASSI
STATE: Uttranchal,INDIA
Just a short way out of Delhi, a towering statue of Hanuman announces the crossing of the sacred River Ganga at Garhmukteshwar on the highway to the hills. Another tall Hanuman greets you when you finally pull over the last hill into Naukuchiatal, a quiet hideaway filled with birdsong and the promise of peace.
Cradles by green mountains, this misty blue lake is fed by an underwater spring, which keeps its waters high. A single view of all nine corners of Naukuchiata
BE A KING FOR A DAY AT CHAIL
By :
JASSI
State Himachal Pradesh,India.
Location a wooded retreat at 7,054 ft, 89km from Kalka and 351 km N of Delhi Route from Delhi NH1 to Ambala via Panipat and Karnal; NH22 to Kandaghat via Panchkula, Kalka and Dharampur; state road to Chail via Sadhupul. Tiny Chail does not rival the colonial grandeur of Shimla, but it does give you a feel of how the summer capital of the Raj must have looked before its salubrious environs were chopped down to make way fo
Yacht Chartering in the Mediterranean
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The Asian elephant
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Rajneesh
Many species of elephant once roamed the Earth. Today, they are limited to just two species in Africa and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). In India, the wild Asian elephant population is estimated to be 25,000-27,000. Weighing 3,000 kg, the Asian elephant differs from the African one in a number of ways:
THE LEOPARD
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Rajneesh
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is dispersed over a wider area today than that of any of the other large cats. It is one of the roaring cats, capable of producing a deep sawing roar similar to that of the jaguar. The leopard coat pattern has a clear yellow coat with dark spots or rosettes. Some leopards’ coats may vary in colour, and the jet-black melanistic type is also popularly called the ‘Black Panther’
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The Flower Valley
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Rajneesh
In 1931, Frank S. Smythe was one of six British mountaineers who climbed Kamet. On his return to the plains, he crossed the Bhyundar Pass, standing at 5,086m, “with the intention of exploring the mountainous region at the source of the two principal tributaries of the Ganges, the Alaknanda and Gangotri rivers’. The next day, Smythe descended to “lush meadows… embowered amidst flowers.
The magical world of ferns
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Rajneesh
• Ferns, of which there are now about 12000 species, have been on our planet for more than 300 million years in the Carboniferous Period (about 369-280 million years ago), they grew abundantly; the period was known as the ‘Age of Ferns’. Most ferns of this period became extinct but, later, some evolved into our modern ferns.
The Garden of Eden
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Rajneesh
Smythe recorded some 262 species of flowers in 1937 and 29 more were added to the list a few years later. You will find anemones, geraniums, marsh marigolds, Primulas, potentilla, geum, asters, lilium, ranunculus, corydalis, inula, Brahma kamal, campanula, pedicularis, arisaema, morina, impatiens, bistorta, ligularia, anaphalis, saxifragus, sibbaldia, thermopsis, trollius, codonopsis, dactylorhiza, cypripedium, strawberry epilobium and rhododendrons. Many of the flowers found here have medicinal
The Asian elephant
By :
Rajneesh
Many species of elephant once roamed the Earth. Today, they are limited to just two species in Africa and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). In India, the wild Asian elephant population is estimated to be 25,000-27,000. Weighing 3,000 kg, the Asian elephant differs from the African one in a number of ways:
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Know About Medical Cruises
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KULLU SHAWLS (INDIA)
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JASSI
KULLU SHAWLS (INDIA)
Kullu’s famous shawls evolved from the pattu, the traditional dress of the valley. A three-meter length of hand-woven wool, the pattu is worn by women like a tunic, wrapped round the body and fastened at the front and over the shoulders. The pattu is still widely used by village women, usually worn on top of pajamas. Married women also wear a dhattu, or headscarf.
Men use to wrap the pattu like a shawl across their shoulders but it’s rare to see a man wearing one these
Lakshadweep-Spectacular Sunset
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JASSI
Lakshadweep-Spectacular Sunset
Spectacular sunsets draw people to the shore in the evenings. Check out Kavaratti, the administrative capital of Lakshadweep.
Lakshadweep is the tiniest Union Territory of India and its only coral island chain. This archipelago consists of 36 islands, 12 atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks. Only 10 of these islands are inhabited – Amini, Andrott, Bitra, Chetlat, Kiltan, Agatti, Bangaram, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, and Minicoy. The last six are open
ITALY-FOR TRAVELERS
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JASSI
ITALY-FOR TRAVELERS
Let me guide you how to a visit Italy if you have just 3 days
Dreading the delirium of the half-a-day-per city method.
First day: Choose Verona, because it’s small and less sought-after, and thereby devise the dummy approach to seeing Italy. By the evening of the first day I am certain that if you’ve seen on Italian town you’ve seen them all, if you’ve done the rounds of one church you will most certainly overdose on Renaissance art,
COAST TO COAST (BEACHES OF INDIA)
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JASSI
COAST TO COAST (BEACHES OF INDIA)
India’s 7,600-km-long coastline is –apart from famous interruptions like Goa-virtually one huge stretch of untouched beach. The best-kept secrets are in the east, but the sun has by no means set on the western coast. A state-by-state round-up:
Orissa
The only tourists who ventured onto its silken sands used to be Bengali families or pious folks visiting Puri’s Jagannath temple.
Adventure Travel In India
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JASSI
Adventure Travel In India
It’s only in India, a country full of adventure, joy and fun.
Kettuvallam
High adventure for the unadventurous. If all you want from a holiday is to lie back in a sweet waterborne room, and watch the blue sky, green trees, as other people scurry around to ensure your comfort, get thee onto a houseboat. It may be the kerala cliché, but it really is lovely. These ‘kettuvallams’are outfitted as one-or two-bedroom, self-contained units. They’l
MANILA –FOR TRAVELERS
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JASSI
MANILA –FOR TRAVELERS
At one o’clock on a weekday night Manila’s Roxas Boulevard (of Baywallk, as I is better known) is buzzing with a variety of entertainment. A group of young stand-up comedians in lurid polyester overalls, sporting gelled Mohawk manes, tumble across a temporary stage shrieking Tagalog lines that send the crowds into hysterical fits of laughter. A little further down a band called Harmony belts out mushy hip-hop to people sitting at a café.
VISIT CITY PALACE, BANGALORE IN INDIA
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JASSI
VISIT CITY PALACE, BANGALORE IN INDIA
Anything that comes with the ‘heritage’ tag in Bangalore gives on goosebumps, seeing how the city loves to consign its past to oblivion. The Jayamahal Palace Hotel- an icing sugar-white miniature castle complete with turreted parapets, a royal standard and sprawling grounds- is a lovely anomaly in the traffic-choked heart of the Cantonment. It was apparently built only a century ago by then British Resident, Sir James Austin Bourdillon, though
PARADISE IN NANDI HILLS OF INDIA
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JASSI
PARADISE IN NANDI HILLS OF INDIA
Yes it’s in the state of Karnataka of India.
Nandi Hills has absolutely flat surrounding plains, just outside Bangalore. These are not gently rolling hills, but giant, 2,000-ft granite monolith towering over you that seems to appear from nowhere. The effect is magical.
The hills get their name from the beautiful statue of Nandi standing guard outside the Yoganandeeshwara Temple atop the hills.
MADVI BEACH-FOR TRAVELERS
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JASSI
MADVI BEACH-FOR TRAVELERS
Mandvi beach is the only privately owned beach in India, with the property extending right up to the waterline
Two-and-a-half kilometers of beach all to yourself. A waiter from the restaurant trudges across the sand, bearing provender. Long pool-chairs, under a thatch umbrella. The waves gambol in a few feet away. A fairly determined sort of breeze comes in from the west. A chap could get used to this.
ADVENTURES OF BR HILLS IN INDIA
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JASSI
ADVENTURES OF BR HILLS IN INDIA
LOCATION: State Karnatka, India
What can you say about a place where the local deity is a wandering spirit who wears outsized sandals? And a region so wild that the milestones are painted yellow and green for fear of marauding elephants? For some obscure reason, wild elephants in these parts get so peeved by white milestones that they pull them out and fling them around. The Forest Department recently pulled one of these specimens out o
WATER ADVENTURES IN INDIA
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Rajneesh
Chilika Lake, Orissa
Located 100 km from Bhubaneswar, this lake covering 1100 sq km is Asia’s largest salt and fresh water lake. It attracts a large number of migratory birds, like the flamingo, teal, bareheaded goose, shoveller and white- bellied sea eagle. The winter migratory populations come in from as far as Siberia. You will also see cheetals, blackbucks, fishing cats, and dolphins.
RELIGIONS IN INDIA-FOR TRAVELERS
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Rajneesh
India has seven major religions and many minor ones, six main ethnic groups, and countless holidays.
Religion is central to Indian culture, and its practice can be seen in virtually every aspect of life in the country. Hinduism is the dominant faith of India, serving about 80 percent of the population. Ten percent worship Islam, and 5 percent are Sikhs and Christians; the rest (a good 45 million) are Buddhists, Jains, Bahai, and more.
INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA
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Rajneesh
The Rajs demise was partially a result of its remarkable success. It had gained control of the country by viewing it as a source of profit. Infrastructure had been developed, administration established, and an entire structure of governance erected. India had become a profitable venture, and the British were loath to allow the Indian population any power in a system that they viewed as their own accomplishment. The Indians didn’t appreciate this much, and as the 20th century dawned there were in
HORSLEY HILLS OF INDIA
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Rajneesh
Yes it’s in the state of Andhra Pradesh of India.
In an earlier avatar when Horsley Hills was not the commercial hill station it is now, it used to be an undeveloped rustic hillock. According to local legend, a pious woman called Mallamma used to live on the top of the hill where she was protected and looked after by an elephant. Word soon got around and the place was rather simplistically dubbed Yenugu Mallamma Konda (hill).
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