This lesser known country, with popular neighbours like Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam is indeed a hidden treasure. While such a country creates intrigue in terms of just the novelty factor, Laos can be called an Also country which also has great culture, also have a scenic beauty, also has a pristine nature, also is a...
This was my fifth visit to Sri Lanka. On all my earlier visits, I had been wowed by the sea, the mountains, the food and the people- not necessarily in that order. So when I was to travel to the island for a couple of weeks, I wasn’t exactly jumping in...
For people staying in the Floating villages on the Tonle Sap river, the entire livelihood and life revolves around the fish. Catching fish is simple – The water level drops and the Tonlé Sap river carries away thousands of fish. The fishermen simply keep dipping in and lifting away cone-shaped nets into the water… from...
If you want to lay a road, build a house, or construct a dam in Iceland, there’s one influential group you have to clear it with first – Elves, the ‘hidden people’, the Huldufolk. Legend has it that they are similar to humans, and wear 17th century clothing, tend to livestock, pick berries, and even go...