Our travel to Cambodia is always for and about Angkor Wat . And why not? Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. This UNESCO site features in the bucket list for a lot of people. However, limiting this country just to Angkor would be huge injustice. Along with the ancient history experience...
A preferred option for my travels is a self-drive itinerary – always! Though: a self-drive may not be feasible in all the places e.g. in South East Asia – where it might simply be too risky and economically not justifiable or in places where the main destination is the city itself e.g. Singapore. There is no...
This for me was a trip which was about looking at Nepal beyond the obvious, beyond the mountains and the trekking and the natural beauty. Going Beyonder in Nepal. Kathmandu has its sights, Pokhara its beauty, but I had done all these in my previous trip-the ancient Pashupathinath temple, the Bhooda Neelkanth with its...
We spoke in length about the pros and cons of a Self-Drive vacation in the previous blog. The important factor that you have to keep in mind well before you start your self-drive vacation would be the licence requirements of the country you are going to! There are many countries, which allow you to drive...
The story of Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean) originates from Indian mythology and is described in the books like Bhagvata Purana, Vishnu Purana and Mahabharata . All these books are considered as directional in Hinduism. The books describe how the Devas (gods) and the Asuras (demons) churned the ocean under the aegis of Vishnu,...
One of the must-see places of Nepal, Chitwan is a big draw with its luxury lodges and Jungle safaris! Chitwan – meaning ‘Heart of the jungle’, it is famous for its one-horned Rhinos and the Royal Bengal Tiger (though sightings are very quite rare). I was looking forward to the day long forest walks – one...
Ravana - A relook at the legendary King of Lanka How well do you know the Asura-king of Lanka – Ravana? How well do we know this vilified-demon king whose effigy is burnt every year with much fanfare during the Ram-Lila celebrations across northern India?Here are 9 things that you may not know about him –...
While traveling in Cambodia, the first thing one experience is its history with a chequered past, a deep sense of spirituality, ancient mysteries and deep rooted traditions. The powerful Angkor Empire which ruled most of South East Asia from the 9th to the 14th century, its grandeur and ambition can still be glimpsed and felt...
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 excitement. But the next...
