November 19, 2012

Ancient Buddhist Art

  We saw this ancient Buddhist Art on the ceiling of a stupa looking stone gate near a temple in Sangla, Himachal Pradesh. It seems that it has been there for many many years and withstood the test of time. There are more ancient Buddhist Arts that can be found in other temples in Himachal [...]

Important Travel Tips for India from a Local

*This is a guest post from Shalu, a blogger from Bihar, India.* Undoubtedly India is an exciting place hence it’s one of the most visited countries of the world. India has a lot to offer to tourists from exciting trekking, mountain climbing, water sports, relaxing on the beach, great wildlife, great food and historical site [...]

The Animals of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary is just one of the many national parks that can be found in West Bengal, India where you could have a chance to see wild animals in their natural habitat. It was my first time to have visited a national park and to go to an elephant safari as well. It was [...]

Meet the Nomads – Lindsay Hogg of The Traveller World Guide

Lindsay Hogg or more popularly known online as “The Hogga” is the author and blog owner of the very entertaining and informative The Traveller World Guide and one of my favorite online skit, The Chicken Chunk. Lindsay sold everything to travel the world for a year last 2010 and now most of her funny and [...]

The Tree of Enlightenment

  This is the tree where Siddharta Gautama attained enlightenment. It was so surreal to see that it’s still standing in full bloom and seems that it could withstood another round of centuries. You can find this at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya.

How to Go to Siliguri from Kolkata

Siliguri is the largest city in the entire Northeast India and it’s a good jump off point if you want to go to Darjeeling or explore other states such as Sikkim, Assam and other Northeastern States. You can book a bus from Kolkata to Siliguri or you can book the much cheaper train instead. When [...]

Meet the Nomads – Emma and Justin of Rolling Tales

Rolling Tales is a blog of a couple originally from New Zealand who lived in London for awhile and packed their bags after a couple of years to travel back to their home country… on their bikes! Though their two year cycling trip has already ended last February 2012, the information that they were able [...]

My Roomorama Experience in Bharatpur India

I was ecstatic when I received an email from Roomorama asking me to try their online accommodation booking service. Roomorama is one of the newest online booking engine facility that gives you access to various accommodation options including apartments which you wouldn’t easily find in other online booking websites. I immediately scoured their site, registered [...]

Flower Vendor at Mullik Ghat

  We saw this flower vendor at Mullik Ghat (one of the most photographed places in Calcutta). He’s selling small yellow flowers strung together. These flowers are usually found being offered in various temples in India.

Little Known Tourist Destinations

There are tons of holiday hot spots around the world that are literally falling over themselves to advertise on TV, push stunning photographs into every magazine and try everything else in their power to make sure that people know that such and such a place is the place to be. But those places are often [...]

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