Backpacking across South East Asia: Angkor Wat
Lit golden by the setting sun, the magnificent Angkor Wat shone majestically in its waters. Its image will linger in my memory forever, the pinnacle of my dream of seeing it with my own eyes someday.
Interesting hidden attractions in London
All cities are filled with a range of hidden attractions that can be hard to find, so today we will be looking at some of the secret highlights and hidden attractions in London, England that are considered off the ‘tourist track’. For a little culture, why not...
Backpacking across South East Asia -Ta Prohm, Angkor
If Angkor Wat, the Bayon and other temples are a testimony to the genius of the ancient Khmers, Ta Prohm reminds us equally of the awesome fecundity and power of the jungle.
Backpacking across South East Asia: Angkor Thom, Cambodia
s I sat there reading Amitav Ghosh's 'River of Smoke', I could see lights of some distant city from the window of the aircraft. Suddenly it struck me that I was going over the same places, both in fiction and reality. My plane was flying over the...
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Backpacking across South East Asia: Kuala Lumpur
urs was the plan grande, a whirlwind trip through Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand. The first leg of it took us to the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. We reached Kuala Lumpur (or KL as popularly abbreviated) after a short flight from Singapore...
The Apsaras of Cambodia
Vedanthangal – India’s oldest bird sanctuary
o it was the Pongal weekend and I was getting bored with nothing much to do. Then DD suggested that we go to this place called Vedanthangal, around 75 KM from Chennai. When I googled around a bit, was surprised to know that this place was the...
Abraj Al Bait Towers
The Abraj Al Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is a building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The complex holds several world records, including the tallest hotel in the world, the tallest clock tower in the world, the world's largest clock...
Do Beegha Jameen
Destination Mount Abu
Hello everyone! Today I am going to take you up to the mountains with me to Mount Abu. Few years back I traveled with my family to this beautiful place in Rajasthan. Situated in the Aravali range, Mount Abu is an oasis in the desert sands of Rajasthan, it accedes the...
Refreshingly Sri Lanka 5: Dambulla Caves
Dambulla is a giant rock going to a height of more than 160 feet, with five rock-cut cave temples dedicated to Lord Buddha, dating back to as far as 1st century BC