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Goa - An ex-Portuguese Colony with Breathtakingly Beautiful Beaches

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:36:38 EDT

Cradled in the Western Ghats, Goa is located on the coast of the Indian Peninsula and is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the south. Also known as 'the pearl of the east', it is famous for its breathtakingly beautiful beaches, Silvery Sand fringed with palms, hill-top forts, little white-washed churches, soaring Portuguese-era cathedrals, Gothic churches, sprawling cashew plantations, coconut groves, intoxicating Feni, bubbly folk music and laid back way of life. With its Sprawling hills, meandering rivers, lush green fields, miles and miles of virgin beach and silvery waterfalls, the gift of nature has endowed Goa with enchanting exquisiteness and idyllic serenity.

“We Also Produce Tea” - Darjeeling

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:57:55 EDT

There was a time when every newly-wed couple in a Bollywood movie honeymooned in Darjeeling (the other favourite being Switzerland!). Before that, there was a time when the colonial British raced in droves to Darjeeling to escape the blistering summers in the Indian plains.

The name Darjeeling derives its origin from 2 words - Dorje meaning thunderbolt and ling meaning land, roughly therefore translating to “Land of the thunderbolt”.

Big Buzz Bangalore

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:21:21 EDT

Bangalore is India's 5th largest city- the girth and gallop of its industrial and commercial growth unrivalled in India. The city houses over ten thousand industries and owes its indomitable spirit of enterprise to the two Dewans M. Vishveshwaraya and Seshadri Iyer. In the early years of the 20th century when the country’s need for industrialization was not a conscious thought, Dewan Vishveshwaraya engineer turned statesman along with Seshadri Iyer credited in his time for having developed the Mysore State, played the roles of veritable pathfinders in Bangalore’s journey to the dynamic and versatile zone of industrial progress it occupies today.

Serendipity in a time capsule - Kandy

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:15:29 EDT

Kandy, the old world capital of Sri Lanka, is several gentle nudges of serendipity in a beautiful journey through time. Unlike the ancient cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, Kandy is historic but not antique. Despite its majestic preservation of culture, the ‘Royal City’ is inclusive in its modernity. Historic symbols eternalizing the history of its kings; streets lined with stalls and little one-stop shops offering everything from fragrant local spices to intricately worked local jewelry; yearlong festivals that fill the streets with colourful processions and parading elephants in traditional dress; an imposing white Buddha dominating most vistas; a timeless tradition of performing arts and crafts are only some of the features that make Kandy, Sri Lanka’s second largest city, one of the most visited tourist destinations of the island.

Hyderabad – Celluloid Heaven, Cyber Paradise

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:50:02 EDT

In Hyderabad, as indeed in all of Andhra Pradesh, there is no such thing as an unsuccessful movie. People here are so movie crazy that some of them would even forego a meal to watch one. The stars are demi-gods, movie halls their temples, and indeed every wall on every street a canvas on which to splash the most colourful movie posters imaginable! Passion is the operative word to describe almost everything the people here involve themselves in. A pickle made here will not be content being a mere pickle; it will be simply the most tongue-tingling, pungent and unforgettable one. An affluent home will not stop short of sheer opulence; a wedding will happen over not one but often 3 whole days; a movie facility will not be less than 2000 acres vast and will go the entire distance; the names of people will easily and commonly contain over 45 letters, and so on and so forth!

Colombo – Eye of the Isle

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:08:27 EDT

Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and in a sense cannot be compared to the effortless beauty that the serendipity isle is known for – be it in terms of ancient history that fills the pages of every travelogue and postcard with enormous tranquil Buddhas, winding roads sneaking circuitous around hills layered in green tea plantations, golden beaches domed by island blue skies, masked dancers exorcising evil and illness, endemic wildlife or music and twists of island-spice tastes.

Big Temple Town- Thanjavur!

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:56:38 EDT

Thanjavur is a unique South Indian temple town, in that it is the home of The Big Temple. It evokes a flavour of South India as she was hundreds of years ago and still is essentially, even today. A flavour so strong it can only be compared to the aromatic experience of South Indian degree coffee that leaves no room for allusions to other brews.

Ranthambhore – Live the Adventure

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:17:31 EDT

At Ranthambhore you are filled with a sense of space- desolate, silent and watching. Mysterious desert lands, awesome hills that surround, and your being geared for the next sighting of the Emperor of the Big Four. The adrenalin dance that accompanies a chance sighting is over the top and yet so real you can taste your fear and reverence.

Gwalior Travel Guide Printable travel guide to Gwalior

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:23:30 EDT

The city of Gwalior, named after the great fort built venerating the local wise-man-saint Gwalipa, is today the capital of Gwalior district. The fort built on a plateau - the Rock of Gwalior - overlooks the city of Gwalior.

Ernakulam – God’s own county in God’s own country

no@spam.com (Aparna D.) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:39:59 EDT

Ernakulam is ostensibly the most progressive city in Kerala state boasting hundred percent literacy. Legend will have you believe that that the reason for its prosperity is because the gaze of a much revered goddess Pazhyannur Bhagavathi is fixed on the city, unwavering. The city lends its name to the greater district of Ernakulam synonymous to what is popularly known as Kochi.