Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture

Candlelight Romance: The Lantern Festival of Thailand

Candlelight Romance: The Lantern Festival of Thailand

One of the most spectacular sights in Thailand is the Lantern festival which sees a thousand lanterns being launched in the air, carrying within themselves thoughts, hope, and a million wishes. A sky studded with glittering lights afloat in beautiful unison is the stunning sight thus formed. Popularly known as the Lanna Yi Peng festival,(…)

Heating up Winter in Kashmir

Heating up Winter in Kashmir

This humble wicker basket has been a symbol of Kashmiri tradition almost forever now, considering its origins are unknown. It’s a tricky device that outsiders have never been able to master. It has scared us and we truly find it admirable how the porcelain skinned natives of the valley use them so effortlessly. It essentially(…)

A Virtual Trip to Tashkent’s Traditions

A Virtual Trip to Tashkent’s Traditions

With Tashkent being the referred to as an up and coming Bangkok, we thought it would be a nice idea to educate our readers about local Uzbek customs and traditions. So what if most people heading that way are going for reasons that do include experiencing a different culture and ethnology; it’s always better to(…)

Bangkok’s Best Buys

Bangkok’s Best Buys

Thailand has been the rage of South-East Asia for far too long now. A favourite of Indian travelers, be it families or bachelors or couples, cheap Bangkok packages clutter travel spaces everywhere. There are lots of things to do in Bangkok, here’s our pick of what to bring back from your Thai holiday, the best(…)

Italy Colosseum

Italy Colosseum

The gladiators’ bloody Circus stands, A noble wreck in ruinous perfection! - Lord Byron One of the towering symbols of Italy tourism, a fixed destination in any Italy tourist package. When Ridley Scott made Russell Crowe a gladiator, he kindled a whole generations interest in the barbaric ‘art’ form. The UN Human Rights Council would have(…)

Dreamtime with the Aborigines

Dreamtime with the Aborigines

Much like us Indians, they are a tribe shrouded in ancient mystery and the mists of dreamtime. They have never been a part of mainstream Australia Tourism. The aboriginal people refuse to let go of their way of life and therefore, their culture is at the cusp of extinction today. Like all other minority communities(…)

James Bond in Jag Niwas!

James Bond in Jag Niwas!

Once upon a time in seventeenth century India, the Western provinces of Udaipur in Rajasthan were home to the great Maharana Jagat Singh II. The Maharana ruled Udaipur from 1628 to 1654 as the 62nd successor to the royal dynasty of Mewar. Right in the centre of Udaipur is the Pichola Lake, in the middle(…)

Beyond Swiss Cheese & Chocolate

Beyond Swiss Cheese & Chocolate

Cheese, Chocolates and Watches - rarely used in the same sentence unless you’re talking about…Switzerland! It has provided the perfect settings for Bollywood’s romantic numbers since time immemorial and has always been one those most sought after exotic destinations. With postcard snow covered Alps and Heidi type farms, Switzerland tourism has always been a crowd(…)

Let’s meet the Balinese

Let’s meet the Balinese

Bali invokes memories of enticing beaches, rejuvenating massages, the freshest seafood, coconutty curries, magnificent temples, rice fields and the most beautifully radiant people. Bali tourism has been on whirlwind spree the last couple of years; especially after Julia Roberts found love (read the effortlessly suave, almost exotic, dimpled Javier Bardem) on these very islands in(…)