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Global Trends In Tourism — Breaking
The Billion Barrier
Threats of terrorism, pandemic
outbreaks, natural calamities and,
finally, pesky security checks
notwithstanding, the international
tourism industry is booming.
Climbing To Number 10, It's India And
The Taj Mahal
There were headlines about it in The
Times of India. Too much had been
taken for granted. Rais, our guide,
was crestfallen.
24-Hour Room Service: Kumarakom Lake
Resort India
After 16 uncomfortable hours on an
overnight train and two hours in a
taxi (both car and driver looked too
old to be on the road), we pulled into
Kottayam.
Global Trends In Tourism — Breaking
The Billion Barrier
Threats of terrorism, pandemic
outbreaks, natural calamities and,
finally, pesky security checks
notwithstanding, the international
tourism industry is booming.
Climbing To Number 10, It's India And
The Taj Mahal
There were headlines about it in The
Times of India. Too much had been
taken for granted. Rais, our guide,
was crestfallen.
24-Hour Room Service: Kumarakom Lake
Resort India
After 16 uncomfortable hours on an
overnight train and two hours in a
taxi (both car and driver looked too
old to be on the road), we pulled into
Kottayam.
Fish Foot Therapy, Singapore Style
I will never forget the revitalising
therapy I got by none other than the
fish at Underwater World! It’s called
the Fish Foot Reflexology,’’ says
television actor Shruti Seth about a
recent trip to Singapore.
Taste Of Philadelphia
Some call it the City of Brotherly
Love, the nationalists call it the
Birth Place of a Nation but for many
Americans it is simply known as
‘‘Philly’’.
Renewing Oneself
THE lamp-lighter waded through a
winking mist of fireflies; a breeze
whispered the fragrance of
lady-of–the-night; and an American
woman closed her eyes and sighed:
It’S Different
Bali is Bali.” I know, that’s not very
illuminating. But it’s what many
ardent devotees of this seaside
paradise will hit you with when you
gently inquire about its charms.
Exciting Edinburgh
The moment you step into Scotland’s
capital city, you are guaranteed to
instantaneously fall in love with the
sweeping green landscape dotted with
castles, country houses and ancient
battlefields – a reminder of
Scotland’s rich past .
Come, Take A Cooking Holiday
Peter Davis from London stirs the urli
of the kalan, takes in the aroma and
then drops some of the yellow gravy on
to his palm, licking it and savouring
the spicy flavour it offers.
The Knotty Traveller
Tonnes of baggage stuffed into a
trolley, a soiled handkerchief in
hand, the Indian traveller steps down
at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Take A Cooking Holiday
Peter Davis from
London
stirs the kalan in the uruli, takes in
the aroma and then drops some of the
yellow gravy on to his palm and
savours its spicy flavour.
Shopping In Singapore
If you’d like to pack in some hot
shopping at Singapore this summer, the
Summer Shopping Season is here for
you.
It’S A Wild Gaur Chase
It is
2.45 p.m., and, seemingly, not the best time for a trek to Magazine
Guesthouse. But turns out, it could
not have been timed better.
Great Architecture Finds A Home In
Indiana
THE sign said “Dining Room,” and its
red Deco neon shone valiantly against
the empty blue sky. Below was a
whitewashed country diner, with only a
few cars and pickups in the parking
lot; by this late afternoon hour,
everyone in North Vernon . . . .
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