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Deepavali or Diwali is a major festival in India. Celebrated by Hindus and Jains all over the world, the “Festival of Lights” signify the uplighting of darkness and victory of good over the evil within.
There is confusion as to the origin of the tradition, but that doesn’t stop the Indian communities from celebrating it this […]
Bangkok, Thailand and Udaipur, India are the two Asian cities among Travel + Leisure’s Top 10 Cities /unless you count Istanbul to be in Asia, which they don’t). The results were based on the responses from subscribers who rated the cities based on the sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping, and value offered.
This is probably also […]
Two Asian spots are included in the New 7 Wonders of the World(n7w): The Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal.
The n7w were the results of a global election and were announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.
Next, the organizers are looking for nominations for […]
From the thousands of travel videos uploaded in youtube, it makes it difficult to discover treasure like this. Join Tyson Sadler as he explores India and Nepal with his brother and best friend.
Great clips, great music, great annotation… 10 minutes of a real great documentary! I love it!
Tags: Asia, asia-destination, asia-hotels, asia-travel, culture, hotels, India, […]
A dozen Asian hotels made it to the list of the Conde Nast Traveller’s Hot List of the best hotels in the world for 2007.
On 7th place: Banyan Tree Lijiang (photo), at Yunnan Province, China
On 12th place: Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski, at Badaling Mountains, China
On 16th place: Four Seasons Resort Maldives, at Landaa […]
There’s a new Four Seasons hotel to open in Mumbai in a few months (slated to open mid-2007). Mumbai, formerly called Bombay, is more popularly known for being the epicentre of the world’s most electric entertainment scene: Bollywood.
Consistent with the image of luxury this hotel chain is famed for, Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai is centrally […]
Here on my part of the sky, we’re in the thick of Carneval season. But that’s not the carnival I’,m talking about. I’m on to a blog carnival, where bloggers submit their entries around a particular theme. Let’s Visit Asia joins the first Carnival of Cities and among the many, here are two other entries […]
The Ganges River, located across North India and Bangladesh, play a pivotal role in Indian culture and spirituality. The valley or basin on which the river lies is one of mostly densely populated areas in the world, home to about 8.5% of world population. Human, as well as industrial waste, contribute to the extreme level […]
Aside from travel books, I just love videos featuring places. It’s like an invitation to come and see the place live, with my own eyes. Videos, especially those of a documentary nature, draw my attention to things I would probably miss even if I had been there.
And that’s why I love Swajana. As of writing […]
BBC is my tv channel of choice when it comes to news. I love even the commercials, especially when they show tourism video clips. Here’s one from Incredible India:
In just one minute, you get to see how rich India’s culture is. If that leaves you wanting more info on travel destinations in India, have a […]
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