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On Way To Luxor: Glimpses Of Edfu And Esna

by Abhishek Kar

The evening at Kom Ombo in southern Egypt had been quite hectic and swayed by the boat, our floating hotel, we slept like babies. So, when the phone next to my bed rang...

To Beijing, With Music

by Rita Bhimani

Ever since my return from China, I have been hearing other peoples’ stories on their travels, which made me feel wholly inadequate about what I had experienced and in...

I Love Paris….In The Autumn, When Its Veggie!

by Rita Bhimani

So you are still in that chanson-led mindset about loving Paris in the springtime? Change of tack, and heart please, especially as Paris in October, in the autumn could...

Gone Faifo, Now Hoi An

by Rajen Bali

I was quite enamored with my Danang Beach Hotel and the beaches of Danang. I was delaying my departure for the next stop during my one-month Vietnam trip. My son, Rahul...

Beer. Art. History. Repeat – Munich

by Ronita Mohan

I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t know much about Munich, the largest state in Bavaria, Germany. Munich has been synonymous with Oktoberfest for many years, ...

Seattle – A Destination For Many Reasons

by Rajen Bali

“GOLD! GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!” screamed the banner headline of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on July 17, 1897. The steamship, Portland, had docked in S...

Gone Faifo, Now Hoi An

by Rajen Bali

I was quite enamored with my Danang Beach Hotel and the beaches of Danang. I was delaying my departure for the next stop during my one-month Vietnam trip. My son, Rahul...

Docking At Kom Ombo

by Abhishek Kar

Kom Ombo. It lies around 50 kms north of Aswan in Southern Egypt and it takes some hours to reach the place by a cruise boat. After an eventless sail on the Nile, it an...

Brunei - Arabian Nights To Postmodern

by Rajen Bali

The Sultan of Brunei, Hossanal Bolkiah, celebrated the golden jubilee of his rule recently. The Sultan – his family has ruled Brunei for 600 years - ascended the thro...

Live Life In Color - Burano, Italy

by Supriya Newar

My travel has taught me that certain places are just very photogenic and make very good postcards but may disappoint on actually visit. The fishing island of Burano has...

Nile River Cruise Overview: Egypt And Its Famous Antiquities

by Ted Scull

This is a reprint of an article appearing on QuirkyCruise.com (http://quirkycruise.com/), the world’s best guide to small ship cruising. ...

Obnoxious Tourists

by Rajen Bali

Our World has become a village. Due to continuing rapid improvements in air and other transportation, distances are shrinking. There is a much greater urge-and-means wi...

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