A dreadfully cold, desolate place covered with snow all around the year, where political prisoners were sent by the tsars and bears can be seen in the streets is how most people think about Siberia. I was fascinated with the Great Siberian Plains right from when my teachers had told me of this vast stretch… Read More A Visit to two Cities in Siberia
Hermitage means the dwelling of a hermit. Quite contrary to the meaning of the word, Hermitage is also the name of the largest and the richest museum of Russia. This grand art and culture museum is situated in St Petersburg, the cultural centre of Russia. A visit to St. Petersburg is incomplete without a visit to… Read More Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg: One of the world’s best art and culture museums
A sense of secrecy, power, awe, and Lenin – these are the images that cropped up in my mind at the mention of Kremlin in my itinerary. The Red Square and Kremlin, the walled complex adjacent to it have been associated with almost all the important events in the history of Russia. These top tourist… Read More Red Square, Kremlin – A visit to the top tourist attractions in Moscow
Continued from Kathmandu Top Attractions: My trip to the City of Temples (Part I) During our stay in Kathmandu, we were deliberating on going to Nagarkot or Pokhara, but travelling to either of these places meant that we would need to spend a night there to see the sunset and the sunrise. Given our short schedule,… Read More Kathmandu Places to Visit – My travel memoirs Part II
I frankly admit that the impression that I had formed of Kathmandu, until recently, was solely on the basis of the scenes of some of the Hindi movies (such as Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and more recently Baby) and Indiana Jones movies that I had seen. That was before we (husband and me) packed off… Read More Kathmandu Top attractions – My trip to the City of Temples
By Somali K Chakrabarti Singapore, symbolized by the iconic Merlion is a place where cultures meet and flavours mix. The Little Red Dot on the world map, Singapore is the fusion of the old and new Asia, merged with influences from East and West. In this melting pot of different cultures, one finds gastronomic delights from… Read More Vegetarian Fusion food in Singapore
By Somali K Chakrabarti India Embraces Airbus A380 – The news made headlines in Jan 2014. … Read More Lufthansa A380 – Why Bigger is better for Indian aviation
By Somali K Chakrabarti China targeting Indian wedding market … Read More Why the World is more Indian than you think
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