Plitvice Lakes: The Wonder of Croatia Croatia had been a dream destination for my wife. In fact she even classified it as a ‘bucket list’ item, such was the urge to visit that country. So, needless to say that there was a high level of excitement and anxiety when we set-off for our vacation to …
Lille: A Welcome Weekend Getaway Long weekends are always a temptation for travel. There can be few better feelings than to have a Monday off. And when you get one such Monday off, you look for the closest getaway. A getaway which would do justice to the extra day off. We decided on hopping across …
(By Sandip Ghosh, who accompanied me on this trip) Kanchenjangha – From Tiger Hill at 6 AM Most of my friends have been to Darjeeling many times. My record is a poor two, the last one being thirty two years ago. This time the call to the snow-capped hills came from our young man …
Isle Of Wight : Nature Shows It All The British Isles, as the name suggests, consists of a number of islands. Great Britain, of course is the largest island but there are many small island scattered across the English Channel, Irish Sea and right up to the Atlantic.My job has now taken me towards the …
Arrival At Gatwick We kicked-off our much-awaited vacation even as the monsoon stayed away from Pune in the first week of June. I was yearning for an international vacation for a long time and it was time for one as we planned to visit the UK. It would be a sort of family vacation as …
North York Moors – A Walk Into The Country Goathland We all know how beautiful the British countryside is. Beautiful villages with a blanket of green is a sight to behold during the summer. However, all that amounts to nothing in front of the notorious weather.While the rain has its own beauty, a countryside visit …
Czech Republic: The Bohemian Experience When one thinks of Czech Republic, the first place that comes to mind is of course Prague or Praha. All other cities of Europe can be clubbed on side and Prague is on the other, such is the character of the city.The cobbled roads, the history, the castle it all …
Copenhagen and Malmo A European city is a tourist’s delight in the gorgeous summer. Most cities have a standard template which is a perfect mix of old and new, of history and modernization. With the sun breathing down your neck under the bright blue skies till the late evening hours, the tourist in you refuse …
Sydney: Touchdown and Back from Down Under The Southern hemisphere beckoned after ten years and I was all set to visit the country where it all started i.e. Australia. This would be one unique two day trip, the first of its kind where the main intention was to get our passports stamped in order …
Agra: A Slice of Wonder and History It was Christmas and New Year’s time, that time of the year when you had reduced attendance in office, work pressure low and everyone in happy mood in the chill of the winter. For a few years now, I have been longing to go to North India to …
ট্রিনিটি কলেজ – কেম্ব্রিজ লন্ডন অনেকটা দেখা হয়ে গেছে। তাই এবার পালা লন্ডনের আশে পাশের জায়গা গুলো ঘুরে দেখার। ইংল্যান্ড খুবই সুন্দর দেশ এবং শহরের বাইরে গেলে এক অন্য রুপ দেখা যায় যেটা আরও সুন্দর। আগে থেকেই ঠিক করে রেখেছিলাম যে কেমব্রিজ যাবো। লন্ডন থেকে ১ ঘন্তার দুরত্মে সুন্দর ছোট শহর যেখানে প্রায় ৮০০ বিশ্ব বিদ্যালয় …
মাদাম তুসোতে সচিন তেন্দুলকর গোটা সপ্তাহ কাজ করে পৌছে গেলাম পরের উইকেন্ডে। শুক্রবার দিন অফিসের পর আমার এক কলেজের সহপাঠী রোহানের সাথে দেখা করতে গেলাম হার্লো তে। হার্লো একটি ছোট যায়গা লন্ডন থেকে প্রায় ৩০ মাইল দূরে। শনিবার টা ওর বাড়িতে কাটিয়ে লন্ডন ফেরত এলাম রাত ১১ নাগাদ। রবিবারের প্ল্যান বানিয়ে নিলাম। ঠিক করলাম বিখ্যাত মাদাম তুসো মিউসিউমে …
