ট্রাফালগার স্কোয়ার নতুন শহর বা দেশ দেখতে বরাবর আমার খুব ভালো লাগে। চাকরী ও তাও এমন, যেখানে অনেক জায়গায় ঘুরতে হয়। এই আই টি কোম্পানির চাকরীর দৌলতে অনেক দেশ এবং শহর ঘোরার অভিজ্ঞতা হয়েছে। মেল্বর্ন, মস্কো, প্রাগ, ম্যানিলার মতো জায়গায় থাকার এবং কাজ করার সুযোগ হয়েছে। কিন্তু যদি কোনো সপ্ণের শহর হয় যেখানে সব সময় যাওয়ার এবং …

Boracay: White Sand, Turquoise Waters, Easter Sunshine
Boracay: White Sand, Turquoise Waters and Easter Sunshine Boracay is famous for its dazzling white-sand beaches, turquoise waters and lively beach atmosphere. We visited the island over the Easter long weekend from Manila, combining beach time, water sports, island hopping and nightlife. Getting to Boracay We flew from Manila to Kalibo, which is the main …

Taal Volcano Island: A Tryst with Nature
Taal Volcano Island: A Tryst with Nature Taal Volcano is one of the Philippines’ most spectacular natural attractions—a volcano located on an island within Taal Lake, with a crater lake at its summit. The combination of lake, volcano, boat ride and trek makes this an exciting day trip from Manila. Getting to Taal Volcano Our …

Pagsanjan Falls: A ‘Shower’ to Cherish
Pagsanjan Falls: A ‘Shower’ to Cherish Located around 70 km southeast of Manila, Pagsanjan Falls is one of the Philippines’ most memorable waterfall experiences. The attraction is not just the waterfall itself, but the journey through a narrow, lush gorge in a traditional boat, followed by the thrilling experience of riding a raft directly beneath …

Jaisalmer and Jaipur
Jaisalmer And Jaipur Jaisalmer has always been a fascination for all Bengalis because of Satyajit Ray’s cult film Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress) and visiting the fortress became a pilgrimage of sorts for every Bengali. Also this would be the place where you would get a chance to experience the real desert feel with the …

Udaipur
Udaipur The 15th August weekend is always tempting for a break. The Eid holiday was a bonus which resulted in us getting a 6 day break for a 2-day leave. It was long enough to plan for a multi-city tour of Rajasthan. We planned to visit three places in the order of Udaipur, Jaisalmer and …

Schwarzwald and Stuttgart: A Road-trip to remember
Schwarzwald and Stuttgart: A Road-trip to remember Towards Stuttgart Trip: Prague -> Stuttgart -> Bad Schonborn -> Baden Baden -> Mummelsee -> PragueThere are so many places I visited in the past two years, so many flights, bus and train journeys across the length of Europe but the void on my travel CV was a …

Birmingham and Bournemouth: Cricket and the Beach
Birmingham and Bournemouth: Cricket and the Beach August 12-15, 2011As I prepared for another trip to my dream destination UK, all hell seemed to have broken loose over there. News poured in that riots had broken out in London and people are going bezerk. Updates from Londen-ers suggested that after a while everyone just wanted …

Switzerland: Twin trips back to Paradise
Switzerland: Twin trips back to Paradise Trip 1: Prague -> Zurich -> Engelberg (Mt Titlis) -> Geneva -> Zurich -> PragueParents are visiting us in Prague so after conquering Italy, it was time for a mandatory visit to the paradise of Europe – Switzerland. Being a tourist in Europe you certainly cannot afford to give …

Rome Travel Guide: Vatican City, Trevi Fountain & the Colosseum
Rome Travel Guide: Vatican City, Trevi Fountain & the Colosseum Rome is one of those cities where history is everywhere. Ancient ruins sit alongside busy streets, grand piazzas open into narrow lanes, and almost every corner seems to have a story to tell. For us, Rome also felt surprisingly familiar. In some ways, the traffic, …

Venice and Pisa
Venice and Pisa Approaching San Marco It seemed to be season for an Italian holiday for everyone as we entered the month of June. In successive weekends, two of our group of friends had already been there and many more groups were lined up for a grand ‘Roman Holiday’.My parents were here so there was …
UK: Bright at Brighton, Windy at the Hull
Brighton Beach Being in the land-locked country of Czech Republic, it has been ages since we had been to a beach side. So the moment we fixed our plan of arriving at Gatwick and staying over at Burgess Hill, we figured out that the beachside town of Brighton is just a few stations away. The …