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Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove (Dorset - England)
Doing Nothing!The final stop on the Jurassic Coast Experience trip by Discover Dorset was Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove. Durdle door is an arch made of limestone. It was originally just rock and over...
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Skandika Rucksack & Sleeping Bag - A Review
Whenever I've been on trekking and with my wish to climb some Himalayan mountain, 2 essential things incl a voluminous ruck-sack and a warm & cozy sleeping bag. When I found these in Skandika, I...
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Bombay Brasserie - A Review (London - England)
A VEGGIE's OUTLOOK on an INDIAN RESTAURANT in LONDON!Sometime back I posted on my Twitter that a romantic date when you're away from home, is definitely the food of your homeland, even if the...
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Ripley's Believe it or not! (London - England)
I've grown up watching Ripley's on TV. They were the first ones to tell me about the Kayan women of Burma (popularly known as Giraffe Women) and many other weird facts that definitely awed me! Here in...
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Day-trip to Amsterdam City (Netherlands)
Amsterdam is iconic for a few things, as stereotypical it may sound - Canals, Tulips, Cycles, Beer, Legalized S*x, Anne Frank, Shoes, Cheese, and Windmills! My try was to cover whatever possible within...
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Heineken Experience (Amsterdam - Netherlands)
As I said in the last post, one of the main aspects of Amsterdam was beer! Its the birthplace of one of the very famous brands Heineken and there's where is their prime brewery.At the very entrance is...
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Temples of Sports - Wembley & Wimbledon Stadiums (London & Greater London -...
England is known for its sports and I got to get inside the dressing rooms of 2 important stadiums of London, one, of tennis and another, of football which is UK's largest one - Wimbledon &...
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Camera Obscura (Edinburgh - Scotland)
The first ever place I entered into when I visited Edinburgh (oh yeah, only recently did I figure of its pronounced Edinbura!!!), was Camera Obscura. It opens at 9 AM much to my advantage. With 3 types...
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Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill (Edinburgh - Scotland)
The crown of Edinburgh is Arthur's Seat! Edinburgh is just around 3 big volcanoes. However today all 3 are dormant and atop one is the Arthur's Seat!Arthur's Seat is atop the Holyrood Park that's just...
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Scottish Whiskey Experience (Edinburgh - Scotland)
Just across the road from Camera Obscura is Scotch Whiskey Experience and in I entered. Its a guided tour and it begins with a small ride. The shape of the seating cubicle is similar to a whiskey...
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Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh - Scotland)
A few steps from Scottish Whiskey Experience and Camera Obscura on the Royal Mile, was my next destination - Edinburgh Castle. The entrance has a huge space in front of it with seating arrangements all...
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Old & New Towns, Queen Mary's Close & St.Giles Church (Edinburgh - Scotland)
Very similar to Bath, Edinburgh is another city, frozen in time a few centuries back, and today protected under UNESCO, not as a site, but the complete city as a whole. This city is the capital of...
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Westminster Palace & Big Ben (London - England)
Remember my post on Westminster Abbey? Along with Westminster Abbey, another place that comes under UNESCO in the same inscription is Westminster Palace which is today the UK Parliament. The world...
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Buckingham Palace (London - England)
As soon as I came to London, one of the initial things I did was to visit the Buckingham Palace from outside to (obviously!) see the Change of Guard ceremony on one fine afternoon! Much later, very...
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One day Itineraries in Chennai
More than once it so happened, that my non-Indian (also non-south Indian) acquaintances, when they visit Chennai, esp on work, they'd have a weekend free here. Asking the local colleagues, they'd visit...
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White Cliffs of Dover (Kent - England)
One of the very important properties, in the lines of Stonehenge, of English Heritage was Dover Castle. Ever since I bought that annual membership, the tendency obviously sets in to explore the places...
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Dover Castle (Kent - England)
As I said in the last post, here comes more about Dover Castle. This is one of the largest properties of English Heritage and its a special property. The entire area is massive! Beginning from the...
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Longleat Safari (Wiltshire - England)
Travel costs within UK is sky rocketing. Unlike India where only flight charges changes according to demand (earlier the cheaper), rest all have fixed prices. Here, even buses and trains have variable...
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Top 10 places to see near Pondicherry
When you think of Pondicherry, what crosses your mind - Auroville? Matrimandir? Promenade Beach? Booze? There's a lot more on Pondicherry than that! There's a lesser known Puducherry and here's more...
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Brussels Flower Carpet (Brussels - Belgium)
Earlier the plan was to visit Brussels in June. I was about to book the ticket too. Somehow by sheer luck I came to know of the Brussels Flower Carpet festival and again by sheer luck, it happens this...
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