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Snapshot: The mesmerizing Blue Ice Caves in Iceland
Illuminating a deep glistening blue, rippling through a tunnel until it disappears in the far end, the Blue Ice Caves in Skaftafell, Iceland is a stunning sight to behold.
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Snapshot: Goodbye FAO Schwarz
The iconic FAO Schwarz is closing its doors in July this year. I managed to visit the 5th Avenue store and stepped onto the giant keyboard of the piano Tom Hanks once played on.
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Bogota: a vibrant city of contradictions
The pulsating heartbeat of Columbia, Bogota is now a city of contradictions. It balances between ancient and avant-garde, frantic and mellow.
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Snapshot: Behold the Panjin Red Sea Beach
The Red Sea beach in the Dawa County, Panjin, Liaoning, China is not covered in sand, but a result of the Chenopodiaceae, Suaeda salsa plant.
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Should you visit the Harry Potter Studio Tour?
The Harry Potter Studio tour brings us behind the magic of movie-making and at the same time, sprinkled some movie-magic stardust on us.
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Snapshot: The top of the World at Preikestolen
Standing at the tip of this cliff is like hanging out at the edge of the world. The Preikestolen, also known as the Pulpit Rock, is a steep cliff in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway.
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Snapshot: Visiting the imposing Fortress Guaita
Standing tall against relentless weather for over 10 centuries, Fortress Guaita once served as a prison in the 1970s.
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Nine things to do in Budapest
Labelled the Paris of the East, Budapest captivates with its steep history and rich culture. With a bit of planning, you capture its main attractions in just 48 hours!
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Visiting the London Eye
The London Eye rewards visitors with sweeping views of London, including famous sights like Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and is close to many attractions.
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Snapshot: The historic Tsodilo Hills
The Tsodilo Hills in Botswana is one of oldest sites with rock paintings, and is revered as a religious and sacred place.
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Going back in time at the Lacock Village
Time has come to a standstill at the quaint village of Lacock. In the rural county of Wiltshire, England, cars look oddly out of place in this 18th century hamlet, so do people donning modern attire. In their place, you’d expect horse carts and carriages pulling up with dapper gentlemen in waistcoat and breeches. I came across Lacock on my one-day tour of Stonehenge from Bath. You could either choose the package of Stonehenge and Cotswolds or Stonehenge and Lacock. I didn’t book my tour earlier, choosing to hop onto a train to Bath from London and trying my luck with their one-day tours at the Tourist Office. The more…
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5 things about visiting the Eiffel Tower
I’ve got friends who’d been to Paris but never ascended the Eiffel Tower. This baffles me. Isn’t that the whole point of visiting the city of a thousand lights? The common reason- the queue was too long. And with precious time to explore the city, lining up for a few hours didn’t seem wise. My experience with the Tower was a breeze, all you need is sensible time planning. Buying tickets in advance, or not I briefly contemplated this, but decided against it. While I like to plan my itinerary, I didn’t particularly like to be tied down by advance purchase of tickets, unless I’m visiting a theme park and…
