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I stopped to admire the valley below as she handed me the camera. Far below, I could see the churning waters of the Saryu river sparkling here and glinting there, in between the multitude of green trees and swarms of village huts. Having taken a few ..

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As part of an itinerary of a European vacation, I was with my family in Paris in the wonderful spring of the year of our Lord, 2002 A.D., and I was saying “Merci, merci and merci,” at every turn and crossing to every stranger I accosted for help in d..

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I have just returned from my first visit to India. The vision of the beauty that is India is still there when I close my eyes. Still, I can see the women dressed in richly colored saris, walking barefoot down the roads with the grace of Queen Nefertt..

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The Thais confounded me with their warmth. As a paranoid tourist, I initially suspected every approach with trepidation of being offered a massage, or being asked to buy a postcard, but more often than not, it was someone who wanted to practice their..

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I spent the next two days catching up on my sleep, much to the wonder of the American brats in my room who were figuring out why I bothered to visit at all. They had it made; studying in college for a year in Ciena, Italy; traveling all expenses paid..

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Holidays can be nerve-wracking experiences. Many trips in the past have proved resounding disasters, and after all the expense and travel, the lugging around of baggage and kids who intone “I want to go home,” I''ve realized that home, where you can ..

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After Stingri, we moved ahead through dirt tracks and roads covered by flowing streams, across rickety Bailey bridges which seemed as though they would collapse any moment, to reach Baralacha La, the coldest region here at an awe-inspiring height of ..

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Now correct me if I am wrong, but I think it is ridiculous to convert one of the most high profile tragedies of this century, into a moneymaking machine. How could anyone think of making tourist dollars out of the Holocaust? Anyway, it was even more

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To get to our Hotel Gardena in Santa Croce, which was just across the Grand Canal, we had to cross a small bridge. We saw why Venice has a reputation of being one of the most romantic cities on earth! There were couples everywhere. Some peering over ..

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The journey was indeed tiresome. It was evening by the time my bus reached Panaji's Kadamba Bus Terminus. Though I was dead tired, the sheer salubrious air of Panaji invigorated me. I hopped into an auto-rickshaw and straight away went to Miramar bea..

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