Stories from the other side.
At 90 km/hr along Iceland’s ring road – the view outside our car window was ephemeral. From vast barren lava fields of nothingness to rolling hills; the scenery changes as quickly as the pointer ticked on our speedometer. With barely a soul in sight, for miles at end, the drive has been one of…
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What’s the best advice for day four? Don’t get too ambitious. Yes, there maybe moments of overzealousness; but remember to stay calm. With most of the major monuments ticked off, it’s time to check out the Palace of Versailles. No trip to Paris would be complete without a visit to the Palace of Versailles. And since…
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What must be the rule of thumb for your third day in Paris? Slow down the pace. And if it’s a bright sunny day – you’d be in luck. Keep it simple. Walk, do the touristy stuff, take a break, and enjoy whatever you see en-route. The narrow alleys which lead to the Notre Dame Cathedral can turn…
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Our camp-site at Kirkjubæjarklaustur (Iceland) was the perfect escape from urban mayhem. We didn’t spot a soul for miles – except for three other campers. Fresh gets a new meaning in the Icelandic summer. Everything’s green – if isn’t white. And after a mildly annoying drizzle, nature gets a new burst of life.
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So you’ve survived your first day in Paris. Now it’s time to raise the bar and get those feet some much needed exercise. You’re thinking, “Surely, I could use the Hop-On, Hop-Off bus!”. Ah! But do you want to might miss out on the quaint sights en-route? Paris is best explored on foot. That said – it’s…
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Let’s suppose, for the next few posts, I’m sitting in an imaginary time machine and have set the dial to the summer of 2010. At this moment, we don’t have a blog, zero trip planning/travel experience, and butterflies in our stomachs. What we do have is two weeks of precious leave, an opportunity to discover…
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I thought this challenge is going to be really easy. But a look through our data bank proved to be otherwise. There were too many interesting “Walls” across the world to profile. Since we’re big fans of graffiti, we narrowed the theme to street art. These are some of our favourites or the…
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The journey from Khajuraho to Bandhavgarh was intermittent with quickly fleeting village scenery. The last leg of the journey was probably the worst part of the ride. We had dust flying everywhere and the driver struggled to chug his vehicle over the unfinished road. As with most parks in India, a village resides in close…
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The sprawling lawns of the Khajuraho Temple complex are abundant with local birds. As we walked from the Lakshmana Temple to the Kandariya Mahadev Temple we saw a red-wattled lapwing, an Indian Roller, and parakeets. Pecking for insects, strutting on the carpet of green lawns or causing a cacophony of high pitched sounds; the birds surely…
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