Italy – The Ultimate Experience
Last month (October 2006), my wife and I traveled in Italy for two weeks covering many popular and famous historic cities such as Milan,...
Jordan: The Kingdom of Treasures (Part II)
MADABA
6th century Byzantine mosaic map
'City of Mosaics', is what Madaba is known as to most people. The earliest surviving original map of Jerusalem is...
An English Autumn
Having spent most of my life in Oman, I had only yet, experienced the scorching summers and the mild winters of the Middle East....
Othinane – A Rare Beach
Many of us fail to visit and appreciate places of interest around us even though it attracts tourists from far away places. I am...
Discover China: Ming Tombs, Drum & Bell Tower
Hutongs are alleys formed by lines of Seheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighborhoods were formed by joining one Siheyuan to another to form a...
Mount Vernon – First President’s Home
Presidents' Day is the federal holiday in the official holiday calendar of United States, which is also designated as Washington's Birthday. It is usually observed...
Kolkata – My tryst with destiny
I never thought in my wildest dreams, that I would get a chance to go to North India and when I got it, I...
The Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens
Approximately 68 miles or 110 kms away from Colombo and closer to Kandy is the Peradeniya Royal Botanical gardens. It is well known for...
Swiss Delights
Since my school days I have had a secret desire to visit Kashmir, the Switzerland of India. Time passed by and my desire remained...
Misty Ooty – A Visual Delight
Ooty, short for Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam stands at a height of 2,600m and is called the Queen of Hill Stations. Most people have heard...
