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A South American Adventure

Our 2-week South America trip (Peru, Argentina and Brazil) was so picturesque that we ended up with over 2,000 photos! Here are just a...

The Beauties of Alaska

Alaska is a vast land full of giant Rocky Mountains, vast snow covered landscapes, immense glaciers, fjords and a very rich animal life. My...

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...

Discover China: Temple of Heaven & Xi’an – The Terracotta Warriors

The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. In the center of the Temple...

Destination: Aswan & Abu Simbel

A 3 hour train trip from Luxor took us to Aswan, Egypt's southernmost city, the gateway to Africa and the now-inundated land of Nubia.  ...

Bheemeshwari

Map: From Bangalore take Kanakapura - Kollegal Highway, turn left at Halagur down to Muttathi road. Distance: Approx 100 Kms from BangaloreRoad conditions: Better...

The Niagara Falls

I left Ottawa on October 29th, 2005 at 10am, on my way to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to attend Wilfy Nite on October 30th. Instead...

Swiss Delights – Album 2

Author: Joyce Alvares- Qatar

The Wadi And The Wahiba

Oman is a land of beautiful mountains and a large expanse of dry arid land.  But where there are mountains there are bound to...

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...

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