Discover China: The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, situated at the center of the ancient city of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is ...
Florida – The Sunshine State
Florida is popularly known as the 'Sunshine State' where tremendous oranges are grown. Driving along the roadsides one can almost believe that one is...
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,...
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...
Sovereign Hill
Ballarat is Victoria's largest inland city. It is famous for being the site of the world's largest deposit of alluvial gold, and almost a...
The Land Of Smiles: Thailand (Part 2 – Pattaya)
Pattaya is 147 km southeast of Bangkok and faces the Thai Gulf. It is one of Asia's premier beach resorts and caters with broad...
Our Brief Visit To Mangalore
On February 25th 2008, two coaches of senior citizens pulled into the grounds of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. We Elderhostelers had been touring India...
Rome – The Eternal City
Part 3 of 4: Travels in Italy during October 2006
After traveling in Milan, Florence, Tuscany, Venice and other great places in Italy, we entered...
Exploring Cairo, and the Pyramids – Part 2
The Step Pyramid is at Saqqara, has six stepped layers and stands 62 Mtrs high. The Djoser's complex consists of various courts, tombs, other...
A Day With Snake Doctor
After I read about Dr. Ravindranath Aithal of Puttur and the work he does, I couldnt help but talk to him and arrange...
