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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...

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: Shanghai (Concluding part)

Shanghai is a dazzling city that is sophisticated, novel and modern. While it can't match the epic history of Beijing or Xi'an's grander sights,...

Sri Lanka: Royal Family of Plants…The Orchids

About 120 million years ago when Dinosaurs were around and most of the planet earth was lush with primordial forest, believe it or not...

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...

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...

On the Turtle Trail…

A motley group of adults and kids set off on the Turtle Trail to Ras Al Hadd beach, Sur, on a sultry July afternoon. ...

Jinhae Cherry blossom festival – Korean Spring Bloom

After a tortuous and frosty long Korean winter of almost six months, when all the trees shed their greens and stand out like bald...

Bakel Fort

The village of Bakel is located south of Kasargod in Kerala State. My friend and I decided to drive down there not just to...

The Land Of Chocolates!

When my wife told me we were going to be spending a day at the Hershey's Chocolate world (as part of our vacation in...

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