When I was kid, i associated travelling by bus with nausea. I couldn't stand the smell of burnt fuel and lots of other things that you experience while you are…
Why I hated bus rides as a kid & why I don’t now
Durga Puja closed after near-stampede
The huge Durga idol at Deshpriya Park in Kolkata. Picture by Soumajit Saha October 19 (TravelAndy): In an unprecedented move, Kolkata Police have closed a Durga Puja here indefinitely even…
Kedarnath gets tourism boost
October 18 (TravelAndy): After the devastating flash floods of 2013, Kedarnath in India's Uttarakhand is set to be reconstructed with amenities for tourism, said reports. Uttarakhand has planned 20 development…
Tourists return to Nepal’s Khumbu
October 17 (TravelAndy): Tourism activities in Nepal's popular Khumbu region have started to recover after being badly hit by the devastating earthquake of April 25, said a report in Kathmandu Post.…
SpiceJet late-night flights from Nov 2
October 16 (TravelAndy): Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet has announced its first late-night domestic flight services. The airline will operate the late night flights, known as red-eye flights, between Delhi-Bengaluru and…
Kashmir flags off Himalayan motor rally
Himalayan road. Picture taken by Swagata Basu October 15 (TavelAndy): To promote adventure tourism, the 17th Himalayan motor rally was flagged off on Wednesday, by Farooq Ahmad Shah, secretary tourism…
Go to Malaysia for the food
Malaysia is pretty well connected by flights from India. Apart from the several direct connections to Kuala Lumpur, India’s first direct flight to Penang also started recently. Despite all that,…
From lighthouse to tourist attraction
October 14 (TravelAndy): The Indian government is chalking out a plan to transform 78 lighthouses across India, into tourism centres. The identified lighthouses for this are located in Gujarat, Maharashtra,…
Tourism plans for Nellore
October 13 (TravelAndy): India's Andhra Pradesh state has decided to develop its Nellore district as a coastal tourism circuit, said The Hindu. This initiative is a part of Swadesh Darshan…
Spring Airlines to fly Changchun-Bangkok
October 12 (TravelAndy): China-based low-cost Spring Airlines is set to start direct flights between Changchun city, the capital of Jilin province, and Bangkok, said reports. Four flights a week will…
Durga Puja countdown starts
A traditional idol of Durga and her four children October 12 (TravelAndy): All the Bengali people of the world officially went into Durga Puja mode since All India Radio aired…
Telangana chalks tourism plans
October 11 (TravelAndy): India's youngest state Telangana, which came into existence on June 2, 2014, is planning a major facelift of monuments and temples before the Krishna Pushkaralu river festival…