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My travel style has changed over the years. Here’s how
…staying on all the nights of my trip beforehand and I knew all my dates of travel between cities. I made minor modifications during the course of the trip though. In Wuppertal, Germany, during my 2012 Europe trip My trips to Sri Lanka (2012) and Japan (2014) were well-planned as well. But Japan was when I started rejecting the idea of an intricately-planned trip. But when I’m travelling with family or friends, I tend to have a proper itinerary…
India plans e-visa fee roll back: Report
…eased the e-visa fee from USD50 to USD80. The fee for US and UK passport holders was increased to USD100. The bulk of foreign tourists come to India from the US and UK. “When the e-visa fee of our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand is already much lower than ours, the hike would have a negative impact on foreign tourists arrivals in the country,” said Pronab Sarkar, President, Indian Association of Tour…
Norwegian Cruise Line announces enhancements to meet demand
…Minh City (Phu My) and Ha Long Bay. In addition, Norwegian Jade will offer several unique itineraries through the Suez Canal and Indian Ocean featuring calls in Greece, Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The deployment of Norwegian Jewel and Jade to the region is aimed to take full advantage of the flourishing source market in Australia, which remains the world’s highest-penetrated cruise market and…
Kerala Tourism woos European tourists
…ap,” said the south Indian state’s tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran. “Our promotional campaigns in such prestigious fairs will help Kerala compete not just with north Indian destinations but international ones such as Sri Lanka and Thailand.” Publicity materials will be distributed to the end consumers in Dutch, said tourism director U.V. Jose. “Kerala offers the advantage of easy linkages as well. Jet Airways flies to Mumbai and Delhi…
How to keep your backpack light
…users, five T-shirts and a couple of shorts for such trips. For longer trips, I carry more or less the same number of clothes, maybe fewer shirts. I hate doing laundry and only do it once in 10 days or so. Me with my bags in Sri Lanka One main, two backups: I follow the one main, two backup policy when it comes to packing clothes. Say, jeans, I carry three of them. I wear one and I have two backups. Same goes with shirts and socks and underwear….
India extends e-tourist visa to China
…, the number of nations enjoying Indian e-TV facility becomes 77. Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the US are among the 74 countries that are already in the e-TV list. With an e-TV, a visitor can enter the country through nine designated airports — Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa,…
Why I go when no one else is
…nations without us even asking for a ride. In Western Australia, once we were outside Perth, people in most cars (and also many trucks) we crossed on the highway waved at us. Families travelling with us on the local train in Sri Lanka offered us snacks they were having even though neither of us understood the other’s language. Authentic local cuisine When I travel to a new place, what I intend to experience is a slice of the life of a typical…
Five things to consider while planning a trip
…planning a trip. 1. Place: This can be really random for me. In 2011, I went to the Full Moon Party in Thailand because I’d read about it a few months earlier and decided this was something I needed to experience. I went to Sri Lanka because I had eight days to spare and the island seemed perfect at that time. I went to unusual towns and villages in Europe because I had friends there. Earlier this year, I was planning to travel in July and I…
How to plan a foreign trip
…of how to plan a foreign trip. Decide on a country First things first. Do you love the sea? Maldives? Is that too much sea? How about Switzerland? Nice mountains there, but no sea. Bit of both? How about France? Too costly? Sri Lanka? Or is there a country you’ve always dreamt of going to? Choose your dream country. The world is waiting. Why are you at home? Understand the geography Once you’ve chosen the country (or countries), get…
How low can you go and why you should
…rsake our couches for ‘exotic’ Bali, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. (One of my ex-bosses had bought her entire extended brood a family weekend to Bangkok. Nothing beats that for scoring brownie points with the in laws!) With Mihin Lanka, Continental Airlines, Tiger Airways now travelling out from major Indian B cities, is there an excuse for not seeing Medan, Mattala, Coffs Harbour, Ozamis, Hat Yai? If ones expectation from ‘travel’ is the inside of a…
India: Special train for religious tourism
…states. This train, which is called the Astha Circuit Tourists train, is aimed at facilitating pilgrimage for Indians at an affordable price. The pilgrimage sites that are part of the itinerary are Gangasagar in West Bengal, Sri Swami Narayan temple, Kalighat and Birla temple in Kolkata, Jagannath temple and Konark temple in Puri district and Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar. The trip will be of six nights and seven days, after which the train…
Air Pegasus connects Bangalore to Kadapa
…tarted operations to Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh from Bangalore on Sunday. The airline is the only carrier connecting the Kadapa airport at the moment and it will fly thrice a week. The Bangalore-based airline is offering an all inclusive inaugural fare of INR1,234. Among the places of interest to tourists in and around Kadapa are the million-year-old Belum caves, Gandikota fort and Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary. Share on Facebook Share on…