Travelogue
Travelogue
It is for that one hilltop night view perhaps for which one can choose Pittsburgh among the many American cities to visit as a tourist. One a freezing winter night this year, a group of Indian tourists on a cross country tour of USA and Canada said they were awestruck by the sweeping vista of a modern city during night from atop Mt. Washington, something which they felt beats the skyline of even New York by night. Perhaps because of the vantage point from where one can see the magnetic city of rivers, tunnels and mighty steel bridges in southwestern Pennsylvania. more
Israel: Sanctuaries in diversity

A desert park that has reintroduced biblical animals and a bird research centre that monitors one of the world’s most important migration routes, co-exist side by side in a small country ...

Darjeeling: Eat, pray and love the mountains

For every Bengali, the romance, nostalgia and a certain pride around Darjeeling is not just about the famous Rajesh Khanna-Sharmila Tagore song of Aradhana. While for generations of Indians, ...

Elucidating the Ecosystem : Chilika

Chilika Lake is Asia's largest brackish lagoon. Having crowned the title of First Indian wetland of International importance under Ramsar Conservation back in 1981, the lake swells from 600 ...

The seductress called Vienna

Vienna charmed nearly 25,000 Indian visitors with its cultural heritage, architecture and artworks in the year ending August 2014. Susanta Paral and Sujoy Dhar soak in the seduction that is ...

Gulmarg: Snow Queen

Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, once the darling of Bollywood, is once again seeing footfalls from filmmakers and tourists alike as it emerges as one of the top skiing destinations of Asia, r ...

On a spring morning this year when Chicago was bracing for waves of celebratory crowds in the streets for its annual big, green St. Patrick's Day, I woke up to a quiet, sublime morning in a hotel suite overlooking Michigan Avenue. 


When the Uber driver dropped us off on the main street of Monpellier driving through the iconic city gateway that is Porte du Peyrou, I thought my five-star hotel was just around with some impressive portico.


Air India Express launches ...

New Delhi : Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata group, has launched its "Time to Travel" sale on the airline’s website, airindiaexpress.com, the Air India Express mobile app and other major booking channels.

Over 300 flights cancelled ...

Tokyo: Airlines were forced to cancel over 300 flights following the collision between a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening even as reports said the plane was cleared to land ahead of the tragedy.

New discount membership clu ...

New Delhi/NITN: Regular flyers on Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s low-cost carrier, can now avail a host of discounts and benefits by enrolling for the new membership club introduced by the airline, recently.