A visit to Rio isn’t complete without visiting the so heard of Favelas – Brazils version of shanty town. This is a must do to gain a different perspective of the city and to see the day to day lifestyle of people who live in these Favelas.Most of you must have heard or seen the movie ‘City of God’ which gives an unique but damming insight into the Favelas of Rio and here we were at the top of Rocinha Favela- biggest in the continent…
View MoreThe sun was soon fading back in UK and we desperately needed an extended summer and what better than to head to the Samba capital of Rio de Janeiro. Rio boasts of some of the best beaches in the world and I don’t seem to disagree with this one bit.Abundant sun, white sands, amazing landscape, surfer friendly waves, a great vibe and some of the most happy go lucky people on the planet –this is what defines Rio…
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North Wales is one of the most scenic places we have travelled to. Rolling hills, green meadows, sublime lakes – A perfect place to unwind and let go off all the stress of a monotonous life. Travel with us to unravel the beauty or Northern Wales – Caernarfon Castle, Anglesey, Beaumaris, Conwy, Llandudno….
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After our quest of Kilimanjaro, we were eager to continue hiking; and being in UK, the summer is limited. And out of blue, we decided to challenge ourselves by hiking Snowdon – the Highest Peak in Wales and Second Highest in UK.Snowdon is at an elevation of 1085m located in the beautiful Snowdonia National Park. It has been dubbed the “Busiest Mountain in Britain”…
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Living in England, I have always been deprived of one of my favorite passion – Wildlife, which at many times is limited to deer’s, foxes and smaller animals. However Amoli had found a gem -Horsey Beach – the best place for seeing Seals in UK. I couldn’t believe this to be true….
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Travelling all the way to Singapore and then just visiting one country is not fair, isn’t it! So we decided to visit Bintan, Indonesia. It is the largest island among the 3200 Riau islands. Singapore is the closest major city to Bintan and is a 45-50 minute trip by ferries across the Singapore Strait to the Bintan Resort area in the northwest of the island. A true escape from all the hustle bustle of a busy city…
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You visit Singapore and haven’t explored the Singapore food the city has to offer then your trip is no where near completion.The Singaporean cuisine is diverse due to its multicultural background and ethnicities. You can find Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Indian, English, Portuguese, Vietnamese cuisines to name a few. Travel with us on this delicious journey to unravel the delicacies of Singapore….
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If you are in search of thrills or a relaxed beachside afternoon, then Sentosa Island is the right destination for you. It is Singapore’s favourite leisure destination. Sentosa Island includes long beach, Fort Siloso, two golf courses, the Merlion, 14 hotels, and the Resorts World Sentosa, featuring the theme park Universal Studios Singapore. Explore more….
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Being part of the Asian sub-continent, it was now time for us to indulge into the different flavours, cultures, religions of the south eastern countries apart from India.Singapore officially the Republic of Singapore, also referred to as the Lion City or the Garden City does look like little red dot on the world map, however, since its independence, it has become one of the world’s most prosperous countries and boasts the world’s busiest port…
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Moscow metro is one of the most beautiful metros we have ever visited. It can actually be listed as one of the must see attractions of Moscow. However navigating the metro is slightly tricky because of the lack of English knowledge and strict adherence to Russian.
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The much spoken about and much visited attraction of Saint Petersburg is the State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world,it comprises over three million items (the numismatic collection accounts for about one third of them) including the largest collection of paintings in the world…
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Something which truly represents Russia is the Red square. Years’ worth of history has played out at this very location for the entire world to amaze at. This iconic landmark with the Kremlins red walls on one side and St Basil’s cathedral on the other is not something to be missed. And of course Moscow’s famous shopping centre – GUM….
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Well everyone who’s heard of Russia has definitely heard about the Kremlin – the seat of raw power. It is a fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation….
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Reaching Kremlin and navigating it is quite confusing for the sheer size of this magnificent fortress and also for the way it’s organised into different sections and hence different tickets. I have trying making sense of all this chaos and hope you find this helpful…
View MoreOnce done visiting the beautiful city of Saint Petersburg – it was time to get into the heart of Russia –to its capital Moscow.Again the best option based on time and budget was to go for Train travel. There are 2 options with Train travel –the regular trains which take approx. 8 hours which usually run overnight with sleeper facilities and the Sapsan bullet trains which take half the time to reach Moscow….
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Decoding Train travel in the beautiful city of Saint Petersburg.The Saint Petersburg Metro entrances are marked with the Letter ‘M’ on top.To take the metro you will need to buy Tokens (zheton) which can be purchased from either the ticket windows labelled Kacca or from a new computerised machine with a touch screen – which allows you to select the number of tokens and also denomination and Yes its in English…..
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After an enthralling visit to Peterhof we made our way further exploring the beautiful Euro Russian city of Saint Petersburg. En-route we take in the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Isaac’s Cathedral State Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress and much more exploring the city on foot…
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Peterhof – Laid out on the orders of Peter the Great it is actually a part of palaces and gardens. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the “Russian Versailles”. There are mainly 3 parts to your visit to Peterhof – The Palace itself, Lower Gardens and the Upper Gardens.These are one of the most impressive gardens I’ve been to with its memorable collection of fountains and fine views over the Baltic Sea…..
View MorePlanning to visit Peterhof can be quite daunting especially given the lack of clear and concise information. So I have done all the legwork for this and here are my suggestions to make reaching Peterhof easy. Hope you find this helpful while you visit the beautiful “Russian Versaille” – Peterhof…
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The best and cheapest way to get to Meteora is to take a train to Meteora i.e.. From Athens to Kalambaka. We booked this train journey well in advance and cost us just 11 Euro for a 5 hour trip…
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