My Escapades

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Visit Rio De Janeiro – Favelas of Rio

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…

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Visit Rio De Janeiro – Top 3 Beaches in Rio

The 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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Visit Bintan – Weekend Getaway from Singapore

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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Visit Singapore – Chinatown, Merlion, Clarke Quay

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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