25

Apr

2018

All you need to know about the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad – Part 2

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The Salar Jung Museum is the pride of Hyderabad city. While we got to learn the history of the globally acclaimed museum in the first part of the blog, let us explore further the exciting experience the museum would offer one. In 1958, the State Government decided it would manage the museum, which hitherto was […]

23

Apr

2018

All you need to know about the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad – Part 1

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The Salar Jung Museum in the historic South Indian city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, houses the largest single-man collection of unique and exquisite antiques in the world, making it a must visit place when you are in the city. This splendid display of artefacts belonging to different civilizations, which goes back as far as […]

12

Apr

2018

The Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari

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If you are in Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin, the lovely scenic coastal town in TamilNadu on India’s southernmost tip, you get to visit the world-famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial, considered to be one of the country’s most sacred rock monuments. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial or the Vivekananda Mandapam has a grand structure and an impressive entrance […]

10

Apr

2018

All about the Tipu Sultan palace in Bengaluru

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There is a slice of history embedded in the IT capital and electronic city of South India, Bengaluru, which will go down in history as the glorious era of Karnataka history: the Mysore Rule led by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. The Tipu Sultan Palace in Bengaluru is housed near the bustling City […]

28

Mar

2018

A note on Yelagiri Hills in TamilNadu

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When we talk of hill stations in TamilNadu, natural choices that pop up are Ooty (Nilgiris), Coonoor, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, among others. But one hill station that has remained oblivious from tourist and public attraction is Yelagri Hills, located at a distance of 230km from the capital city of Tamilnadu, Chennai; 94km from Vellore and 178km […]

26

Mar

2018

Green business travel tips for frequent business travellers

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Do you consider your impact when you travel for pleasure, work or a combination of both – “bleisure”. Travelling employees go around different places several times a month for business seeing new places and relishing local foods, but do they actually have any idea of how much it would have impacted the planet. Here are […]

22

Mar

2018

Facts you need to know about the Buddha Statue at Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad

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Do you know that the Hussain Sagar Buddha statue is the tallest monolithic statue of Siddhartha, also known as Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The statue situated at the famous Lumbini Park in Hussain Sagar Island can only be reached by boat.

16

Mar

2018

All about the Ajmer Sharif Dargah at Ajmer in Rajasthan

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It is believed that a person who places utmost faith at the holy Ajmer Sharif get his or her vows fulfilled. The most famous and the most visited Sufi Shrine in the country, Ajmer Sharif is the resting place of the famous pious Persian Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The Islamic Sufi saint, also known […]

12

Mar

2018

10 best Travel-related scenes from holiday movies

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Hollywood, over the years, has given the world some of the best travel movies. From Home Alone movie series, the biggest and the most exciting travel movie made, to the Scent of a Woman, Hollywood has a few both poignant as well awesomely ‘off da heezie’ travel-related scenes. Here is a compilation of a few […]