Tag: Travel

With a rucksack and pen

Travel writing continues to serve as the primary genre for bringing home wider worlds, and it will do so as long as there are places to be discovered and rediscovered, described and imagined.

May 6, 2018

Ways to eat healthy while travelling

You can remain healthy by eating nuts and dried fruits, canned fish, peanut butter and anything local in small potions.

April 25, 2018

Travel light with multi-purpose products

While travelling long distances, it is best to carry essentials in travel-size bottles and packaging.

April 18, 2018

Don’t forget your fashion quotient while travelling

Whether you are planning a quick weekend getaway, road trip or a week-long holiday, don't leave your fashion quotient behind.

March 31, 2018

Tips for travelling responsibly

One way to do so while also being a responsible traveller is by packing culturally suitable clothes.

March 12, 2018

Tips for travelling responsibly

Different countries may have customs that one is unaware of, but it is the responsibility of travellers to leave destinations as they find them and help preserve their natural environment. Femalefirst.co.uk list down tips for being a responsible traveller: * Stay local: Opting for locally-owned and -run accommodation will not only provide you with a …

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March 10, 2018

He has taken a track less travelled

Sunil Sharma, 35, of Renuka area in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh has taken a track less travelled. He has clubbed his athletic abilities with social messages and has ultimately emerged a winner in both the fields. Sharma, who turned to running to create awareness on social issues five years back, represents India in ‘ultra …

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February 23, 2018

62% prefer self planned trips over travel packages

As many as 62 percent people prefer self-planned trips over the packages provided by travel agencies, according to a survey carried out in six metro cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, and Bengaluru. The survey, conducted by Chrome Data Analytics and Media, was conducted on 2,468 people in the age group of 35-54 years constituting 52 percent males and …

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February 7, 2018

Kerala Tourism wooing visitors from Europe

Kerala is calling people, not only from India but from Europe as well.

January 23, 2018

The magic hands

Villages around the Rann of Kutch may not be well-developed, green or beautiful like in other parts of the country.

January 22, 2018

Amalgam of history & modernity

There must have been something that led the British to undertake an arduous journey from Kolkata to Shimla every summer.

January 22, 2018

Riding high on solo travel

‘Solo’ travelling is increasingly the trend in India. And despite the perception that it’s not safe for women to travel alone in the country, female travellers are breaking this myth by exploring the remotest of tourist destinations and using solo travelling as a liberating experience. When travelling solo, one has to take responsibility for each …

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January 15, 2018

Touring for work too often can up anxiety, depression risk

The field of occupational travel medicine needs to expand beyond its current focus on infectious disease, cardiovascular disease risks.

January 9, 2018

US arrivals in Cuba triple in 2017

US tourism to Cuba grew nearly threefold in 2017 over the previous year, mainly due to relaxation of the travel ban. Cuba registered a total of 1,173,428 US arrivals last year, a 191-percent increase over 2016, Josefina Vidal, general director of the US division of Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The figure includes both …

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January 7, 2018

Kathmandu chaos all over Nepal

On a whirlwind road trip across many cities in Western Nepal, one can find a lot of similarities with Kathmandu, the capital. Although construction is booming, the roads are dug up without a timeframe for when they will be re-laid, and houses are built in an unplanned manner. It’s as if the road conditions are …

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January 6, 2018

Karnataka to host international travel expo in Feb-March

Karnataka would soon be hosting its first international travel expo in order to promote its tourist hotspots to travellers from across the world, state Tourism Minister Priyank Kharge said on Tuesday. “The expo will provide an impetus to the inbound travel and tourism and would enhance the efforts of Karnataka Tourism to promote our destinations …

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January 3, 2018

India, Austria equally and differently beautiful: Austrian Ambassador to India

India and Austria are equally and differently beautiful with a lot to offer then what is stereotyped, and we intend to intensify our efforts to spread this information, says Austrian Ambassador to India Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer. Öppinger-Walchshofer feels films influence tourism of a place, and is not averse to the idea of getting a Bollywood star …

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December 21, 2017