Boat renting holidays are becoming a popular option among many tourists and travelers. There’s a lot of people who want to enjoy the sea and the shoreline, but overcrowded beaches tend to spoil the experience. Sailing a yacht or a catamaran gives them a certain sense of freedom, since an individual can go pretty much […]
Rediscovering Cebu
The voyage of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, whose 16th-century mission for Spain was the first to circumnavigate the globe, took a tragic turn in 1521 when he was killed during a Custer-like attack on the local populace in Cebu, The Philippines. Today’s explorers will find a more friendly welcome in Cebu than that received by […]
Find Your Island Paradise in Bohol, the Phillipines
My wife, Liza, and I visited Bohol after a few days at the much more famous Philippine beach resort of Boracay. And while Boracay does have perfect white sand beaches, it draws large crowds of tourists and its beachfront has become very commercialized. The island of Bohol, a ferry ride from thebustling Philippine city of […]
Daman,like Goa, has its woodland,forts and temples
History and nature have joined hands to give Goa, Daman and Diu a charm all their own. These former Portuguese colonies are separated from each other by hundreds of miles. But history lumped the together. Goa in the ancient past was regarded as the `Rome of the Orient’. Old Goan houses still retain their European […]
Policeman caught selling drugs on camera in India
Panaji: For the last one year Goa, the beach-side resort state of India is witness to the latest blockbuster ‘police-drug mafia nexus’ running houseful. The participants in this morbid ‘police-drug mafia nexus’ soap opera have flung at us the nuggets of intrigue, deception, histrionics and suspense. The casting couch has spread their net wide […]
Tourists flocks to Kerala
Kerala immensely blessed by nature with lush vegetation, tranquil beaches, stunning mountains, hill station, wildlife and bird sanctuary forts and palaces, pilgrim centres, and festivals has marked its place among the global tourist destinations since a long time. Still this warm place continues to attract visitors to explore its vast bounty of nature. But this […]