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Fair and Festival Holidays Time in Rajasthan
When my friends suggested that we go to Rajasthan, I wondered why not go to Himachal Pradesh or Sikkim, as the natural beauty there is much better than the arid and semi-arid desert state of Rajasthan – or so I thought. I realized how wrong I was when I saw for myself that Rajasthan is actually a land of colors. What nature has not bestowed on it, the people more than make up through the color of their clothes and their unique festival holidays. Rajasthan is rich in its cultural life, arts and architecture and the number of festivals that are celebrated. In fact the arid and semi-arid deserts of…
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Weekly Travel Scorecard [10.03.10]
As print newspapers fight to stay alive, travel sections lose pages and steadily increase service journalism while operating under more scrutiny than ever. In support of our paper/e-ink colleagues, here’s the Sunday print travel news that’s fit to post about. Most weeks, the New York Times travel section puts every other paper’s travel section to shame. On the basis of column inches alone, it is the Queen of newspaper travel sections. Lately, though, the Grey Lady seems to be struggling with an element that has never been more important than it is today, as attention spans are shrinking daily. I’m speaking, of course, of the intro or, in journalist-speak, the lede.…
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5 Star Pigeon Forge Hotels
Pigeon Forge is a beautiful city located amidst the Great Smoky Mountains. It is a small town with population just over five thousand, Pigeon Forge is such a place which is always crowded with tourists and then the population swells to many times of the original size. If you think that such small place must be having a limited options for fun and adventure then you are absolutely wrong. Pigeon Forge being a small place has many things on offer and with over 40 major attractions located along Pigeon Forge’s Parkway. From miniature golf, go-carts and bumper boats to water rides, laser games and even an indoor skydiving simulator, you…
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Oahu Vacation Package – Have Great Beach Weddings In Oahu
For small weddings, most wedding planners prefer beaches that are closer to Waikiki hotels. They recommend the Waikiki Beach, Magic Island or Waialae beaches. They prefer to arrange marriages at beaches near the place where bride and bridegroom are staying, so that they can organize more weddings in a single day. If you decide to choose a beach outside of Waikiki, then you will have to add travel fees to your expenses. But if you have always dreamt of a beautiful beach wedding then read on to find out more. You can always look for a planner who is closer to your preferred venue or may be someone who does…
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Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet’s Freedom Fighters
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet’s Freedom Fighters When the secret program to train Tibetan fighters in the USA started in 1958, Camp Hale in Colorado was selected because of its perceived similarity to the terrain in Tibet, and because of its general isolation. Extracted from: Read more on The Huffington Post MKRide: 65 days later, they’re back in Shanghai In mid-August, brothers Colin and Ryan Pyle took off on a motorcycle ride across all of China. The MKRide trip was meant to to raise funds for SEVA , a charitable foundation that finds solutions for health problems in lower income communities around the world.…