Category: Travelling
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Queenstown -What a lovely city !
The town was named Queenstown by Gold Prospectors in 1860’s who had invaded this region as Gold had been discovered in the nearby Arrow River. There is a story that Irish settlers named the town after a city in their country. Simply put it is a stunning lake town having a population of just around…
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New Zealand South Island- Twizel, Mt Cook and the Lakes
Though we landed in Christchurch the intent was not to spend too much time here but move on the very next day. We hadn’t carried any food item and our shoes were clean so there was no problem at the Airport as their authorities are very strict about these things. Airport shuttle at NZ$ 10…
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Porto – Good start to Portugal holiday
We had started our Portugal journey from Porto but I had written about Lisbon first. Porto is city considered to be home of port wine and is famous for its food and bakeries. It is the second largest city after Lisbon and is very popular tourist destination. Our apartment was on the most famous street…
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Destination Lisbon
Covid19 epidemic ensured that we arrived in Portugal 3 years after we were supposed to. Itinerary remained more or less the same but we did increase the stay in each place by a day – and that proved to be a good decision. You do need at least 3 days to see a city and…
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The magnificent Istanbul
The importance of Bosporus Bosporus river connects Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea. Black Sea becomes gateway to the oceans of the world. Bosporus is the lifeline of Istanbul. The river and the grand monuments define Istanbul. Millions visit it each year just to enjoy the architecture of historic buildings. Bosporus flows between Asia…