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The Rugged West Coast of New Zealand
The third leg of our New Zealand journey had us drive from Queenstown, over the mountains to the area rich with Glaciers, national parks, adventure sports, rainforests, limestone cliffs, rivers and the wild ocean. Part I of our NZ travel was the beautiful turquoise Lakes and Mt Cook trail (https://rohinarora.com/2024/02/08/new-zealand-south-island-twizel-mt-cook-and-the-lakes/) . Part II was the…
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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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A fun reunion in Goa
As Sudhir & I came out of Dabolim Airport at Goa late in the evening, we were greeted by a huge LED advertising board with ‘Big Daddy’ printed on it. This may have been an advertisement for a Goa casino but for us it was a reminder that we would soon be meeting ‘Daddy’. This…
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Sky diving in New Zealand
There couldn’t have been a more exciting start to 2024. I am not talking about the golf I played on the first day of the year at the stunningly beautiful course located on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and flanked by mountains at Queenstown, New Zealand. I refer here to what I did a couple…
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The Black Forest Germany – More than just cake & mountains
Freiburg im Breisgau or simply called Freiburg technically doesn’t come under Black forest. I realised it when I asked our hotel if they would provide us with ‘Konus card’ and they replied that Konus card is a big boon for those who travel to the region but Freiburg is not covered as it doesn’t lie…
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Algarve – Perfect for Rich & famous. Perfect for us also.
The rich and famous of Portugal have their mansions in Algarve. The golden triangle between Almancil, Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo is for the rich and famous. Quinta do Lago and Vilamoura are the preferred destinations and it is not only the rich and famous of Portugal like Christiano Ronaldo but celebrities from…
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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…
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