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- 17 Markachou_n in Food Experiences | NO COMMENTS
The best street food in Delhi, India
Indian food is so widely known and loved throughout the world nowadays, that it is useful to sing its praises anymore. If your palate if fine with strong flavors and incredible spiciness, the Indian cuisine can delight your taste buds for weeks and months, and you still won’t be able to try all of it.
India is one of the most diverse countries on the planet, and its cuisine is very much a reflection of its culture. But in Delhi, most of India’s different cuisines can be found in the most surprising place: the street. So here’s a guide to the best street food in Delhi. …
- 08 Marlizzy_a in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Best travel destinations for the solo traveler
Traveling alone can be a blessing and a curse, but if you know how to make the best of both, chances are that you’ll be enjoying the best trip of your life. When you go off on your own to a distant place, it can get lonely and boring, especially if there are long hours of traveling involved.
However, once you get to your destination, you are free to do whatever you want, visit the sights that really interest you and enjoy your own company for a while. And if the destination is suitably interesting, traveling solo can be a really great adventure that you can later boast off to your friends and family. Here are the best travel destinations for the solo traveler. …
- 17 Feb
Easter traditions around the world
Even if you’re not a particularly religious person, you’ve probably celebrated Easter at some point in your life. And besides its religious meaning, Easter is always a great opportunity to visit friends and family, eat loads of home cooked food and generally be merry.
But Easter is also a great time for traveling, especially if you are planning to go to countries where Easter is celebrated in a completely different way. Easter traditions around the world vary a great deal, despite the fact that the essence of the holiday is the same. Here are some interesting Easter traditions from around the world. …
- 15 Febkachou_n in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
10 cultural mistakes to avoid while traveling
When you’re traveling to another country, you find yourself in the middle of a different culture, whose conventions, norms and customs might be radically different from your own. It’s only natural that you make some mistakes when your in a foreign place, but there are a few things that can help you cope better with the culture clash. It can save you from a lot of embarrassment (and even trouble, in some cases). So here are 10 cultural mistakes to avoid while traveling. …
- 10 Febitachan in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Top 10 huge statues in the world
Monuments, whether they were built specifically to commemorate a person or event, or they’ve simply become significant throughout history, are one of those things that tourists usually hunt during their travels.
Oftentimes, monuments are important from a historical point of view (and you might learn a thing or two, and boast to your fellow travelers later), or maybe they are just so impressive that you’ve got to see them. Regardless of your motives, here are the top 10 huge statues in the world, in case you want to visit them. …
- 15 Janitachan in Food Experiences | 1 COMMENT
Top 5 travel destinations for vegetarians
Keeping up a vegetarian diet while traveling is not as easy as it sounds, especially since this lifestyle is not equally popular everywhere on the planet. While at home you can prepare your meals for yourself or eat out at places where you know that there are vegetarian or vegan dishes on the menu, in a foreign place you might end up chewing on french fries and cheese sandwiches for lack of anything better.
But luckily for the herbivores among us, there are many countries where the vegetarian gourmet will be in heaven. Here are the top 5 travel destinations for vegetarians. …
- 04 Jan
Top 5 weirdest bars in the world
Every city has that bar or club that is just a bit different from the rest and doesn’t manage to fit into the conventional standards. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, although you will need a few minutes to get used to some of the following bard. Innovation, creativity, genius or just craziness?
That’s up to you to decide, but in any case, you’re guaranteed to be astounded at least a bit by what you’ll see in these places. Here’s a list of the top 5 weirdest bars in the world. …
- 23 Decandra88 in Travel Planning | 2 COMMENTS
Top backpacking destinations for 2011
Are you ready for another year of globe-trotting with nothing more than a backpack and a camera? Backpacking is not something that everyone enjoys, but a genuine backpacker knows that a tight budget and little luggage won’t stop anyone from having a great holiday, on the contrary!
Backpacking will allow you to mingle with locals and other tourists alike, to see place that are off the beaten track, and to experience the culture of the country you’re visiting in its purest, rawest form. So start packing for another great year for backpacking, especially with destinations like these! Here’s our list of the top backpacking destinations for 2011. …
- 03 Novpapillon in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Top 10 sights in South Asia
The next installment of our series of posts about the absolute top ten sights on each continent will probably offend geography purists, but given the sheer size of the Asian continent, coming up with only 10 attractions is a difficult task. So instead, this post will present the best sights in each part of Asia.
South Asia is still a pretty big place, and there are far more interesting attractions beyond those that made the list. So, in no particular order, here are the tourist destinations that should feature on anyone’s list of things to see in South Asia. …
- 26 Octtomtum in Travel Planning | 2 COMMENTS
Top 10 most famous mountains in the world
One of the first things that kids learn in geography classes is how high them mountains in their respective countries are, and of course all of them are compared to Mount Everest, or some other peak that is among the highest in the world. Mountains have somehow become a reason for national pride in many countries, and woe is the country that is unfortunate enough to have only plains and hills on its territory.
So naturally, when we visit another country, mountains are an instant attraction (well, maybe only for those who are into hiking and trekking). In any case, should you wonder which mountains are famous enough to be checked out during your travels, here’s a list (in no particular order) of some of the most famous peaks in the world. …