Colonial Tag

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25 September, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1695308198356{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]There is only one way to see the world-famous skyline of Hong Kong stretching across both sides of Victoria Harbour. Actually, there are quite a few ways :P. But the best one is from the top of Victoria Peak. For most tourists, this sits on top of their Hong Kong...

21 September, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]While I was looking for the best places to see in Da Lat, it came as a pleasant surprise. If you have been travelling around Vietnam for a while, you know how it's like. There are lush green paddy fields with farmers working with a straw hat on. The heat is of course,...

16 March, 2020 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is not often that people hear about Dalhousie and even rarer to go there. After all, why go all the way up there if you can visit the more popular destinations in Himachal like Shimla and Kasauli. And while Shimla and Kasauli do offer a promise of a colonial-style summer and postcard...

26 December, 2019 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I cannot emphasize enough how much I liked Malaysia. And, like Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is a much-underrated city. Bangkok and Bali get all the eyes from the tourists. On the other hand, Singapore steals the show with its glamorous skyline. Tourists often overlook Kuala Lumpur. But why? Maybe you think that there isn’t much...

07 October, 2019 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you think about hill stations in India, the ones that usually cross your mind are Shimla, Mussoorie, Nanital, Kodaikanal, Ooty or Munnar. While all of them are gorgeous, I do feel that they have become overcrowded and very touristy. I am not saying that it’s bad, but it sure can feel great to...

19 July, 2019 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1676212409261{padding-top: 20px !important;}"]There are people who in spite of planning this in your every year’s wish list are not able to make to Goa. And then there are people like me who swear every year that this is the last time I am coming. But then end up there again… for the...

03 March, 2019 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1676209547035{padding-top: 20px !important;}"]Galle is pronounced as ‘Gall’ like ‘Ball’. And if you are a cricket fan you may know this from the famous cricket stadium located here in Sri Lanka. I had never heard of it. But it had reviews for being a very nice tourist destination. So I put it on...

20 February, 2019 /