If talking about Shaoguan city, people won’t forget Danxia mountain and Nanhua monastery temple. If you are from Dongguan or Shenzhen, you just need to take a bullet train (CRH) to GZ east station. There you can buy a ticket to Shao’guan train station, which the trip takes 2.5 hours. After exiting the train station, [...]
Kumana, a magical name to all Sri Lankans, was alive again. The month of May heralds the breeding season and the tranquillity of this 600 acre mangrove swamp is shattered by the grating voices of the stork family, easily the most unmelodious of bird noises. Worse is the fact that it is augmented only by [...]
If elephants are the pride of Yala, then leopards weave a magical spell in Wilpattu. If in Yala they were furtive or distant, here their composure borders on suavity and visitors have not felt the pulse of this big park who were not lucky enough to see at least one leopard. For they walk long [...]
The topography of this comparatively new park bears little resemblance to the other two parks in Sri Lanka. It lies deep in the interior of the country in the lower foothills of the Uva province. It is 99 sq. miles in extent. Of course it has not sea frontage, lagoons or large waterholes but is [...]
Konark sun temple situated in the north eastern corner of Puri (Orissa) is a prime spot for the tourists and pilgrims in India. The Konark sun temple has derived its name from two Sanskrit words, Kona means corner and Arka means sun. It is dedicated to the God of Sun. At the present, even after [...]
Unawatuna is one of the most famous beaches in Sri Lanka. Every year, lots of local and international tourists come here especially for swimming, to eat delicious sea food and to relax. Several times I travelled there with my relatives and the experience we had there was superb. Every time we went there, we spent [...]
Kataragama, the name of this sacred place, is also used to refer to the gods who is worshiped here: Skanda, the god of war. This son of the Hindu gods Shiva and Parvati is highly respected by Sri Lankan Hindus and Buddhists alike. The legends which surround him help to explain why this is so.
Bundala national park located about 15 km east of Hambantota is one of Sri Lanka’s foremost destinations for birdwatchers, protecting an important area of coastal wetland famous for its abundant aquatic bird life, as well as being home to significant populations of elephants, crocodiles, turtles and other fauna, including the occasional leopard. Although it doesn’t [...]
If you are not aware of the Malay village in Singapore, then you are at a loss. It is one of the most famous museums in Singapore, located in Geylang, Singapore. This museum is famous for more than one reason. It depicts the lifestyle of the Malays who were the inhabitants of Singapore long back [...]
Ajanta caves, recognized as one of the world’s greatest historical monument by UNESCO, is located 107 km north of the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra. These caves are known as “Ajanta Caves” because of the Ajanta village (nearest village to these caves). The credit for the discovery of Ajanta caves goes to a soldier of Madras [...]
