Forgotten in Unknown Waters

Year 1977. Sunlight hit his eyes as he got off the ship.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Ispahani tea estate in Habiganj

It was the second of November, and our destination Habiganj is about a two-hour drive from Sylhet city centre. Our agenda was to visit a tea factory, specifically the Ispahani Mirzapore tea factory. The manager of the Mirzapore tea garden is a friend of a friend, so we had special privileges.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM

The Haor's of Bangladesh - Birders Paradise

But a place little known to foreigners are the Haors. Especially the knowledge that during the Bangladesh winter months, when the water levels go down, thousands of water birds come sweeping in to these areas, from as far as Siberia, to feed and rest before they migrate onwards.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Meet the fearless women in adventure travel

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (March 8) is #BalanceforBetter. It focuses on how a more gender-balanced world can create a better working environment for all.
8 March 2019, 06:44 AM

NEFERTITI'S EGYPT

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti rose from her endless sleep and looked down at her mummified body content, spotting no changes in her majestic body. The cacophony of tourists from all over the world irritated her brain.
6 March 2019, 18:00 PM

THE DAY'S NEWS

The day was sunnier than usual; the crocodiles at the bank of the river Nile didn't come out today. The local news reporter had gone out with his colleague to find a story that they could show to the public.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Europe Trotting- Phase 1: Turning the 'Bucket' upside down!

The most commonly cited bucket list places to visit have never had much meaning to me as I always believed in going places less travelled — always wanted to see the world at my own pace and to see things that people do not normally consider most desirable must sees!
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Incredible Beijing!

We reached Beijing from Taipei late at night, after a 2-hour flight. It took an hour to drive from the airport to downtown Beijing, where the hotel was.
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Sublime beauty of the Scottish Highlands

Conventional wisdom has it that the Scottish Highlands tour is a must for the travellers' bucket list because it is as beautiful as one can imagine. The highlands, with an average elevation of 20 metres above sea level, have an eye-catching beauty to behold.
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM

The manly man's survival guide to Chatuchak Market, Thailand

What is it? One of the biggest marketplaces in Thailand for bargains on anything from clothes, food, pets to soap, electronics and phallic shaped toys in every imaginable colour.
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM

The waterfall on the Sangu

Winter leaves us too early every year, and is already bidding adieu this time too, but if you want to catch a touch of it still, head to the hills and valleys in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
11 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Banda Islands - birth place of the Nutmeg

That little brown nut you grate into your meat curry or favorite sweet or drink, and which fills your kitchen with its heady, inviting aroma, is exported to the world out countries like Granada and Sri Lanka. But before it got to these exotic sounding places, the little nutmeg had its own fascinating history.
4 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Ciudad del Este - A window into Paraguay

Ciudad del Este, Paraguay's second largest city, is famous. But perhaps not for the more conventional reasons. Set on the tri-border with Brazil's Foz do Iguaçu and Argentina's
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Barishal the unspoilt

Legends speak of holy men travelling places carried by large fish, turtles, birds, carpets, animals, jinns, and such, but I am yet to hear of anyone travelling on the back of an Ilish.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Planet's top mass travel frenzy begins in China

The world's largest annual human migration-the Spring Festival travel rush-kicks off in China, with nearly 3 billion trips expected to be made in the 40 days from January 21 to March 1.
23 January 2019, 04:58 AM

The treasure vault of ancient Egypt

Many of you know or have at least heard of the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London or the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Cambridge: Of arts, architecture and history

Needless to say, the English county town of Cambridge is much more widely talked about for its academia aspect rather than its enriched culture, arts and architectural beauty.
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM

The Mighty Iguazú

Looking down, I saw what resembled a mossy carpet, its tight weave separated only by the muddy Paraná River, snaking its way through the vast stretch of jungle.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM

In The Land Of The Pharaohs

These are the voyages of one intrepid couple. Our nine-day mission: to explore strange new places. To seek out new cultures and an old civilisation. To boldly go where few Bangladeshis have gone before! Queue music!
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM

LOVELY LITTLE LIECHTENSTEIN

It wasn't supposed to go this way, but it did. My bus from Cologne to Munich took five hours longer than it was supposed to and, as such
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM