We had been advised by our friend in Colombo to visit Ministry of Crab restaurant the day we landed Sri Lanka. But we had not booked our tables there and on 31st December 2013, it was a rush day at the restaurant, touted as one of the best crab restaurant in Asia. There were some…
On 29th of December 2013 witnessed a unique blend of Sri Lankan carnival. I could not found any info whether this is an ancient tradition or recent tourism related phenomenon. But nevertheless it was an awesome display of Sri Lankan culture, dance form, dress and treat to the eyes. The carnival started from a small…
Mount Lavinia is a suburb of Colombo and probably has the longest white sand beach near to Colombo. It is probably the best place to watch sunset and bath in Colombo. On 1st Jan 2014 I was there along with two other friends. We reached the beach by 5.25 pm and sunset happened around 6…
Landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport, was a treat. For the festive year end holidays the airport has been nicely decorated. Musicians were playing music near the duty free shop welcoming the arriving tourists or people. The duty free shop looked luring with a huge collection starting from foreign liquor to home appliances. Our flight…
Kerala, also referred as God’s own country, is a heavenly place for people who want to experience serenity by living in company of Nature. Every corner of Kerala is filled with natural scenic beauty. People, who are visiting Kerala for the first time, should not forget to visit the famous tourist places mentioned in the…
Image credit: Oregonstate.edu This year end I am looking forward to spend my vacation in Sri Lanka. The ticket was booked by my friend through Cleartrip.com. We got a pretty good deal of around Rs 6500 for return trip to Sri Lanka. But he had entered my nick name as my first name. So the…
Online shopping has started to catch up in India by 2005. To give it further fillip, Google India organized Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) for the first time in 12th December, 2012. This was done on the lines of Cyber Monday which follows Thanks Giving day in the US. Cyber Monday later spread to many…
Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnabmaity/8805690430/ I was born and spent the early days of my life in one of the wettest place in India. I have a natural affinity to wetlands. But you will ask me: Does the tourist has a business there? I say yes! With developing tourism facilities and raising awareness, the average tourists can…
Nagar Kirtan is a procession taken out by the Sikhs wherever they are in considerable numbers. Nagar Kirtan literally means singing of divine hymns around the town. Typically, the procession is taken out before the Prakash utsav in the month of Vaisakhi. I have seen this procession before in Bangalore. But this is the first…
