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Hong Kong — Cosmopolitan face of Asia (First Impressions)
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Germany, one of the most important economies in Europe has a glorious history and the food habits have evolved over a period of time. Beer is the staple drink with Octoberfest,…
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Hong Kong Vegetarian Delights
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Symphony of Lights — Light and sound extravaganza at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbourfront
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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Golden Bauhinia square
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After you’ve done it enough, reviewing restaurants becomes, unsurprisingly, a little predictable. Preparing and serving food is, after all, a business. There are best practices, like in every business, and…
Kauboi, Aptos – Restaurant Review
Kauboi doesn’t really work. It doesn’t even seem as if they’re trying that hard. Oh, well. The name (say it out loud) is sort of an inside joke – the…
Extreme winter sports in America for a lover of winter Olympics
Extreme sports is gaining wide currency among sport lovers and viewers alike, and has even moved into the realm of the winter Olympics. In fact, America’s wonderful performance in the…
Fish & Chips Recipe
British cuisine is an amalgamation of traditional British dishes and a plethora of international influences from around the globe including Asia, Americas, Middle East and the Europe. The British are still…
Udaipur, Rajasthan – A Wedding Destination fit for the Kings
It is your wedding and you want nothing short of royal opulence. You have a truckload of money to spend, but you want to spend it on the real thing-…
8 Best Jobs for a Travel Lover
Every time I sit down to write a travel story, it is about a place that I have seen in the past and would dearly love to visit again, or…
Puerto Rico – A Wedding destination for those looking for magic!
Puerto Rico is a refreshing breath of fresh air. Period. It packs everything that a seaside town has to offer, and sprinkles a bit of magic on top, which makes…
Milano Restaurant, New Jersey – Restaurant Review
Having lived on the East Coast for thirty years, and the West Coast for twenty, I have come to notice some differences. Besides climate, demographics and so on, there are…
Las Vegas, Nevada: One of the Wildest Wedding Destinations!
Vegas is a city that will break your heart. She will make you fall in love with her many-colored splendor, and then flutter her lashes at a total stranger. So,…
Tony R’s (Corning, New York) – Restaurant Review
I really, really wanted to like this place. I tried very hard. Unfortunately, there were two problems. First, the kitchen was unbelievably slow. And second, the food, to cut to…
Miami, Florida – Seaside Wedding Destination of Choice
You do not need a reason to visit Miami. Miami is well, Miami. Beautifully sculpted bonitas line the South Beach, happy waiters serve the best cocktails of your life while…
Vietnamese Banh Xeo Recipe
Vietnamese cuisine is known all over the world as one of the most healthiest with minimal use of oil and fats. I’ve seen it being served in numerous Asian restaurants,…
Elope to Paris : A wedding destination for the eternal romantics!
If you do not have the means for a posh wedding ceremony, do away with all the bells and whistles and elope to Paris. Who wants all the fuss of…
Where to Eat at the U.S. Open : Restaurants near Arthur Ashe Stadium
August and September bring a new buzz to New York every year. This is not just the excitement of the knocking fall. The enthusiasm, also stems partly from the tennis…
8 Kinds of women you would love to meet while traveling
Part of the charm of travel is the prospect of meeting new people and striking a chord with them. Your co-traveler may be an independent uptown girl, or you may…
Austrian Gugelhupf Recipe
Austrian cuisine in the modern times has picked up regional varieties from the neighboring Hungary, Germany and Italy while traditionally it grew in the Austro-Hungarian empire. Its capital Vienna has…
Switzerland Rail Tours: A Scenic Journey In The Lap Of Nature
A trip to Switzerland is incomplete without a journey on the trains of Switzerland. These trains are famous for punctuality and the A class transportation service that they provide. Switzerland…
Top things to do and see in Switzerland
Known to be one of the favorite honeymoon destinations, Switzerland is a natural paradise. Especially the beautiful scenery of the Alps draws a number of tourists, mountaineers, hikers, and adventurers…
Best Places To Visit In September
September is possibly one of the best months to step out and explore a new destination for reasons more than one. Idyllic weather across the world is an excuse for…
Beware Of The Ebola Virus: Tips For International Travelers
International travelers have another woe to address along with flight cancellations, loss of luggage and unavailability of accommodations: the deadly Ebola virus. The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West…
7 Must Have Apps for those Traveling to Seoul
If you are traveling to Seoul, and are new to Korean language and culture, here is a list of 7 apps that you will find handy in the new city.…
Hollins House, Santa Cruz – Restaurant Review
This place is a hidden gem, and an unbelievably romantic throwback to a whole other era in the history of the Bay Area. A little background: Santa Cruz is overwhelmingly…
Chicken In Red Thai Curry Recipe
Thai cuisine is famous over the world for its use of strong and aromatic ingredients. Among other Thai dishes, Thai curries also known as Kaeng bring out unique Thai taste.…
Tajikistan Attractions
Tajikistan, a place often dreaded for its terrorist neighbors has been declared as a safe place for tourism. The attractions in Tajikistan mainly comprise of the mountains, lakes, rivers, and…
20 Real Reasons You Must Visit India Again!
Places, like people, have personalities. The personality of a place shines through in its food, its architecture and its people. And, just like in people, personalities of places too change.…
Center Street Grill, Santa Cruz – Restaurant Review
One of the things I find profoundly irritating about restaurants is the unfortunately common practice of Trying Too Hard. This entails dressing up what ought to be straight-ahead dishes with…
An Insider’s Guide to Shopping in Seoul
South Korea has turned into a world-leading producer of electronics, clothes, cosmetics, and the list goes endlessly. The capital city Seoul is the hub of all commercial activity. The city…
Saudi Arabian Kabsa Recipe
Saudi Arabia is well known for more than a few things, Mecca is the religious prime place visited by large number of people for the Hajj. While it is also…
2014 Asian Food Festival in Incheon – A food lover’s dream
The 2014 Asian Games scheduled to be held in Incheon, South Korea has opened the gates for a flood of economic activities in and around Incheon. The 2014 Asian Food…
5 Restaurants around the world that serve Insects as delicacies
You might still go ‘yuck’ at the idea of chewing on hairy insect legs, but fact is that insects are eaten in 80% of the world’s nations. Entomophagy or ‘eating…
Tips for Visiting America – What to expect and How to act
America is a nation of dreams, and people in India (generally) slog hard to get to their dreamland, either as students or workers, and if nothing else, as tourists. I…
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