Heritage & Culture

For those who want more from a travel experience. Here's something for the culture vulture in you, for when you want to explore the extraordinary and see how other cultures make sense of the world. If you love to spend your time getting to know a place through its people and its finest museums, theatres, vibrant festivals, opulent churches, grand mosques, wondrous temples and more, this one's for you.

Heritage & Culture

Visit Meghalaya’s Sacred Grove in Mawphlang

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Located about 25km away from Shillong in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, the Sacred Forest of Mawphlang (or Law Kyntang) is said to have stood for a thousand years. The reason why this forest remains a natural treasure...
Heritage & Culture

Iconic World Heritage Sites In India You Have To See

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India is a country famous for its rich cultural heritage. Here, the present exists almost simultaneously with over 5,000 years of history. Each era and ruler left behind their own architectural legacy, leading to there being scores of marvellous...
Heritage & Culture

Here Are The Top 6 Things To Do In Dalhousie

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Dalhousie, near the Dhauladhar mountain range in Himachal Pradesh, at the start of the century, denuded of the monster of commercialization, was a quaint and rustic hill station with old colonial houses, few basic hotels, and homespun shops. Today,...
Heritage & Culture

6 Reasons You Must Visit Chiang Mai In Thailand This Year

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Chiang Mai is a city in the Chiang Mai Province of hilly northern Thailand. It was founded in 1296 as the capital of the old Kingdom of Lanna and is known for its culture and heritage, and its hundreds...
Heritage & Culture

The Three Caravan Cities Of Uzbekistan You Have To Visit

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The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China. These routes which linked the regions of the ancient world were used to exchange art; religion; philosophy; technology; language; science; architecture, and every other element...
Heritage & Culture

Why Jeju Island Should Be Your Next Travel Destination

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The most popular honeymoon travel destination in South Korea, the Province of Jeju is located in the Korea Strait. It is known for its tropical golden sand beaches, inactive volcanoes, quirky museums and theme parks. Also known as the...
Heritage & Culture

The Best Places To Visit When You Have A Day In Jaipur

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It doesn’t matter if you are in Jaipur for an hour, a day or a week, the curious juxtaposition of the old and new, the artisanal and the manufactured or the common and the royal, it is bound to...
Azerbaijan

Visit The Stunning States That Emerged After The Collapse Of The Soviet Union

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The largest country at the time of its formation in 1922, and its collapse in 1991, the Soviet Union was the first nation-state to be based on Marxist socialism. Occupying nearly one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface, including the eastern half of Europe and...
Heritage & Culture

18 Of The Best Things To Do In St Petersburg, Russia

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Strategically situated along the Baltic Sea, St Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great as a display of imperial status. Once the capital of the ruling Romanovs, it was also Russia's first "modern" city. There are lots of wonderful...
Austria

Visit These 10 Destinations Where Shakespeare’s Plays Were Set

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Wouldn't it be lovely to see where Romeo calls for Juliet late at night? Or when four lovers from A Midsummer Night’s Dream become entangled in a dispute between the King and Queen of the fairies? Travel to these...

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