The road leading to the Nizwa Fort
The cannons welcome you
Forts are the heart and soul around which a lot of history revolves around in Oman. Nizwa Fort located in the city of Nizwa about 160km from Muscat, Oman’s capital is one of the most visited national monuments in the country.
Nizwa Fort welcomes you
It was built by Imam Sultan Bin Saif Al Ya’rubi sometime around the 1650s. He is known as the one who played a key role in removing the Portugese from Oman.
Singapore is a tourist haven with a variety of hotspots like the Sentosa Island, Singapore Flyer, Universal Studios, the shopping districts of Orchard Road, Marina Bay Sands and more.
The Hort Park offers a perfect place to get up close and personal with a variety of flowering plants
The common thread among all these is the fact that they are man – made attractions. These attractions are the ones which are advertised the most.
Lycabettus Hill is a 300m tall hillock from the top of which one can get some fantastic birds eye views of Athens.
You can reach the top on foot, through the Lycabettus funicular or by a car. Since we visited the hill while on the way to the airport to catch our flight back, our guide took us to the top in the cab in order to save us some time.
An early morning walk at the beach
A cloudy winter day
For most people, the country Kuwait generally evokes phrases like oil rich nation, hot weather etc. But it’s a country of numerous beaches as well. And what if I tell you that in this country you can take a nice long walk along the beautiful beaches for many months of the year?
The sun sets over the Arabian Gulf
The entrance
The lamps at the entrance welcome you in
Situated in Nizwa city about 160km from Muscat, the capital of Sultanate of Oman, the Jabrin Fort is one of the numerous forts which dot the Omani landscape.
Women’s prayer area
Just landed at the Dabolim Airport onboard Indigo Airlines
At the Zuri Resort in Varca, Goa
When you think of Goa, you think of booze, good looking men & women, beaches, the sun & sands, churches and so on.
The sun rises on another day in Goa
Nature at its best
The sun sets over Lake Malaren on another cold winter day in Stockholm
Helgeandsholmen is one of Stockholm’s numerous islands. It includes the Riksdag (Parliament Building), Stockholm Palace, Gamla stan and the Museum of Medieval Stockholm.
Evening sets in over Lake Malaren
The views in and around Norrström, (the part which connects Lake Malaren with the Baltic Sea) are splendid to say the least.
Lake Malaren in full flow
Love the architecture and the colours of buildings in Stockholm
Narrow alleys of Gamla stan
Stockholm is a city of churches
Gamla stan is the old medieval town of Stockholm. It’s full of some fantastic attractions like a host of churches, palaces, souvenir and handicrafts shops and more. I bought a couple of souvenirs, bookmarks and candies.
Cobbled Streets of Gamla stan
Colourful buildings at Gamla stan
When I entered one of the shops, the shopkeeper excitedly asked “Aur bhaisaab kya haal hai? (How are you in Hindi)”. On asking, I came to know that the guy was from Afghanistan. Sweden has for long welcomed people from various parts of the world and it surely was on display at this souvenir shop. The cobbled streets throughout this town along with buildings of various shades and colours give it a unique feel.
It’s general human tendency to get attracted to anything which is free. When I was looking up for Moscow tours, I randomly happened to come across the Moscow Free tour website.
At first, I wondered as to why would someone offer a free tour. It didn’t make any sense from a monetary aspect. But then, I realized that these guys have been consistently certified by various tourists on TripAdvisor and offer a number of other tours as well. I really liked them so much so that I had also taken the Moscow Metro tour through them.
Church of All Saints
The tour starts at the Slavyanskaya Square opposite to which is the Church of All Saints. One of it’s standout features is the Leaning bell-tower.
Kremlin
Walls of the Kremlin
Guards near the Lenin’s Mausoleum
The Moscow Free Tour covers areas in and around the Red Square and starts off with the Kremlin which is the official residence of the President of Russia. The Lenin’s Mausoleum, the resting place of the revolutionary Vladmir Lenin is located right outside the Kremlin Complex.
Flying over the calm blue waters of the Aegean Sea minutes before landing
The ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ Airport also known as the Athens International Airport is the main international gateway to the historical city of Athens.
On arrival, we were greeted to a calm clear winter day
Though the Greek economy has plummeted quite dramatically over the last few years, the increase in the number of passengers at the airport (~20 million) has coincided with more than 25 million tourists visiting Greece in 2016. This makes it one of them most visited destinations in Europe.
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