Skywatch - Standing tall

With all due respect to John Keats, my favourite poet - " The poetry of the earth (and sky ) is never dead.."

To see some brilliant skies around the world, visit Skywatch

Top Places to Get Married Around the World 2

To help you with this problem here are the top places to get married around the world:

• Mauritius. A place where you can enjoy your event with great accommodations offered from luxurious hotels here. It’s an island primarily called “the island that inspired heaven”. People intend to visit here every summer because of the white sand beaches.

• Megeve, France. Couples who like to spend their event from snowy to sandy destinations; megeve in France is what I meant. It’s a place where there are many luxury hotels and restaurants which provide precious services.

• Nevis, British West Indies. For couples who wish to spend their wedding celebration at seaside with beautiful volcanic ash beaches, full service resorts and easy to get to is the Nevis, British West Indies. It actually the same with Caribbean place which offer stunning sunset and sunrise every day perfect for your wedding event.

• New York. New York City has been one of popular places all over the world. It’s been used by many movies as their main setting so as people who wish to get married here. Many couples are interested to spend their memorable event here because of the luxurious stuff provided by the city.

• Orlando, Florida. An ideal place to visit together with your partner, Orlando, Florida is a perfect place for wedding celebration. With exotic gardens and waterfront pavilions, there’s no place like Orlando, Florida that suits to any celebrations.

• Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. Riviera Nayarit, Mexico is considering as one of beautiful places in Mexico. It’s a perfect place to get married because of pretty pacific coast offer. It’s not a famous place in Mexico but it’s a place where couples are perfect to celebrate their special days.

• San Diego, California. When it comes to wedding celebration, it’s been always essential to consider the weather of the place you wanted celebrate your event. San Diego, California is a place where you can set your wedding celebration along with white sand beaches to spend your honeymoon afterwards.

Heritage Hotel Bangkok: Easy Access to Bangkok's Business District and Shopping Area

Bangkok is a tourist heaven. Millions and millions of tourists visit this famed city of Thailand every year. This is because all kinds of fun and interesting activities to do are found there. Cruising, cycling, boxing, sunbathing, shopping and strolling - what more can you ask for! If you want the day and night to be as filled as ever, then Bangkok is definitely the place to visit.

You'll never run out of activities in this lively city. Beguiling temples like Wat Pho and Wat Arun expose Bangkok's exotic taste and visual delight in a certain unique way so it is a must to visit these sacred historical attractions. Also, Vimanmek Mansion and Jim Thompson House are worth seeing together with the Grand Palace Complex. If you are planning to stay in Bangkok only for a day, then you would not want to miss the said places. Bangkok is also famous for its shopping centers - MBK, Emporium, Siam Paragon, Central World, Chidlom, Sukhumvit, etc. Everything that you're looking for are offered there, and these shopping areas will surely satisfy your item cravings.

If you want to indulge yourself more in the city's history, you can visit the National Museum. Artifacts and antiques that you once thought never existed are there. Or if you want to relax yourself from the hustle and bustle of the city, you can visit parks and zoos. The snake farm is worth visiting for you get to encounter different types of the said reptile in all different colors and sizes.

Getting all the fun and enjoyment you want also depends on the hotel where you are going to stay. Easy access to the city center is a must especially for tourists. One of the most recommended hotels for visitors is Heritage Hotel Bangkok. Each unit contains LCD screen TV, satellite TV channels, refrigerator, mini bar and snack, coffee-tea making facility, hairdryer, private bathroom, rain shower, bath tub, hot & cool water and other amenities, all made available for your convenience. Heritage Hotel Bangkok is located between Silom and Sathorn Road, which is very near the business district and shopping area of the city.

Top Places to Get Married Around the World 1

Seeing our self marrying with the man we love is definitely a successful fulfillment for us. The fact that getting marriage is an expensive agenda, people are striving just to make their marriage special and elegant. Many want to spend their marriage outside of the country especially at romantic countries. There are lots of destinations offer by online that you can check on if you really wanted to celebrate your engagement events. 

 

To help you with this problem here are the top places to get married around the world:

• Amalfi Coast, Italy. One of the visited countries is Italy. It is a perfect place to marry since there are many old churches to spend their special moments. Amalfi coast in Italy is a seaside restaurant which allows you to see the stunning ocean. You and your partner will never forget your day.
• Las Vegas, Nevada. A perfect destination for any event is Las Vegas, Nevada. There are many scenic beauties around here which you can spend your engagement party or even wedding celebration.
• Maui, Hawaii. One of tourist place that visited by many individual is Maui, Hawaii. It is a location which you can spend your wedding celebration. After your event, you can stay for a night and enjoy the white sand beaches offer.

Cheap Hotel Rates

Planning for vacation trip needs some consideration to avail. One consideration to acquire when deciding for summer trip is to find cheap hotel rates accommodations. It not just save your money but gives you extra money for your souvenir items. Therefore, it is always necessary to look for cheap hotels before your trip. Reservation for hotels is always available using online. It keeps your expenses low.

To help you determine the best cheap hotels here are some tips to keep in mind before traveling:

• The destinations. Hotel rates vary from the place you are planning to visit. You need to acquire information about the destination you are going to. You have to consider the location before you check in. If your destination is a popular place then you have to expect that most of hotels are offering high rates. But you should be clever enough to find and search the best hotel. You can have this by searching information about the hotel.
  

• Booked early. Just like items, if it is summer, beach resort is in demand as well as hotels. The best solution to have cheap hotel rates is booked as early as possible. As much as possible booked few months prior to your trip so that you can reserve cheap one. Hotel rates during summer vacation can be very in demand, meaning hotels have high rates at the same time. So, it is always good to booked first.
  

• Search online. When you already have your destination then your next move is to find your hotel to stay. Using search engine, you are able to find cheap hotel in your location. Internet let you go anywhere around the world by reading their information and about. It exactly helps you wherever you wanted to go.

Shatabdi musings - from jolarpettai - part 1

Sitting in an ac coach of a train and looking out thro the window , I feel like I'm living in an ivory tower watchg the world go by - yet the world outside seems to be headed nowhere - two lone people bicycling their way in opposite directions in a vast open green field ; a railway crossing where an assortment of cycles and bikes are waiting for us to pass so that they can get on with their lives : two drongos surveying the scene from the wire and some bikes and cycles parked below an old mandapa . After a montage of picket fences, old and new towns, vast open spaces, fields, dusty buildings, some huts and encroachments, lakes and trees , the train pulls up at jolarpettai for an unscheduled stop . The smell of cold vadai and upma comes in as breakfast is served .

The old and the young, the sleepy and the silent, the restless and the curious, the bored and the bores , all wake up suddenlty to attack the cold food, not necessarily out of hunger , but just to fulfil the need to do some activity .

A curious kid is still at it - the questions keep coming - idhu traina busa , namba eppo madras povam, nee enna sapre ( is this a train or a bus, when we reach madras - ok the kid said chennai , what are you eating ?)

Some phones ring and loud voices fill the air . A man switches effortlessly between kannada and tamil giving some instructions , another is talking about blackberry phones, the girl next to me is singing besura with her headphones on , aunty close by is reading her favourite magazine .

I shut my mind and look out , but the sun is shining right through . I draw the curtains, close my eyes, put the phone on silent and try to sleep or at least day dream . Another three hours to go to reach Madras .

PS - This is my first ever live post from a train and its the first time I have used my phone  - Blackberry to blog . Thankfully, the network is very good . As I travel between Bangalore - Madras (Chennai) every month , I hope to make Shatabdi Musings a monthly feature  - hopefully you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy posting them 

Five good reasons to chill on a holiday

I don many roles when I travel - A backpacker sometime, a budget traveller next, a birder/wildlifer sometime , a heritage enthusiast  , a culture monger and sometimes an explorer . I am also a lazy bum and that  is a confession. My moods change along with the destinations and of late, I am addicted to the form of travel which has CHILL written all over it .And I am going to enjoy it while it lasts .

So why is chilling a good thing on a holiday ? Here are my reasons

1. Its good for your nerves. Even better, its good for the nerves of the person who is with you. And believe me , it helps digestion too. For someone like me who has a delicate stomach, a chilled out holiday keeps  acidity at bay !

2. On a more serious note,  travelling without an agenda helps you to discover more about a place or the people or even the culture .Many a time,  I have met interesting people who have shared far more interesting stories. If you want to travel with a purpose - say , you have come to see a tiger and then you end up seeing a jungle cat, you are bound to be disappointed . But if you travel with just the intention of just travelling , then any discovery is good - even if its five days old elephant dung

3. It keeps the surprise going. Sometimes you may just find the beautiful bird singing next to your window and that makes you jump in joy. You would have probably spent the last few birding trips, waking up at unearthly hours, plucking leeches from your feet , while looking for the bird all over the place.  Everything about the chilled out trip is a delight factor and it keeps the romance of travel going

4. Your itinerary is flexible . If the weather is bad, you can read a book or soak in  the mist around you. You can walk into a local eatery or a coffee shop and enjoy some warm conversations . Do whatever pleases you and spoil yourself in the freedom ..

5. It makes you savour your holidays more . Sometimes when you are running from one destination to another  and from one must see spot to another, you may just wonder where the holiday disappeared . Here you live every moment and eventually its those moments that count

So, there you are - would you like to chill on your next trip ?