I have always loved waking up very early in the morning. Be it for catching a Shatabdi for work or the numerous morning flights to multiple destinations over the years. But this occasion was so very different. It was to explore the unfelt right here in my hometown Calcutta with some of my BITS Pilani …
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The name Antwerp brings a glitter in the eyes of many faces around the world. And all of them beautiful faces for whom this destination is like no other, being the 'Diamond Capital' of the world. So how do you spend a day in Antwerp Belgium with your beautiful ones in your family? Come along …
This nice and eco-friendly resort is not exactly in Kolkata but just a hundred kms away on a smooth ride on Durgapur Expressway. We started quite early planning to have our breakfast somewhere midway. And found this nice cool place on the highway with good options and quality food. The four of us Chandan, Goat, …
Can you expect to see an entire country in a day? Its people, culture, inventions, history, landmarks and everything that makes it a land to be proud of as a resident. A country that we too have fallen in love with after having visited it four times. And that too twice in a row, yet …
A Magical Musical Journey I was in BITS Pilani my alma mater recently on a nostalgic journey for pleasure and a bit of business. And that provided me the opportunity to explore for the first time an institution inside our Vidya Vihar campus that had touched my heart many a years back. Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, …
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Travel has been my passion since the time I passed out from BITS and took up my first professional assignment. And then over the years got the opportunity to experience the remotest corner of my country India. The other passion for me and many thousands like me spread around the globe has been our college …
It had been one of our dream destinations but we missed it during our last Netherlands trip. Hence this year it was in our top priority list. And therefore the booking for our NS train from Eindhoven to Steenwijk and our Giethoorn hotel were finalized the fastest. As the day arrived there were no disruptions …
Many vacationers travel to Europe these days and take the conducted tours to feel comfortable. But lots of us plan our own holidays. That's where the fun lies with the freedom to enjoy as you wish. It's nice sometimes to rush to multiple countries over two weeks. But exploring just one country at a time …
Many of us travel by air these days. Be it the frequent business travelers or the ones who are heading for a vacation with their families. But have we ever given the hygiene, health and safety factors importance when we are inside the aircraft? If not it's time we did to stay healthy while we …
Independence Day is in our hearts for every Indian here in India and spread all around the globe. And so is music in my heart and for many like me for whom language is never a barrier. Having grown up in a family where music was in our soul, it helped us understand our own …
Eindhoven is the fifth largest city in the Netherlands and called the 'City of Lights'. And aptly so because of its Philips legacy, with the first light bulb factory established here way back in 1891. Over the years the city has transformed itself into a vibrant hub of technology, design and innovation. But there is …
What happens when you scroll through your camera roll at the end of the day, only to find half the snaps are skewed, your travel buddy blinked for the 5th time, and that amazing landscape that made your jaw drop at the time looks…meh? Don't worry. Make use of these top travel photography hacks and …
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If you have the luxury of spending a week in a destination and that too staying at home during a holiday, that's bliss. And true bliss were our mornings, mostly relaxed without the hurry during our stay in Eindhoven. Except our day trip days when we would be up early to get the best out …
It was our fifth day in Eindhoven and yet another perfect day to walk around after a wonderful day out to Van Gogh Village & Museum in Nuenen the previous day. With the sun shining bright since morning and the clouds appearing once in a while only. For this day our four year old little …
We were based out of Eindhoven for a week staying with our family there. With our cute lady aged four providing us entertainment on all evenings and early mornings as she kept us happily engaged. Be it my playing games with her, listening to her beautiful singing of Sanskrit shlokas or her correcting our Dutch …
