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marsa alam travel guide
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Marsa Alam travel guide

Egypt’s Red Sea coast is as stunning as it is varied. The comfort travelers have Sharm-el-Sheikh and Hurghada, while the […]

June 7, 2020
marsa alam diving offers sea cows
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Best Marsa Alam diving sites

The marine world along the Marsa Alam coast is a real treasure trove for the diver. Here you can see […]

June 6, 2020
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Fears that stop people from scuba diving and how to overcome them

Scuba diving is a fantastic sport and the feeling of being weightless underwater is something that is hard to replicate […]

June 4, 2020
siwa travel guide
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Desert Days: a Siwa travel guide

Siwa travel is no longer a rare dream and nowadays it is quite easy to visit this once-forgotten forgotten place. […]

May 26, 2020
The Temple of Khnum in upper egypt
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips, Trip Photos

Road trip through Upper Egypt: Aswan to Luxor

The most popular way to travel between Aswan and Luxor is by Nile Cruise. Alternatively, Upper Egypt can be explored […]

May 16, 2020
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

The complete 2 days in Aswan guide

On my first visit to Egypt, I very much looked forward to the overnight train journey to Aswan. The maddening […]

May 8, 2020
blood dragon tree of diksam plateau
Middle East, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Yemen

Socotra Travel Guide

The four islands group of Socotra are located around 217 nautical miles off the Yemeni coast and approximately 130 off […]

May 3, 2020
a traditional dance performance in kandy
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

A crisp Kandy travel guide for slow traveling

Kandy has everything going for it. The location is beautiful; the city is a charming mix of colonial buildings and […]

February 2, 2020
Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Colombo Travel Guide: How to enjoy the city in 2 days

Colombo as a capital city of Sri Lanka does not offer a bundle of attractions. It is crowded, congested and […]

January 27, 2020
jewellery of Jaipur
Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Travel tips when you are carrying/wearing jewellery

***Planning a vacation? You must have packed and unpacked your jewellery and other accessories at least a dozen times because […]

December 20, 2019
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