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desi Travel Digest November 2015

Dec 022015
 
desi Travel Digest November 2015

Travel Blog posts I enjoyed reading : desi Travel Digest November 2015   December is here and it is time to share the blog posts I enjoyed reading in November.  These are the posts that either I stumbled on internet in my pursuit to learn about new places or these are from travelers whose blog I regularly read and have compiled them for desi Travel Digest November 2015 . One thing is very clear from scouting through countless travel blogs in India and abroad ( though in this post all the authors are from India ) that we have some [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Loi Krathong Festival Thailand

Nov 062015
 
Loi Krathong Festival Thailand

Celebrating Loi Krathong: When The Milky Way Descends To Thailand Loi Krathong or Loy Krathong is a mesmerizing festival celebrated on the full moon of the 12th month of Thai Lunar Calendar. Thousands upon thousands of Krathongs or little floats made of Banana leaves, coconut shells etc. with flowers, with a candle or lamp in the middle. As the thousands of these lamps start floating in the rivers, it seems that autumn sky has come to earth and has made rivers of Thailand its home for a night. As I have observed earlier we Indians and Thais have a [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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desi Travel Digest – October 2015

Nov 012015
 
desi Travel Digest - October 2015

Travel Blog Posts I loved reading in October – Sharing the desi Travel Digest October 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ( yes I know a popular airline uses this line, but remember this post is about sharing )  am I loving or what writing this monthly travel digest for readers of desi Traveler blog or what. First since now  I am consciously looking for posts for the desi Travel digest I tend to read more actively and not just a cursory glance on the post. But while the idea is to share my favorite travel blog posts from [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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You won’t believe what marhaba did for these lucky travelers!

Oct 112015
 

    marhaba has truly been able to turn their service into an art form for their competition winners. Recently marhaba services held a contest and 3 winning families received a surprise welcome at the airport. Check out  this video that was made as the families put on a marhaba  surprise welcome as their loved ones reached the airport. Each heartwarming story shows the love and a glimpse of life of the people in it. One of which is an Indian gentlemen, looking to make create a special moment for someone in his life. Another surprise features a Filipino family wanting to express their love to a member of their family and a [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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desi Travel digest September 2015

Oct 012015
 
desi Travel digest September 2015

  My favorite Travel Posts from September 2015 – And they are not from desi Traveler The main purpose of net was to share, so it is not surprising that we often see this mentioned on blogs: Sharing is Caring, or show some Sharing Love etc. Indeed we are happiest when we see that some body either known or a total stranger has shared our blog post, tweet or Facebook post. Nothing gives more joy to me when I see my posts being shared. I am thankful to my readers and fellow bloggers who have regularly shared posts from [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Best Places to Travel for Vegetarians

Oct 012015
 
Best Places to Travel for Vegetarians

Top Travel Destinations For Vegetarians   I have always thought that India is one of the few countries in world where people are vegetarians by choice. Now this choice could be a derivative of religious beliefs like in many Hindus and almost all Jains (I have some Jain friends who eat all kind of meat ), or it could be due to spiritual reasons with some specific individuals. All said and done of the biggest reason I believe we should give vegetarian food a shot is that it is more environmental friendly. You see it is simple logic if [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Top Ten Recommendations on World Tourism Day for Indian Travelers

Sep 272015
 
Top Ten Recommendations on World Tourism Day for Indian Travelers

Celebrating World Tourism Day First of all to hell with the traveler vs. tourism debate and let us celebrate World Tourism Day but as this is the time of twitter check out the #WorldTourismDay on net. As always I have nothing against any one of them and have always believed to each on his own and all kind of travelers keep on evolving and as per their own life. So having kept that aside let me give you my eternal favorite tourist spots where I have been in last few years.  Varanasi:  Varanasi bridges the gap not only between [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Friday Fun: How Indians Travel

Sep 252015
 
Friday Fun: How Indians Travel

Neville Shah  On How Indians Travel   Some time back, I shared a video on How to Take Better Travel Pictures for Facebook and Instagram.  In same spirit let us continue some more fun and here I am sharing some observation on how  Indians Travel. Before you watch this video let me warn you watch it with headphones on and make sure your kids are not in the room. Then as always my disclaimer: Bura Na Mano desi Hai  🙂 or as I say : desiHumor but this is from Neville Shah, a Bombay based  stand up comedian So this guy [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – Travel Tuesday Picture

Sep 152015
 
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - Travel Tuesday Picture

Gadhe ke poot yahan mat moot : Travel Tuesday picture for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan   Well I will not say much and let this picture talk. We all had great hopes about cleanliness in the country specially public places when the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched.  I specially want our tourist places to have good toilet facilities as it becomes impossible to find toilets leave aside clean toilets no matter where you go.   It is not uncommon in small town India to find it written on the walls ” Gadhe Ke Poot, Yahan Mat Moot”  ( Don’t piss here you son of  a Jack Ass [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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When desi Traveler Met Real Solo Traveler

Sep 132015
 
When desi Traveler Met Real Solo Traveler

What is the meaning of Solo Traveler ?? Boy, am I going to get in trouble for writing this? Already I got into some rough waters when I came out of the closet and informed to the world that I am an MBBS MD traveler. Irrespective of what you label your travel as my only point is that travel for the joy of it, for the discoveries that you will make both to the lands you travel and the person you are when you are on the road whether alone or with friends. Those who travel are already awesome in [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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