Kom Ombo, Luxor and The Valley of the Kings
Lert me tell you more about the amazing temples en route to Luxor! It was day four of our tour now. As I had written earlier, our boat halted at Kom Ombo where we were to disembark to see the
Visit to the Egyptian Museum and The Pyramids of Giza
Visiting the Louvre in Paris is incomplete without having seen the famous Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Likewise, a visit to the Egyptian Museum is not complete without visiting the Tutankhamun chamber where you find some of the
Vini’s Trip to Cairo
Egypt stretches from the Red Sea on one end to the Mediterranean Sea on the other. So options are aplenty: there is Cairo, the Nile Cruise, Abu Simbel, Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada and Alexandria. We decided to leave out Abu
Queenstown, Dunedin
This was the longest drive on our itinerary, a 7 ½ hour drive to Queenstown. We decided we would stop and go, as we pleased. Early into the journey, we stopped at a place selling jade. We saw a marvelous
Christchurch Kaikoura Tranzalpine Scenic Railway
What would go through your mind if I told you about a place that had sparkling seas and snow capped mountains running side by side? A place where the sky was blue and the grass green, the air crisp and
Queenstown, Mount Cook, Kaikoura
It's been exactly one year since my trip to New Zealand and therefore the month of December is indeed nostalgic for me. It is also the best time to visit New Zealand and you can continue doing so until the
Queenstown, Fiordland, Arrowtown
The drive from Franz Josef which is approximately 400 kilometres took us a little over 5 hours to reach Queenstown. The view along the way traversing along the West Coast past spectacular mountain ranges, native forests and lakes to the
Christchurch, Tranzalpine Glaciers
After bidding adieu to the group who were heading back to India, I took my flight from Auckland to Christchurch and within 1 hour 20 minutes I landed at the garden city of New Zealand. Christchurch which has a population
Rotorua fun with adventure…continued
Although it was just the seventh day in New Zealand and our second day in Rotorua, the range of activities that we had experienced were incredible and amazing. After spending a couple of hours at Agrodome, we headed off in
Rotorua Fun with Adventure
It was day six in New Zealand and after our breakfast at one of the waterfront cafes, we left Mount Maunganui on our way to Rotorua - the birthplace of Tourism in New Zealand. It was way back in the