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Cape Town: An Affair To Remember…

May 2, 2024 ICN WORLD

By: Anoop Sood Indians are the new emerging class of “great international travelers”- large in numbers, easy spenders and moving around in hordes. Nations vie with each other to market themselves as preferred destinations for these “great Indian tourists” and tour operators are delighted to grab the business opportunity. Bollywood has served as an effective marketing tool. It was famous producer director Yash Chopra who first started shooting movies in Switzerland. Today movies are shot in every country, East Europe being the latest to join. And the Indians are everywhere. Switzerland, France, Austria, England,…

The Trip to Western & Central Europe: Austria

October 9, 2019October 10, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Salzburg, Austria The journey to Salzburg from Venice was our first cross-country travel by “land”. We booked a ticket from a TrenItalia kiosk , from Venice to Villach. Incidentally it was an inter city bus of the Austrian Railways ( OBB ) which had a tie-up with Italian Railways for international travel. From Villach, we had pre-booked a train to Austria. I couldn’t help appreciate how the European Union project makes it easy for nationalized companies across countries to work together. We stayed 3 nights in…

The Trip to Western & Central Europe: Austria

October 8, 2019October 10, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Innsbruck, Austria We reached Innsbruck by a train from Salzburg. The 2-hour journey tripled to a 5-hour journey because of unexpected disruptions in the train route. Innsbruck was the the venue of winter olympics ! Day 1 Out of the 2 nights we stayed, the first night we spent at the town center listening to open air musical performances by Austrian folk artists. Day 2 The next day we took a tour on the iconic ‘forest tram number 6’. The view of the city from the…

Shimla is Not the Simla I Remember, Still Love It

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Anoop Sood SHIMLA: Yearning for a sojourn in hills hits you once you sense that the liberation from boot camp- the corporate job- is just round the corner. Four decades in a corporate job is a long period, almost a lifetime. It is about to end and with it a part of life will get over. You have two options- take up another assignment to put your experience to good use and prepare to die with your boots on or find a sojourn in the place you always wanted to…

Cape Town: An Affair To Remember…

September 11, 2019 ICN WORLD

Mesmerising Sunrise From Volcano Top Midnight Trek In Bali

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Anoop Sood PUNE: Famous for its volcanoes and great beaches Bali is emerging as the new preferred holiday destination for Indians who are frequently travelling overseas for leisure. It has been a popular travel hotspot, drawing holiday revellers, especially from Asia and Australia, for many years. Easy accessibility, temperate weather, delicious local cuisine and exciting night life along with wide range of water sports and dense jungle treks make it favourite destination for both for relaxation and adventure. Bali is one of the major islands in Indonesia and Denpasar…

Manila: The Site Of The Best Sunset In World

July 29, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: K K Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group A relatively new development is the incorporation of all the cities and municipalities comprising the Manila metropolitan area into one unit–a “mega-city”–called “Metro Manila.” MANILA: Manila is considered as the major center of commerce, banking, and financial as well as tourism, transportation, and real estate. It is also considered as the most densely populated city in the world because of its small area yet has 42,857 people per square kilometer. Manila City proper is bounded on the north by Navotas and Caloocan City,…

A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy Forever

July 24, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Eram Fatima, Asstt. Editor-ICN Maybe John Keats really observed the beauty of nature like I saw because if I was in his place I would have said the same: A thing of beauty is a joy forever, indeed. NEW DELHI: Since childhood I had a yearning to visit to places which I haven’t before. I have a fetish for travelling. When finally the opportunity arose out of the blue, I decided to make it my one of the memorable experiences ever. I always had an illusion in my mind that…

Brooklyn Bound : New York Diaries Part-1

July 20, 2019August 3, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group Brooklyn Bound : Brooklyn is named after a Dutch town called “Breukelen”. From Europe,the Dutch were the first to migrate to the area. They settled in the town in 1634 as part of the colony of New Netherland. During the 19th century, Brooklyn expanded and filled Kings County. It remained a separate city till the people there voted to join New York City in 1898. A visit to New York is said to be incomplete without the experience of a stroll on the Brooklyn Bridge and…

Amazing Australia

July 20, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: G. P. Sinha, Consulting Editor-ICN Group SYDNEY: I visited Australian in May and June 2019. This was my second visit to Australia. I had visited Sydney in 2010 and had an opportunity to see Sydney very closely and visited Blue Mountains, one of the natures’ paradise. This time we explored the dessert of Australia and went to the place called ‘ULURU’ also popularly known as Ayers Rock. Sydney itself is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. But going to Uluru was an experience in itself. Uluru…