Category: TRAVEL

Our Trip To South Vietnam  -2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. The Love For Tea Being a bengali, it wasn’t hard to share the immense love for tea which the Vietnamese had. Quán cóc ( ‘hot’ or ‘iced’ green tea ) is a part of Vietnamese culture. ‘Tra Chanh’ ( Lemon tea ) is used as a slang for hanging out thanks to the popularity of tea amongst…

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Our Trip To South Vietnam  -2017

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Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra

By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. The French connection — the colonial past of Ho Chi Minh City. The French-era post office in Ho Chi Minh City. A symbol of socialism inside the post office. The Opera House adjacent to the under-construction metro rail. Japan has been a good friend of Vietnam post-war and has helped rebuild the country’s infrastructure. Mekong Delta — the “biological treasure trove”. A…

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Our Trip To South Vietnam — 2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. South Vietnam On April 29, 1975 Saigon, which was under the occupation of USA, fell to the communists from North Vietnam, signalling an end to the 20 year Vietnam war. The city was renamed as “Ho Chi Minh City” after their revolutionary Ho Chi Minh who had fought for Vietnamese independence and reunification. Saigon was…

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Our Trip To The Island Country Of Sri Lanka

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By : Shoubhik Bose Shoubhik is a senior engineer in his late 20s, working for a leading softare company in Bangalore. He loves to blog about tech and travel when is not at work. Colombo, Western Province — the capital city Having reached Colombo at 7.30 in the evening, we tried out the local app aggregator service called “PickMe” to get to our hotel. Interestingly, the experience of booking the cab was as smooth as Uber, and some of the locals claimed that it is cheaper than Uber. The hotel was an old-styled house…

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Our Trip To The Island Country Of Sri Lanka

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By : Shoubhik Bose Shoubhik is a senior engineer in his late 20s, working for a leading softare company in Bangalore. He loves to blog about tech and travel when is not at work. The City Of Kandy, Central Province The last capital of the Sri Lankan Kings From Unawatunta we took a tuk-tuk to the Galle Fort railways station and bought a ticket to Colombo Fort. We had had reserved train tickets from Colombo to Kandy which we had bought two days prior to our trip at the counter. In short,…

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Our Trip To The Island Country Of Sri Lanka

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By : Shoubhik Bose Shoubhik is a senior engineer in his late 20s, working for a leading softare company in Bangalore. He loves to blog about tech and travel when is not at work. The Town Of Unawatuna, Southern Province A seashore dotted with thousands of trees, coconuts, and palms dominating, strings of houses and hermitages along the coastline, human beings and superior beings such as Gandharvas, Siddhas, and ascetics, living in them and countless bejewelled celestial nymphs thronging the shore, the coast intermittently visited by heavenly beings, Gods and demons. ~ The Ramayana In…

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Our Trip To The Island Country Of Sri Lanka

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By : Shoubhik Bose Shoubhik is a senior engineer in his late 20s, working for a leading softare company in Bangalore. He loves to blog about tech and travel when is not at work. Planning The Trip — The 5 Towns Sri Lanka is known for its beaches, the colonial architecture, the Eurasian population and the Buddhist relics. We chose 2 beach towns — Hikkaduwa and Unawatuna, one fort of the colonial era— The Galle fort, one hill station with Buddhist relics — Kandy and one big city to unwind at the end of the trip — Colombo. One needs to fill an…

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Lavasa: A Dream Project Gone Awry

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By: Anoop Sood Pune is one of the better cities where I live and spent the best part of my professional career. Over the years I have come to admire the place and for good reasons. Nice comfortable weather round the year, safe, better infrastructure, good avenues for employment, excellent education institutions, hordes of places offering good entertainment and exciting night life- Pune has it all.   But the best part of living in Pune is that you can be trekking amidst picturesque green hills or wandering leisurely along the…

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ONE OF THE BEST AQUARIUMS IN THE UNITED STATES: NATIONAL AQUARIUM BALTIMORE

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By: M S Mazumdar ( Editor-ICN North East ) The aquarium’s stated vision is to confront pressing issues facing global aquatic habitats through pioneering science, conservation, and educational programming. BALTIMORE,USA: The National Aquarium  is a non-profit public aquarium located at Pratt Street in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. Constructed during a period of urban renewal in Baltimore, the aquarium opened on August 8, 1981. The Aquarium holds more than 8,300,000 liter of water, and has more than 17,000 specimens representing over 750 species.The aquarium building and the…

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A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy Forever

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By: Eram Fatima ( Correspondent-ICN DELHI ) 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…

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