Last month, I was in Rishikesh, my favourite place in the world for river rafting. River Ganga has some kind of spiritual aura that pulls everyone to it. The experience is always magical, there is something different and I can never put my finger on it of understand the reason behind it. I have rafted
Yatai: street food stalls in Japan
One of the best things about travelling to me is trying street food and experience the local cuisine and culture. ..Street Food is hugely popular all around the world. Eating from food stalls is the best way to experience authentic and delicious food around any country. Also, it is one of the easiest and cheapest
BASE Jumping
BASE Jumping is similar to skydiving, however much more dangerous and risky. BASE stands for Buildings, Antenna, Spans (Bridges) & Earth (Cliff). It is basically jumping with a parachute but from much lower altitude. Unlike Skydiving, here you are jumping from fixed platforms.In Skydiving, you are jumping from an aircraft but the altitudes range from
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu in japanese)
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu in japanese) is the second largest monumental buddha in japan.It is a large bronze statue of Amitabha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. Including the base, it measures 13.35 metres (43.8 ft) tall and weighs approximately 93 tonnes.According to temple records, the statue dates from around 1252,
Indian author turns a new leaf to Indo-Japanese friendship
The year was 2018, when Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe vowed to be the friend of India for life. Ashutosh Rawal from Ahmedabad feels the same way for Japan. He is a strong advocate and supporter of all things Japanese. Be it Tourism or business or even creating a positive platform for Olympics 2020-21,
Bonsai: handed down from one generation to another
Bonsai specimens are ordinary trees and shrubs (not hereditary dwarfs) that are dwarfed by a system of pruning roots and branches and training branches by tying with wire. Did you know that the art originated in China, where, perhaps over 1,000 years ago, trees were cultivated in trays, wooden containers, and earthenware pots and trained
Akihabara: It’s for real!!
One of my favourite places in Tokyo is a street market called Akihabara. You can walk there for hours & see some of the fanciest electronics gadgets on display. Its mind boggling to see unimaginable gadgets, out of the sci-fi movies, on sale here. It’s for real!! Akihabara is a famous Electronics town in Tokyo,