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NAGALAND is India’s Land of Festivals, the Switzerland of the East, the land of the mighty Naga warrior tribes. Unparalleled in its natural heritage, steeped in ancient legends of tribal royals and warriors, of chivalry, courage and integrity, this tiny tribal state is one of the most beautiful, eclectic and fascinating hill-states in India’s remote North East India Region (NER).

The state and her people, the Nagas, were relatively unknown to the world before the advent of Globalization. Equally,

Designer Paula Pryke has arranged flowers for weddings from Seoul to Sydney, including some of the most romantic spots in Europe.

On Thursday, April 7 at 1:30pm, the London-based expert will share her knowledge, divulge insider tips, and create more than a dozen arrangements in a Meet the Masters program sponsored by The Village Garden Club of La Jolla. The event will take place in Sherwood Hall at the La Jolla branch of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect Street.

Pryke is well

Newfoundland: Sea, Solitude And Song


There’s something about Newfoundland, Canada, that gets under your skin.

I think it comes from the disarmingly warm and open people.

And it comes from the aching loneliness of the surrounding sea where Lilliputian villages snuggle against the craggy faces of mighty cliffs.

“Give us a song,” the dark-haired beauty called out from the doorway of one of the many Celtic pubs and taverns in St. John’s, Newfoundland’s energetic capital.

The young men sitting around th

With the economic climate putting on hold a lot of people's travel plans and many tourism-dependent regions being adversely affected by such factors, many places are now offering self catering accommodation. Such accommodation is cheaper than standard travel hotels and resorts and are thus enjoy a new-found popularity, especially with those traveling on a budget (which is now a case for a lot of people).

It is indeed true self catering accommodation offers several great advantages, which include

Blazing Sun Travels is a full service destination management company based in Ghana.  Our primary focus is providing ground-handling services for you or your group. The tours we offer consist of an array of interests and experiences, ranging from cultural, educational, to adventure/eco and we can customize programs to meet your needs and interests.

We are proud to be the leading Ghana’s travel and tour Company for independent-minded and adventurous travellers who are passionately in love with A

Three Great Non-Travel, Travel Books

Often a non-travel novel creates the vividness and depth of a town or village or city better than  travel book might.

But recommending a book is always tricky, so here are three recent reads and likes:

In Travels with a Tangerine, Tim Mackintosh-Smith  sets out to follow the footsteps of the great Arab/Muslim traveler, Ibn Battuta  who left his native Tangier in 1325, covered three times the distance of Marco Polo, and returned 30 years later…after some 75,000

Travel & Words Spring '11 conference offers opportunities to connect learn and write about sustainable, green and responsible travel and tourism for an early registration fee of $99.

Travel & Words Spring ‘11, recommended by Writer's Digest as a premier travel writers' conference, confirmed today a full agenda of industry speakers, destination specialists, and travel publishers and editors at the May 1-2 event. The conference focus is on sustainable, green and responsible travel and tourism.

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The Mexican Cultural Institute  in an Antonio, Texas, or Instituto Cultural de Mexico  has one of the worst web sites I've seen, yet one of the most stunning collection of art I have ever seen.







Virtually unknown even to those who live in San Antonio, this small gem of a museum sparkles with eclectic but always interesting art and events, and strong ties to both Mexico and the city of San Antonio.

It's a must see if you're ever in San Antonio.

Mystical Lady

Emiliano Zapata

GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas (March 15, 2011) – As part of its ongoing monthly centennial celebrations, Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand^® Hotel, will host a Spanish Wine Pairing Dinner on Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m. with visiting Chef Pedro Angel Garcia of Houston’s El Meson Restaurant. This special event is part of the 2011 Galveston Island Food and Wine Festival.

Priced at $100 per person plus tax and gratuity, the evening will begin with a Cava wine reception featuring the customary sparkling wi

Rancho Humo, a natural experience:

Rancho Humo is a private reserve of 2640 acres located at the heart of a major conservation area, which includes Palo Verde National Park. Here you can experience numerous ecosystems: mangrove, wetlands, dry tropical rainforest, pastures, a large variety of flora and fauna including herons, black crowned night herons, hawks, ducks, roseate spoonbills, wood stork, and the largest and most exotic aquatic bird in Guanacaste: the Jabirú. The ecosystems part of Ranc

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See gold rush history on White Pass and Yukon Railway and kayak on a glacial lake

Travel Trends 2011: Truth, Myth and Pith

The bright researchers at PhoCusWright  consistently deliver quality insights and information about travel industry trends, but  translating their lofty “market-speak”  into language  travelers can use, can be  daunting.

The recent webinar aptly called "Truth, Myth and Pith, PhoCusWright’s 2011 Travel Trends" was pithy indeed.

It featured the usual stellar group of researchers, communications experts and marketing gurus.

In essence, their pronouncement was t

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My contribution to the celebrations  for Italy's 150th birthday   Limited edition  of my new book based  on research done 35-40 years ago. 

Setubal’s pedestrian streets, fountains and gardens lend it a certain grace, although its still very functioning harbour certainly dominates giving it the feel of a still thriving historic town.