Central Star Ferry Pier (Man Kwong Street, between Rumsey and Man Yiu Streets, Central, Hong Kong) – visitors show up here to take in the view of the Kowloon skyline from this pier. Green-and-white Star Ferry boats can be seen crossing the harbor.
Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery (Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Outlying Islands, Hong Kong) – at one time this was simply a remote monastery hidden by lush, mountain scenery. Nowadays, the Po Lin Monastery made it to the world map when the extraordinary Tian Tan Buddha statue (informally known as the Big Buddha) was erected […]
Avenue of the Stars (Promenade, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon) – this strip pays tribute to the actors that helped made Hong Kong the “Hollywood of the East”, while giving visitors a panoramic view of the the city’s skyline. Here, visitors will see commemorative plaques, celebrity handprints, descriptive milestones, movie memorabilia, a life-size statue of kung […]
Hong Kong, which is not just a city-state, but one of the world’s major trading centers, began to grow in prominence when it became a British colony in 1842. In 1860, this colony grew from Hong Kong Island to the Kowloon Peninsula, and again into the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong went through Japanese […]
Siri Fort Sports Complex (August Kranti Marg, Khel Gaon, New Delhi, Delhi) – for those who want to play tennis while visiting Delhi, this is a good start (since tennis is popular in India). This sports complex is equipped with 12 courts, 3 of which are clay surface and 9 are hard courts. They need […]
Shankar’s International Dolls Museum (4, Nehru House, Bahadur Shah Zafar Road, New Delhi, Delhi) — set up by the renowned political cartoonist, K. Shankar Pillai (1902-1989), Shankar’s International Dolls Museum has one of the largest collection of costume dolls anywhere in the world. Housed in the building of the Children’s Book Trust on Bahadur […]
Nehru Planetarium (Teen Murti Marg Area, New Delhi, Delhi) — commissioned on 3rd March, 1977, with the objective of fostering scientific temper through the means of edutainment (that’s right! education + entertainment). The planetarium has been making learning Astronomy a pleasant experience. It also has grown into a Center for scientific study of astronomy and […]
National Zoological Park (Mathura Road, Sundar Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi) — located in close proximity to Purana Qila, near ITO, the Delhi zoo was established in 1959. Spread over a massive area of 214 acres, it is regarded as one of the finest zoos in Asia. Efforts have been made to provide an almost natural […]
Mumbai (city) – this major Indian city, which faces the Indian Ocean and is a 10-hours’ drive north of Goa, was once known as Bombay. Among other things, Mumbai (whose population is 18 million) is the heart of the Hindi-language dominated Bollywood film industry, and is the second largest metropolis in India. Mumbai is also […]
Mandrem Beach (North Goa) — This exotic untouched and virgin beach is the best-kept secret on the north Goan coast that you might find hard to stay away from. Mandrem Beach is a perfect beach destination for people who want to spend a laid back and peaceful day on the shoreline while indulging in activities […]