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Two love stories to reach heights of Empire State Building this valentine day!

Upendra SwamiFebruary 7, 20191046 Views0

Ever dreamt of a dream wedding! There are few who actually dreamt and are now close to realising it in most dramatic fashion. Indeed it is not normal to have your wedding on one of the most iconic buildings on this planet. And, that too on the Valentine’s Day!! So, as it is said, where there is love, there is a way!! This Valentine’s Day, two lucky couples will have their weddings on the Empire State Building’s world-famous 86th floor Observatory. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the event, and in honor of this milestone, the Empire State Building chose two couple, Fabiana Faria and Helena Barquet from New York, NY and Nachiket Patel and Chitra Pathek originally from Mumbai to have the wedding of their dreams at the iconic landmark. Fabiana Faria and Helena Barquet:...

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Bali is the top destination in the World

Upendra SwamiMarch 28, 20171298 Views5

Bali in Indonesia is the top destination in world favoured by the travellers. This is what TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for the year 2017 show. Surprisingly (or not) there is no Indian destination in this top 25 list. List has some notable evergreen gems and some equally notable misses. There is no destination in the list from China or Australia or Japan or South & Central Africa, not even Mauritius or Reunion islands. Besides India, Asia also has notable misses like Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao or even Maldives. Probably, travellers always search for newer shores. But what can be said for sure is that more and more people are now travelling to beach destinations. This list of 25 destinations is actually beach heavy with only seven destinations have no access to sea, or are n...

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Mumbai to have cultural hub on lines of Times Square

Upendra SwamiSeptember 12, 20141230 Views0

Mumbai will soon have a cultural hub on the lines of Times Square in New York. It will be developed by Maharashtra Tourism with help from Union Tourism ministry. This open air hub is proposed to be built in Kala Ghoda area of the metro. There are many plans to develop this area. Project has been approved and work will start on this very soon. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Culture, Shripad Naik has said that Ministry of Tourism would sanction Rs. 5 crore for phase-I of the project with similar amounts for every subsequent phase. This would be over and above what the Government of Maharashtra would spend in creating the basic infrastructure to incentivize private sector parties to invest in the project. The Government of Maharashtra/local authorities, M...

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London cabs the best

Upendra SwamiNovember 6, 2013889 Views0

London taxis have been voted the best taxis in the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the annual global taxi survey from Hotels.com. London secured 22% of the votes, a clear runaway winner followed by New York with 10% and Tokyo with 9% in second and third place. London's iconic black cabs won nearly a quarter of the vote in the survey, which also saw Berlin reclaim its position in the top five list, in fourth place with 5% and Madrid, Mexico City and Amsterdam in joint fifth with 4%. The world's best taxis: Rank City % of votes 1 London 22% 2 New York 10% 3 Tokyo 9% 4 Berlin 5% 5= Amsterdam 4% 5= Madrid 4% 5= Mexico City 4% Of the 30 countries surveyed, London topped the list across five of the seven categories, including cleanliness (23%), knowledge of th...