The Land of Alps – Switzerland

The most fantasized country for me as a kid was Switzerland, I mean all thanks to Yash Chopra for that. The ideal time to visit this country is in the summers as you can see the green mowed grasslands with houses around in front of beautiful lakes. The waterfall here is a common scene as...

The European Encounter – Starts with Germany

My European Encounter comprises of my visit to 5 European Countries - Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France and these are a part of separate blog entries here. After getting a glimpse of European countries on my last travel to Eindhoven, I had in mind that I had to do this Euro tour with mom....

The land of Big Ben & Scottish whiskies – London, United Kingdom

I visited London in the month of June in 2011 and tell you it's one of the ideal months to visit this country. United Kingdom, as you hear the name itself you get a feeling, that you are in a kingdom of your dreams which is ruled by a King and a Queen and you...

Eindhoven, Netherlands – my first with mom :)

This was one of my wish list things getting strike out and never thought it will happen so soon. I was taking my mom along with me to Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Though the duration of the trip was less but the excitement level for both me and mom was beyond measure. We left on the...

Japan – The land of rising Sun

My fourth country visit was to Tokyo, Japan in the month of December. The first different thing I noticed as I landed in Narita International airport was at the Immigration check. The Japanese used the retina scan technique to authenticate everyone. I had seen this for the first time then. I checked in my hotel...

Asian Paradise – Singapore, Malaysia & Langkawi

On Sept 30th, 2007, was my second trip to abroad and it was to Singapore. I was the only person from my team who had to visit and of course I was pretty much excited about it. I reached on 1st of October and checked in the Park Royal Hotel which was in Little India....

Korea – The Land of Kimchi

On 21st of April 2007, was my first trip to abroad – my trip to Korea, the land of Kimchi's. For people who don't know what a Kimchi is, let me tell you that it is basically a traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings. It is often described...