A big part of getaway travel for most people is the food - the discovery of this or that hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the exhilaration of finding fresh produce at bargain basement prices, or maybe the education one gets by talking to the people who actually grow or make the food item.As you travel through California, there is no shortage of home-grown or locally produced products and now a website can help point you in the right direction....more
The festival is an extravagant festival famously held in France. It literally means Fat Tuesday. It is a festival that let the Catholics indulge in a feast before sacrificing for the Lenten week. There are many reasons why The festival is celebrated in France. 1. The first possible answer to the question, why is The festival celebrated in France is because it is an extravagant and happy festival. According to historical records it was started by...more
Siem Reap a thriving city in Cambodia inherits a rich cultural legacy while at the same time being very much a modern tourist destination. The city possesses a variety of Chinese and colonial style buildings in its Old Market and Old French Quarter areas. In the vicinity visitors will see silk farms, craft shops, rice paddies, a bird sanctuary and traditional fishing villages. Siem Reap is the gateway to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.Siem Reap has a heritage stretching back many centuries, but it had been a neglected area in recent decades until the historic Angkor site was rediscovered by French explorers in the 19th century. Since then tourism has made the city thrive, albeit experiencing a lull during the Khmer Rouge period. Siem Reap today is Cambodias fastest developing city due to its location, with contemporary buildings and hotels emphasizing the areas status as a major tourist attraction. The city has a vibrant nightlife with many lively pubs and clubs enlivening the night hours. The well named Pub Street in the Old Market area contains most of the pubs, and two of the liveliest on the street are The Angkor What?, one of the earliest clubs in the area and The Temple...more
A good night's sleep isn't a luxury, it is a necessity if you wish to enjoy good health. Restful comfortable sleep is essential for the maintenance of overall health of a person. This is something that must be followed religiously by those who live on the road. In fact, for truck drivers who drive from one place to another usually don't give much...more
Siem Reap, a thriving city in Cambodia is the gateway to the historic Angkor Wat temple complex. It is now a major tourist destination attracting a multitude of visitors from foreign countries. In the surrounding area the visitor will see silk farms, craft shops, rice paddies, a bird sanctuary and fishing villages. There is also an abundance of...more
Indian Railways has spread a huge set of connections of rail tracks all the way through the country. Whether it is a inaccessible village or urbanized metropolitan cities, Indian Railway reaches the rail customers in each and every remote division of the country. This extensive network is divided into sixteen zones for managerial and organizational reasons. All the zonal railway in addition consists of a number of divisions. Calcutta Metro is completely organized by Indian Railways, yet it does not figure the part of any zone. Konkan Railway is the fresh addition to the scheduled railway zones of India that is managed by the Railway Ministry and the Railway Board. The record accepting the names of sixteen railway zones and their headquarters are given here.Headquarters for various ZonesNorthern Railway- DelhiNorth Eastern Railway- GorakhpurNortheast Frontier Railway- MaligaonEastern Railway- KolkattaSouth Eastern Railway-KolkattaSouthern Railway-ChennaiWestern Railway- MumbaiSouth Western Railway- HubliNorth Western Railway- JaipurWest Central Railway- JabalpurNorth Central Railway-AhemedabadSouth East Central Railway- BilaspurEast Coast Railway- BhubaneswarEast Central Railway-...more
On 17th June and in the year 2009,139 Rail Sampark, the official information for Indian Railway has of late initiated the facility of Railway information through short messaging service that is SMS which is a first-class service. The users can get...more
All ready to guzzle in Kashmir's mesmerizing scenery and to experience the hilly tack of Kashmir in a train in snowy February 2007, the primary trial train to Kashmir started off for the Valley not on conventional tracks but on the 300 km-long...more
The East Indian Railway was initially known as East Indian Railway Company was the one to introduce railways to Eastern and Northern India. Some more companies which operated in the other parts of the country are South Indian Railway, Great Indian...more
Himsagar Express is the train of Indian Railways which runs to the longest distance. The train starts from Kanyakumari which is situated in the southern most part of the country, goes to Tamil Nadu and from there move towards Jammu and Kashmir which...more
Rajdhani Express is a fast moving passenger train which connects New Delhi to the important cities of India. The train was started in the year 1969, and a move with the speed of 140 km/hr, the speed of the train varies at some places. The Rajdhani...more
Shatabdi Express trains in Indian Railways are the series of high speed trains. This fast moving train connects well to the various important cities of the country. There are many tourist places and business centres which the passengers can easily...more