Trip to Switzerland: A cherished dream come true

London to Zurich Right from the day we arrived at UK for our long stay there was one trip which was on the top of our agenda - Trip to Switzerland. For many Indians (includes me) who have grown up watching the scenes of Switzerland in movie after movie from Bollywood it remains their most cherished dreams to visit Switzerland. For those not very familiar with Switzerland's Indian...

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A Day Trip to Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle has been on our travel agenda since quite some time and finally we planned a day trip to the castle during winter. For those not very familiar with the castle, Windsor Castle is an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home, where she usually spends the weekend, and as a...

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A Day Trip to Central London

It was February 2005 and my stay at UK was coming to an end. We thought of visiting London and this trip was the last trip we made to London while we were staying at UK. I present many faces of central London in this post as seen during this trip. Having used the open top bus quite a few times our preferred mode of travel was London tube this time which was pretty fast...

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Life at Coventry - 3

The time was February 2005 and my assignment at UK was getting over. It was time to return to India and we were getting nostalgic. This post is a random collections of interesting photo stories. The snap of the right is a view from my apartment window and you can see the dense green vegetation and the canal in the backdrop. It was quite an experience walking down this path while...

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A Day Trip to Oxford and Blenheim Palace

The time was November 2004 and continuing with our tradition of day trips we shortlisted Oxford as our next destination. This was a city which has been on our list for quite some time. There were many reasons for that. Oxford has a history of being the top education establishment worldwide although it has lost that status now. Oxford has been the learning seat for many...

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A Day Trip to Llandudno, Wales

This was August, 2004. We had explored quite a few places near Coventry and were looking forward to exploring something which is a little faraway from Coventry and can be covered in a day. Wales had been on our radar for some time and finally we shortlisted Llandudno, a beach resort in north wales. Wales is one of the counties on the western shore...

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