Prima facie, there are lot of advantages of booking holidays through travel agents/tour operators or travel portals. It is convenient, itinerary is fixed, budget is known, visa’s are taken care of except when personal interviews are required and so on.
Beijing Travel Pointers
Beijing, called Peking earlier, is believed to be about 3000 years old. But a casual round of the city does not indicate its age at all. The skyscrapers in the Central Business District rival those in the West with few
Top things to see in Beijing
There are 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in and around Beijing. These are The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, Peking Man Site and Grand Canal. Out of the above, I consider the following as
The Great Wall of China
One of the wonders of the ancient world, the well reserved and intact portions of the Great Wall of China extends to well over 8k kms. It is not one long stretch of Wall but comprises several stretches built by
Top foreign holiday destinations for first time Indian travellers
Over 20 years ago, I was looking for a holiday destination to spend the last fortnight of December. Money was tight and I was considering only domestic destinations, under the impression(that later turned out to be false) that foreign holidays would