Taking a tour bus or hiring a taxi to roam around the royal state of Rajasthan is a thing of the past! Now fly over the historical Jal Mahal, enjoy the bird’s eye view of Jantar Mantar, and take in a breath taking aerial view of the Thar Desert! In an effort to boost the [...]
Imagine no street lights at night! Instant images of gory car crashes coming to mind? Think positive – just imagine all the energy that would be saved. What are we talking about? A first of its kind glow-in-the-dark smart highway spanning 500 meters that requires no street lights. This is the first time that the [...]
Chirping of birds and lying on green grass amidst the cool shadows of trees is too clichéd for you? Want to have some fun? Pay a visit to the Seljalandsfoss waterfall in South Iceland, IT IS the world’s coolest waterfall! This gigantic creation of nature lets you do the following activities: - Stand inside the waterfall [...]
Parading the streets during the Mardi Gras festival and nowhere to pee? The gods of “crapitalists” can make life easier for the desperate! Two New Orleanians have developed a web-based application called Airpnp similar to the popular holiday rental website Airbnb. Instead of renting cozy accommodation, people can rent out their lavatories. The quirky [...]
You would soon be able to take a road trip from India into Burma, Thailand, and eventually to Cambodia and Vietnam! Come 2015, and the Indian government, in collaboration with its Burmese counterpart, will complete a highway connecting Guwahati to Bangkok, passing through Mandalay and Rangoon in Burma (Myanmar). Pinch yourself, it’s true. [Er...we are [...]
You can try on a shoe for size before buying it. You can try a dress on to see how well it fits before you buy it. You can even live with your partner for a trial run before you actually take the plunge. But it’s impossible to test a city before you visit it, [...]
Dubai is all set to get unbelievably cooler. Soon, high speed Wi-Fi will be available across the city. Yes, the entire city will become your Wi-fi playground. The move is part of the Smart City project that was launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of UAE [...]
Imagine if Google Street View, Burp, Zomato all got together to give you a complete what-where-when of your city? As you browse through 3-D views of the streets of Saket, pop-ups on the left tell you about the best Chinese restaurant around. Click Chandni Chowk and you get to know where the walking tours are [...]
Yes we are talking about the father of our nation, the Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. An innovative travel experience where you can live the life of Gandhi for the duration of your holiday. This is the latest from Maroon Migrates, in association with Gujarat Vidyapith. Aptly called ‘Live Gandhi for a while’, this novel offering [...]
It’s a well known fact Indian tourism has been heavily affected since December last year for obvious reasons. There have always been stray instances of women, Indian and foreign, but this one really took the issue global. What did we do? The Tourism Ministry made badges that said, “I am Indian. I respect women.” That [...]
