Basilica de Bon Jesu of Goa

by Atula Gupta

The name Goa in India instantly conjures images of sun kissed beaches and an eternal land of good times. But what this Old Portuguese settlement also offers is some historic structures that give the state its true Goan character.
One of these structures is the most ornate church of Old Goa, also a World Heritage Site called [...]

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Getting around Austin

by Laura Roberts

Public transportation in Austin is kind of a mixed bag, as I’ve discovered from riding some of their buses. While it’s certainly affordable, with prices per ride currently set at a mere 75 cents (though rates are being hiked up 25 cents to $1/ride as of January 18) and free rides for all students (with [...]

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Whitby

by Keith Kellett

It rains rather a lot in Britain. Even the Tourist Board aren’t unwise enough to pretend it doesn’t. Most of our seaside resorts have, therefore, been spoilt by over-development to ‘cater for’ visitors when it’s too cold or wet for the beach.
Whitby’s different. Certainly, there are amusement arcades, fortune-tellers and gift-shops in plenty. But, since [...]

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Team work at its best: The Snake Boat Race of Kerala

by Atula Gupta

“Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..” as you sit beside the lake in Allupuzzha in Kerala, India, this popular rhyme, inadvertently comes back to your mind. But even as you reminiscence the toddler years, the last thing in the oar bearers’ mind is to be gentle!
The snake boat race of Kerala can [...]

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What to buy in India

by Atula Gupta

When you are in a country, that changes its ambience and culture every step of the way, it really becomes difficult to choose the one thing that you can take back home as a distinct memory of that place. The problem becomes more acute when you are in India where each state, even each city [...]

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Blanton Museum of Art

by Laura Roberts

If you’re a traveller on a shoestring budget, you’re undoubtedly aware that museums are great places to spend the day, especially when they’re free. For Austinites, UT students, and anyone visiting the city, the Blanton Museum of Art is a great place to check out what’s going on in the world of art. For the [...]

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Pachmarhi: Green getaway in the heart of India

by Atula Gupta

‘Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven’, so said Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Thakur once, and if there is one place on earth where your heart utters the same emotions, it is in Pachmarhi, the only hill-station in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh.
Nature’s beauty is manifested in all corners of [...]

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Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse

by Laura Roberts

I knew when I moved to Austin that I had to check out the Alamo Drafthouse movie theaters. The concept is simple: it’s a movie theater that also serves up booze. I’ve heard Chicago has a similar thing happening at The Vic (under the name “Brew and View”), but Austin’s Alamo truly blows the whole [...]

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Welcome to Austin, Texas

by Laura Roberts

I recently moved to Austin, Texas, which is definitely a change of pace from Montreal! Despite the many differences, however, Montreal and Austin actually have a lot in common. You’re probably saying, “What? As if!”, so allow me to explain myself.
Montreal and Austin are both known for their indie music scenes. Montreal has Pop Montreal, [...]

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Samburu

by Keith Kellett

 

From Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, to the Samburu Game Lodge is about 150 miles as the crow flies. But, if you leave Nairobi in the middle of winter, you’ll arrive at Samburu in midsummer. However, that’s not because the roads are so bad, or the little Nissan safari buses which most tour operators use being anything [...]

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