Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Afghanistan - Country Visit



Country Calling Code: +93

Capital City: Kabul (pop. 3 million)

Other Cities: Kandahar (226 000); Herat (177 000); Mazar-e-Sharif (131 000); Jalalabad (58 000); Konduz (57 000).
Languages: Dari (Afghan Persian), Pashto.


Map Afghanistan

Google Earth Map





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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Kailash Manasarovar Yatra



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Mount Kailash is considered as the Kailash on earth. It is a sacred place for Hindus.

Uttarakhand Ki Char Dham Yatra - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnarth, Badrinath



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Char Dham is an important Hindu pilgrimage circuit in the Indian Himalayas. Located in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand the circuit consists of four sites—Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Badrinath is also one of the four destinations of the longer Char Dham.
Kedarnath: Temple of Lord Shiva, Jyotirling
Badrinath: Dham among Char dham of India
Gangotri: Darshan of Gangotri Temple, Darshan of Ganga (Bhagirathi) River
Yamunotri: Darshan of Yamunotri Temple, Darshan of Kalindi River (Yamuna) 

Kedarnarth Yatra



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According to legend, it is said that the Pandavas performed a strong penance to please Lord Shiva in Kedarnath after having won the war against the Kauravas. Lord Shiva  was eluding them and  took refuge in Kedarnath in the form of a bull and dived into the ground leaving his hump on the surface. The other four parts of Lord Shiva fell at Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhmaheshwar and Kapleshwar. Kedarnath along with these four are also described as Panch Kedar.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Switzerland Tour - Information, Photos and Videos



Visited Switzerland in October 2012. The posts related to Switzerland will keep reminding of the visit and bring back to memory the good experiences of the visit and the places and spots visited.

There is pass in railways that two travellers together can by for Railways and it will say you good money as well as provide very good convenience to visit various places. Many places are closeby and one can use Railways to visits them. Even the local public transport is covered by the pass.

Switzerland Landscapes
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TheWorldofTravel Video - YT Partner
The World of Travel has many more videos on Switzerland cities and also on various other countries

Bolivia - Travel Information and Videos


Bolivia Country of South America

Bolivia - Map
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/bo.htm

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Uploaded by World of Travel
http://www.youtube.com/user/THEWORLDOFTRAVEL  Good number of videos - YouTube Partner

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Uploaded Nomadic Samuel
http://www.youtube.com/user/NomadicSamuel

Bolivia named after its liberator, Simon Bolivar or shares its name.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Geneva - Switzerland Tour - YouTube Videos and Photos




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UNO Headquaters
Red Cross Office

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