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2017-19 Is Kolkata’s Historic Opportunity to Become an International Tourist Hub

September 24, 2017 By Partha Bhattacharya 13 Comments

The Waterfront, Cape Town

Believe or not, Kolkata is on the cusp of regaining its lost glory as a promising tourist destination. 2017-19 is a vital 2-year period that offers Kolkata tourism to become the most popular among international tourists in India. Can the city take up the challenge?

Filed Under: Opinion, Travel Tagged With: Kolkata, kolkata tourism, kolkata tourism package

Kolkata’s National Museum I Knew Is Now Lost in the Mists of Time

January 18, 2017 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

Queen Victoria statue in Indian Museum

Should the 200-year old India’s oldest museum be made a scintillating place of exhibition for its formidable collections of rare artifacts? Or, should it continue as a dust-covered lackluster place for teaching elementary botany, zoology, and geology to the students of schools and colleges?

Filed Under: City Life 1, Travel Tagged With: kolkata museum, national museum

Plan to travel solo? Well, you’ve company of 37% first-time solo travelers…

October 2, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

For solo traveler city trips like Big Bus tours help

Even senior citizens are venturing out solo. At 55+ I’m an old-age first-time solo traveler, but trends indicate that more and more of my age travel solo these days.

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Rs.2785 is Kolkata’s Average Airbnb Rental Per Night

May 13, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya 4 Comments

Airbnb makes traveling easy Kolkata

As in Kolkata, so is elsewhere. Airbnb is making it affordable to see many more places for the same cost that we were earlier forced to shell out for making just one single trip.

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Earn $7287 Per Month in New York for a Comfortable Middle-Class Life

April 26, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

Living cost for middle-class Americans in New York

In a very interesting conclusion it is found that money-wise Virginia Beach is the most ideal place to live in the US. Why? Because here surplus between median income and income to live comfortably. Read on..

Filed Under: Opinion, Travel Tagged With: america, living cost, new york

5 Good Reasons to Visit #SouthAfrica Now!

April 12, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

#VisitSouthAfrica

There is so much of wild lives to see in South Africa that it’ll be a sheer wonder if you’re not excited already…as you read this piece!

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: #meetsouthafrica, #southafricawows, #visitsouthafrica, south africa, south africa 2016

Wow! 5 Splendid Days in Cape Town at Budget Cost – South Africa 2016

February 24, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

On top of Table Mountain, December 2015

Cape Town is a picturesque city, and lively. You’ll never forget you visited the city. That’s a promise. But you need to know how to keep costs low yet visit the city like a king.

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3 Days in Kruger – Hyenas Feasting, Wild Dogs Prowling, Lions Enjoying Siesta – South Africa 2016

February 15, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

Nothing could beat the adrenaline-rushing experience we had at the Kruger National Park. We enjoyed every moment of our 3-day stay there. Read on..

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South Africa 2016 – Save Big on Your Jaw-Dropping Trip to the Land of Lions and Sharks

February 4, 2016 By Partha Bhattacharya Leave a Comment

And we spent Rupees 97,076 per (~$1411) person to be precise. The only addition to this was the cost for food, some local conveyance, wifi and mobile telephony, and some lip-smacking wines. The total cost per person came to just Rupees 109,455 counting from Mumbai and back to the city at the end of the trip.

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Venice Is Beautiful & Must Visit

August 24, 2014 By Tania Bhattacharya 1 Comment

Venice is bit of a cliché, especially as a summer destination, many say, but I was determined to visit this little paradise, having dreamt about it for years. I was on a quick trip to Italy, and Venice was my first stop.

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