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Asia, Cultural Identity, Heritage News, Traditions

July 15: Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s Birthday

July 23, 2018July 22, 2018

Negara Brunei Darussalam (most commonly called “Brunei”), now ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, always has this misnomer of being a “boring” country with nothing to …

Asia, Built Heritage, Heritage News

A stroll through Bale Matua in the Angeles City Historic District

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018

Bale Matua (translated to “Founder’s Residence”) is the almost two-century old ancestral home of Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda, founder of Angeles City, and his …

Asia, Heritage News, Public Spaces, Travellers

What Jaipur bazaars are famous for

November 25, 2017November 25, 2017

Visitors in Jaipur may be surprised to find store after store in every space imaginable in the heart of the city that one bazaar area …

Heritage News

Chennai, Jaipur and Varanasi join the prestigious UNESCO Creative Cities Network

November 12, 2017January 18, 2018

We have grown listening and learning one form of art or another. The city of Chennai in India is known for its dance forms as …

Blog, Heritage News, Itineraries

Visit Slovaika – the natural heritage paradise

September 7, 2017September 10, 2017

Slovakia, not to be mistaken with Slovenia, is a landlocked country sandwiched within Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Ukraine. For such a small …

Europe, Heritage News, Itineraries, Travel

Scotland Itinerary: The land of unicorns, bagpipes and whisky

August 29, 2017October 30, 2017

Ah… The land of unicorns, bagpipes, whisky, Hadrian’s Wall, Nessie (the Loch Ness Monster), and not the least, of amazing scenery with storybook-like features wherever …

Heritage News

City Itinerary: How to travel well in the Vatican

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017

Pope Francis’ presence was just so surreal. It felt so light. It felt so encouraging. Even to this day I could not explain why. As …

Heritage News

The remarkable water collection system in Jaipur, India

August 19, 2017

There’s a rainwater collection tank at a haveli-turned-guesthouse in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that has been my humble abode for the past few days. India, unfortunately, …

Heritage News, Religious

This Matha in Karnataka is an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim traditions

July 31, 2017July 30, 2017

Ibrahim Adil Shah II of the Bijapur sultanate ( 16th -17th century AD) was a prosperous king and under his rule the Adil Shah …