Sunday 28 July 2013

Top three tourist spots in Macau by Sanjeev Nanda



Hello friends! I am Sanjeev Nanda and I love travelling. Last month I visited Macau and this trip turned out to be a memorable one. Though this was a last minute vacation plan, I didn’t expected that this place will reward me with baggage full of memorable moments. My ten day long vacation were simply not enough to explore such a beautiful place.

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 For those of you, who are planning to visit Macau for the very first time, I bet that you’ll end up being super confused about where you should visit and what all things you should begin with. Enlisted are the three best places that you include in your itinerary without any fail:
1.       Senado square: located at the heart of the town, you’ll never get lost in this popular spot. This is a cobble-stoned street packed with tourists and the locales. The old fortresses are built with perfection and each fort has a glimpse of Portugal touch in it. The entire place is surrounded by pastoral color neo-classical buildings that consistently creates harmonious atmosphere.
If you’ve been craving to spend some quality time in lap of nature then I’d recommend that this is the place to be. Here you’ll find anything and everything under the sun. I was really mesmerized with the Portuguese pavement and it reminded me of a picturesque street in Vigan.

2.       Ruins of the Saint Paul: this place was a façade of a beautiful church but unfortunately, it was destroyed by fire in the year 1600. Despite the fact that this place was destroyed, the ruins of Saint Paul is considered as one of the most important landmarks even today.
Presently, there is a myriad of eating joints by the church side so you can please your taste buds with tangy cuisines of the place.

3.       Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center: no matter you’re travelling all one, with your friends or family, this place will has it all. The only single thing that you should keep in mind is that you should avoid this place if you have fear of heights. Also known as Macau Sky Tower, this splendid tourist spot offers a breathtaking bird's-eye sight of the entire city. This is one of the tallest towers in the whole world. If you want to add a glimpse of adventure in your trip, never miss an opportunity to try bungee jumping, Skywalk X and the skyjumping.

On and all, I just loved these three places and I have lot more to share with my esteemed readers. Till then keep browsing through Sanjeev Nanda travel stories!

Thursday 4 July 2013

Next stop, Kashmir with Sanjeev Nanda by Jaideep

Sanjeev Nanda in Kashmir
I’ve always wanted to go to Kashmir, and this year, I finally checked it off the list. Thanks to my friend Sanjeev Nanda, and his gorgeous house in the heart of Pehalgam, Kashmir more than lived up to my expectations. Unending stretches of grassy hills, often covered with patches of snow – yes, even in july – Pehalgam was a visual treat.

Ofcourse, as a tourist, I visited the Betaab Valley, which was covered in dense green vegetation. Sanjeev Nanda insisted one day, on taking me horse riding, across the mountains, and another day arranged a rather long trek, which was interesting because we encountered the most beautiful heard of goats – is it any wonder Pehalgam is called the Valley of Shepherds!

Besides the routine tourist activities, Kashmir is in general, as peaceful and serene as I had hoped – a perfect getaway if you’re coming from a busy metropolitan! If you haven’t already been there, I would suggest you cancel your tickets to Goa or London and get on a plane to this wintery wonderland – you won’t regret it!