India

Dussehra in Mysore (Mysore Dasara) commemorates the victory of the goddess Chamundeshwari ( a warlike incarnation of Durga) over the buffalo-headed demon Mahishasura who ruled Mysore and symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. The days leading up to ...

Known as the 'Golden Valley', the Fergana is a 22,000-sq km (8,500-sq mi) wedge of rich arable land enclosed by the Tein Shan and Pamir Mountains. The 300-km (190-mi) long valley is a picturesque ethnic melting pot with a distinguished history. ...

The Sentier Cathare is a 250-km (155-mi) trek from Port-La-Nouvelle on the Mediterranean near Narbonne, through the breathtaking Languedoc countryside. It is so-called because - in crossing the Corbieres and Pyrenean foothills of the Aude en route to Foix, in Ariege ...

A massive peak, more than 6,600 m(21,700 ft) high in the remote Gangdise Shan mountain range. Kailash is not only revered in the Shamanistic Bon religion of Tibet but equally among Buddhists, Hindus and Jains. It is believed to be the ...

The phrase "winter vacation" might conjure up visions of time spent on the seaside laying out with a good book, sipping on hot beverages by the hill, or long drives with family and kids. However, we at Nativeplanet know that some ...

Andaman & Nicobar is a beautiful and lovable destination. The beaches are breathtaking, the food is amazing, and the people are friendly. It's one of the most stunning tourist destinations in the world and people travel here for peace, nature, adventure ...

It is hard to apprehend the sheer magnitude of the Himalayas - while most of the world's great mountain ranges can be travelled inside a day or two, the Himalayas seem to go on forever. They fill the horizon like a ...

In a first, Urban Air Mobility company BLADE India will promote the use of helicopters to commute over high-traffic areas in Bangalore to reach airports on time. Also, it will offer helicopter flights between Bangalore International Airport and HAL every weekday ...

According to Rudyard Kipling, the Grand Trunk Road was 'such a river of life as exists nowhere else in the world, the lifeblood of the Indian sub-continent along which the ideas that have shaped its culture have flowed for more than ...

The New 7 Wonders Foundation (N7W), a company with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, decided to start a campaign to name the New 7 Wonders in 2000, which led to the creation of the New 7 Wonders of the World. It made ...

Go north to go south for glory! That's the message to those determined enough to make the journey down from Anchorage to Seward in south-central Alaska, the chilly 49th State in the USA. The twisted yet beautiful Seward Highway was completed ...

Where the Yangtze, Mekong and Salween Rivers rush side-by-side out of Tibet and south along China's border with Burma, the towering ridge of Yukong Xueshan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) forces the Yangtze into an abrupt change of direction known as The ...