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Mind Your Manners, travellers!
I was of the view that Punjabis are perhaps the noisiest travellers until I encountered a big group of Chinese tourists during my vacation in the Maldives. Such is the reputation of Chinese tourists all over the world, that China had to tell its tourists to mind their manners! I know it is unfair to stereotype when one encounters ill-mannered tourists everywhere — one who loves to shout and scream, one who loves to break the queue, one who will force you to listen to his conversations, you get the drift. Isn’t encountering these trouble makers on airplane is the worst travel curse! I remember the honeymooning couple sitting next to me…
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Food Trip to Lucknow
Lucknow, almost never, figures in a traveller’s list when looking for getaway options from Delhi. I wonder why. It has everything for an ideal short weekend travel options, especially from the capital city. About a century ago, there lived a Nawab who was a kebab aficionado. As age caught up with him and he lost his teeth, he announced a contest under which whoever made the softest and most luscious of the dish would be awarded royal patronage. The victor in this contest was Haji Murad Ali, who used 160 spices to make the award-winning kebabs. Apparently, the man had only one hand and hence the dish came to be known as…