Panthera Tigris or the Tigeris the largest of the cat species. Once found in abundance over Eastern Eurasia, it is now limited to parts of Asia and Russia. Most national parks in India identify tigers by their stripe patterns and name them with ‘T’ followed by a numeric, like ‘T-24’. Sometimes their names are inspired by their lineage, physical features or even the territory they occupy, like ‘Choti Tara’ (Tara Jr), ‘Kankati’ (the one with the cut...

Once home to Arabs, Jews, Berbers and Christians, the city’s diverse past spills over into its present in the form of cathedrals and Christian monuments that co-exist with Islamic structures like the little known Arab baths. Marked by quaint tapas bars as well as bazaars and a Moroccan spice market, Granada comes alive during the festival of Corpus Christi in the month of June. http://www.travelpurist.com/arab-baths-gypsy-cave-bars-pagan-f...

Ultimate Journey of Norway With its dramatic fjords and glaciers, rail routes carved through mountains and roads flanked by deep woods, Norway is best experienced by all three modes of transport: rail, road and ferry. Going by the multitude of cruise liners that slice through the icy waters of the Norwegian fjords each year, it is easy to infer that most travellers reserve a special place on their travel wish list for this spectacular destination....

In Zimbabwe, we have something of everything – wildlife, flat plains, mountains, tropical lifestyle around a water source, the pastoral and the urban. Basically, city living mixed on with a bit of wilderness. And, of course, we have one of the seven wonders of the world, Victoria Falls, which South Africa often appropriates (Victoria Falls is shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe) when marketing holidays but never mind that. When friends visit Zimbabwe,...

Kenya is home of 60 species of mammals and 570 species of birds. There is a wide diversity of plants and animals that can't be found anywhere else. It’s an experience that one should definitely be a part of, because the Wildlife of Maasai Mara will leave you astounded by the beauty, grace and ferocity of some of the most endangered and rare species. In this blog post I have added a 10 most stunning images of wildlife pictures of Maasai Mara, Kenya....

Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is famous for its largest cattle fair in India, the Fair held every year during the month of Jan or Feb. Thousands of animals (cows, bullocks, camels and horses) are gathered at the cattle fair for trading. One would probably not find such a variety of cattle anywhere in India at any other time. Read full article here: Dancing Camels and Cash Cows !! Image Sources: Award-winning...

One of the most exhilarating experiences of travel is the one in which you have nothing to plan and head straight out to an unknown place. These provide you with some amazing adventures. In this article, I am going to talk about one such place which has helped me know a lot about the Korku tribal community.  Before coming to this place I had no idea that any such community exists, which might be the case with most of you. It is because...