Paris – A Romantic Heaven
November 29, 2009 / 1 Comments


Paris – A Romantic Heaven

Located on the banks of the Seine River, Paris has always meant different things to different people. Eloquent, culturally rich, and romantic, one cannot fall short of the superlatives used to describe this beautiful city.  It is a city which probably has more familiar landmarks than any other city in the world. Paris has always been a poet’s delight. Frequented by couples who walk hand along the Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, it is perhaps not wrong to say that Paris is perhaps one of the most romantic places on earth. Located some 80 miles from Paris, on the border between the province of Normandy and the Île-de-France, is a quaint but equally beautiful village known as Giverny. This village became famous thanks to internationally acclaimed artist Claude Monet’s garden and home. Monet came to reside in Giverny way back in 1890.  [...] 


Isle Of Skye – A Scottish Heaven
November 27, 2009 / 0 Comments


Isle Of Skye – A Scottish Heaven

The Isle of Skye has been immortalized in the Gaelic poetry and song as Eilean a’ Cheo or the Misty Isle.  Gaelic is the language of this place.  This Scottish isle is worth visiting if sea, mountains, palaces, wildlife and history of a place is what interests you. Each part of the isle has its won charm to attract you for your fist visit here and the appeal that will make you want to come back here again. Location Off the west coast in Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, is the Isle of Skye, the largest of the Inner Hebrides islands and the second largest Scottish island, after the island of Lewis and Harris. It spreads to about 1,656 square kilometers of land. How to reach The Skye Bridge links Scotland to the Isle. From Mallaig, you can reach Armadale in Skye by a ferry and from Glenelg to Kylerhea. Tarbert on the Harris Island, North  [...]