Michael Smith — Excerpt: The city of Budapest, sometimes referred to back then as the Paris of Eastern Europe, was formed from three separate towns straddling the Danube—Buda, Pest and Obuda.
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A Royal Encounter
Sayan Sarkar — Excerpt: While it is true that the beauty of the jungle is mesmerising, we feel a bit dejected as our hopes of seeing the elusive Bengal tiger seem to fade away.
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Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 3 – Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Michael Smith — Excerpt: The fog had lifted and we found ourselves residing in an example of Soviet architectural chic, a massive 22-storey, 168-roomed block of flats that had been converted into a hotel.
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The Road to Limerick
Sarah Das Gupta — Excerpt: We were hoping to hitch a lift up the beautiful West Coast to the city of Limerick where we had arranged to stay for a few days.
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“GOING DOOLALLY!” — Memories of an Idyllic Childhood Vacation
Saeed Ibrahim — Excerpt: The smell of fodder and hay wafted through the air as the train puffed into the quaint little Deolali Railway Station.