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Slice
of Himalayas
Though the Great Himalayan
National Park, near Kulu, offers various attractions ranging from
adventure sports to long treks into the interior, eco tourism has not
achieved its potential, writes Jagmeet Y. Ghuman
NOT
many have heard of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). A piece
of 765 sq km area of land offers a vast range of tourism varieties to
those seeking a break from their routine work.
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A man slides down the Cerro Negro volcano in Leon City, about 120 km northwest of Managua. The volcano, with a height of 2,264 feet, is one of the most active in Nicaragua. Hundreds of tourists visit the area to “sand-board” down the slopes of the volcano.
— Reuters photo
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Off
the seasoned track
The motto of life today is
‘Work hard,
and play hard’. So, in the present times,
even holidaying has become a serious business. There is a holiday to
suit every mood, need and pocket, whether it is nature, adventure,
cultural, gastronomical or even educational holiday. Sumitra
Senapaty
lists some destinations to tempt you off
the beaten track
Divine Devbagh
Most of us dream of escaping
to a private island, but presume it’s a luxury for the super-rich.
Not so as life could be a bargain sometimes, as can be a holiday at
Devbagh. Located 100 km away from Goa, Devbagh is a tiny island off
Karwar in Karnataka. As a seaside town, Karwar does offer many
opportunities for the tourist.
A trip to
remember
Movies about
characters on the move are about life-altering journeys away from the
self — and towards it, writes Saibal
Chatterjee
IS
the destination more important, or is it the journey? In the movies,
as in life, everything hinges on where a character is headed and how
he/she gets there. So travel movies — films that have a physical
journey at their narrative heart — have a life and logic of their
own.
Prem Chopra for Hollywood
AFTER
stars like Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor, it is now
Bollywood’s original villain Prem Chopra who is going the Hollywood
way with crossover film Heartland.
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THE
best way to summarise the tourism scenario in our country is through
this old nursery rhyme: "When it’s good, it’s very, very
good; But when it’s bad it’s horrid." And this, surely, is
no compliment for all our planners because international and domestic
tourism is the world’s fastest growing industry today, even if you
include the "industry" of terrorism. 
