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Seychelles: Life in Slow Motion |
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By Amna Khalique Date: May 25 2010 Visiting Seychelles is like stepping back in time into another realm. Calm, serene, phenomenally gorgeous beaches, so many species of wildlife – you will definitely be tempted to visit each year. With a population of approximately 90,000 in the entire archipelago consisting of 115 islands, Seychelles is natural, untouched beauty at its best. The dream to visit Seychelles started when I was in high school and I heard about fishing in glass-bottomed boats. I was told the water so clear that you could almost see down to the coral reefs and that the sand was so white it looked like snow. True enough, Seychelles lived up to its reputation. As our cab driver drove us from the airport to our resort, I finally understood how Seychelles’ unparalleled beauty makes it one of the world’s top destinations for honeymooners. As the car drove ... Read more |
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Travel Tips: All ground staff please leave theBy Irfan AhmadMay 16 2010 “My bags are packed. I am ready to go. … I am leaving on a jet plane….” The strains of the John Denver song are permanently etched in my mind. It takes me about 10 minutes to put together my stuff for a trip that could keep me on the road for ten days. I have several hundred thousand air miles under my belt and I do not recall a ... Read more |
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Budget Travel: Paris on a ShoestringBy Irfan AhmadMarch 14 2010 It was early afternoon when I walked up the steps to the French Embassy in London. It had closed its doors for the day. But I was confident that I would be able to get in and have a visa stamped on my passport. I had used wasta (connections). If you have a Pakistani passport and are ... Read more |
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Longyearbyen: 78 degrees North
By Irfan Ahmad 20 February 2010 It was 2:00 am when we landed. Climbing down the stairs from the aircraft we could see that the tarmac had freshly been washed. Small puddles bore traces of the rain shower that we had missed. The rugged mountains around us and the glaciers visible in the distance made us zip up our jackets – it was cool ... Read more |
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Cape Town: Dinner at Mama AfricaBy Irfan Ahmad15 February 2010 The bed sheets felt fresh and crisp. The duvet was
inviting. The heavenly bed seemed heavenly. After a 10 hour flight to
Cape Town, sleep was what I craved. But a hungry stomach had other
designs on my time. I went down to the Westin’s restaurant and ordered
Tom Yom soup and a veggie pizza. The strange ... Read more |
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An Expat visits BaliBy Irfan AhmadFebruary 23, 2010 Living in Dubai has its downsides. A few years
back, when we landed at Heathrow, my then five year old son looked
around and said, “Why is this airport so dirty?” Granted, London
Heathrow's Terminal 5 was still a couple of years away, but the aseptic
environment of Dubai poses a number of challenges for ... Read more |
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