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, Breathtaking Perfection Among Temples in India

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There are plenty of great tourist sites to explore in Delhi, India, but none more so than  Akshardham . This newly built temple is simply…perfection. My attempt to visit the Hindu temple during my 2008 visit was stopped short due to the volume of visitors at that time. Better planning during my 2009 visit allowed for an early morning stop. No photography is allowed on the grounds of the Delhi temple, so the pictures shown are from the Akshardham website. As you approach the parking lot, security does a mirror sweep underneath your vehicle as well as an interior inspection. Visitors can walk through the gate during this procedure or wait in the vehicle. Once you find your parking spot, easy task in the early morning hours, you can either walk directly to the main entrance or stop by the outer guest services booth. Here you can check your cameras and cell phones. Don’t try to sneak these devices in as you will be thoroughly searched further ahead in the security area. You may also pu
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Traveling for any kind of a holiday abroad usually involves a plane journey of some sort and us never imagine this could turn into something disastrous where we may need a law firm like  Irwin Mitchell Air Accident Claims  specialists! But on a rare occasion the unimaginable happens and people like those involved with the below found themselves in that exact situation. March 27, 1977 is remembered as the date of the deadliest plane crash ever recorded. It took place at the Tenerife North Airport in the Canary Islands. Back then, the airport was known as Los Rodeos. Two airplanes were involved in a crash from the runaway with deadly consequences. About the Crash Gran Canaria Airport could not function due to a bomb that had exploded on its premises. As a result, many flights had been diverted to other airports including Tenerife. A dense fog had covered Tenerife, reducing visibility. Moreover, the airport was overwhelmed by airplanes. The airplanes involved in the crash were

, A Comfortable Oasis Among Delhi’s Chaos

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By pure luck I became acquainted with Amarya Villa, a boutique hotel in Delhi, after befriending a foreign couple on a flight into  Indira Gandhi International . Sight unseen they reserved a room in this property which only opened it’s doors in October 2010. After my rapid walk-through of the front entrance and lobby, plus their delight with the facilities, I was impressed enough to reserve a room upon my future return to Delhi just 3 weeks later. The French owners took what they describe as a city mansion, and transformed it into a home-away-from-home. Finding  Amarya Villa  can prove tricky if arriving after a late-night touchdown into the airport. There is no sign nor placards pointing guests in the right direction. It takes good old fashioned street number reading to arrive at the nondescript building just inside the upscale Safdarjung Enclave. Any trepidations immediately vanish upon passing through the white picket fence gate. New arrivals are met with smiles and welcomes by an