Monday, March 26, 2012

Miles to Go, Before I Sleep…

Martin Luther King and his words, ‘Miles to go before I sleep’ has always inspired me a lot. Still I believe that the strength of those words still guides me and that is why I am actively participating in many social activities. That was the only reason for me to get thrilled on getting an invitation to participate in a convention conducted in Atlanta. It was a convention meant to create awareness about human rights. Since I am representing one such organization I too got an invitation. Plane tickets were sponsored by the organizers and the accommodation too was provided by them. It was a dormitory where four or five people have accommodated in a somewhat large room. Since we were there for some social cause, we were quite satisfied with the arrangements made by the organizers. As they had booked tickets in bulk, they might have got good airline discounts too.  Social service organizations have moral obligation to spend less of personal facilities.

The city has a strong population of blacks and most of them are leading a decent life. We could not believe that there were discrimination against blacks here even till the middle of 1900’s. The agitation lead by Martin Luther King during 1960’s brought the sensitive issue to the then presidential candidate, John F Kennedy. Later in 1970s saw the first Black Mayor in the city.

Presently Atlanta is synonymous with human rights as there are many human rights organizations functioning here. Besides, the memorial of Martin Luther King also attracts many people to this city. Flights to Atlanta are always crowded as it is one of the most important business centers of United States of America. Coca-Cola has its head quarters here. Many other international brands like AT & T also are based out of this city. This increases the traffic to the city.

People of all classes are visiting this city for different purposes. Almost all international and domestic airlines are operating cheap flights to Atlanta. Many tourists are also coming to see various events and cultural programs that are common here.

After the convention, we went on a short city tour and visited many places. Martin Luther King’s Atlanta has changed a lot. With huge skyscrapers like Candler Building, One Symphony Tower etc, it displays its richness and the capitalistic face to the world. When the city has a typical busy lifestyle, the denizens are still keeping their culture and the heritage. Various museums and the venues for performing arts underline this fact.

It was quite a different experience. When you can enjoy the typical city life, you can live in the calmness of past too. Both opposite poles of life meet here. And that is what inspired me to visit this city once again. To be honest, Not once again, as cheap tickets to Atlanta are available I will come back here again and again.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Saga of Tokyo

“Japan may be the only one country in this world that had to suffer a lot of miseries. It is an earthquake prone area and in the past centuries it had to face a lot of earthquakes. Tsunamis and volcanoes are almost a regular thing to Japanese. Apart from all these natural calamities, the bombing during Second World War destroyed many parts of the country. Fighting against such adverse situations Japan has reached in the top positions on the list of developed countries. They have proved that nothing can prevent us if we work hard with a strong will”. We are in an unofficial meeting. My Boss has just returned from a short trip to Tokyo. He was narrating his experience.

Before going into the subject deeply, he congratulated Mary, his secretary for making fantastic plan for his trip. “She did a thorough study of the airfares offered by various companies, compared with the facilities offered by them and got me the best fares”. He told us.

“Now, Tokyo has become one of the main destinations for the business world, especially when the automotive and electronic sectors are being ruled by Japanese Giants.” Gradually he came to the details of his tour. He went there to make some tie ups with some Japanese Companies to improve our business. He was quite successful in his endeavor and that reflected on his mood too. We were also happy as we all may get chance to visit Tokyo in future.

“As there are many cheap flights to Tokyo, it will not cost us more. Frequent visits will certainly help to strengthen the relations too.” He told us. After detailing about the terms and conditions of the agreement he had signed with the Japanese companies he turned to his personal experience.

“Apart from a business center it is a hot tourism destination too. With many parks, museums and Islands it attracts many people from all over the world. That could be the reason for all major airlines to operate flights to Tokyo.” According to him, it is the most cleanly city despite the fact that it is thickly populated. They have showed their might and will power to the world by rebuilding the city and the nation after facing so many catastrophes.

“Banking sector too is thriving now along with IT and other servicing sectors.” He pointed out that there is myth about Japan that only manufacturing sector is thriving there. “They are providing all supports to the business community including good infrastructure. They have a work culture and strictly follow some ethics. Cheap tickets to Tokyo are easily available and you all should visit there once to learn the work culture. It certainly will help us to go further.” He concluded his words with a smile. Though we understood that he was mentioning some of us who are a bit lazy at work, we took it positively. And we were happy to know that in the near future we also will get chances to visit Tokyo.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Nassau-The Bahaman Experience

Since we completed our targets successfully last year, our bosses thought of offering some rewards to us. As a gift they offered us a foreign trip. The choice of the destination was left on us. After lot of deliberations we chose Nassau. We negotiated hard and landed up with good airline deals to this place. As the budget allotted for our trip was limited we did not want to spend much on travel. Hence we had to do tough bargaining with various airline agents for cheap airfare tickets. After completing all the formalities we embarked on our trip. We were a group of seven people and were all mighty excited to visit this beautiful place. Though there are many flights to Nassau, we preferred to visit Miami and Florida first. After spending few days there we went to Nassau. It is the capital and largest city of the commonwealth of Bahamas.

The culture there was totally different from that of Miami and Florida. The beaches and the night clubs were over crowded with visiting tourists. Enjoying proximity with United States of America, it attracts many tourists. Introduction of cheap flights to Nassau worked well and it brought a number of visitors there. The city has been founded by the refugees from America and their slaves who came there during the American Civil War. Later the slavery has been abolished by a bill passed in the British Parliament. In between it was also conquered by Spanish and Americans twice. With all bloodshed wars and revolts, finally Bahamas attained freedom.

With its beautiful beaches it has been a popular shooting place for many Hollywood Hits. The destination has been captured beautifully several times in the movies. It featured in certain best seller novels too. The hotel where we stayed was in a crowded place. It was an ordinary hotel, still all modern facilities were offered. The hospitality of the natives is well known and it is another thing that attracts many visitors. There is a place called Cable Beach which has been recognized as a Hotel District. Many hotels are located in this area. You can find star hotels as well as the ordinary ones here. This allows people from all strata of society to stay here and enjoy the Bahaman culture.

When we reached there the festival of Junkanoo was going on. Usually this festival is celebrated between December 26 and January 1 every year. It includes a colorful street parade and people in great numbers participate in this parade flaunting their colorful dresses. We took it as a bonus that we could participate in this once in a year festival. People from US usually purchases cheap tickets to Nassau and they come here in hordes for participating in this festival.

In the coming days we visited several other important places like Bahamian Parliament, British Colonial Hotel, Pirates of Nassau museum etc. We were really thrilled to have Bahaman experience and while returning we all vouched to come back soon to Nassau.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Montego Bay-The City of Rebellion

Recently our history professor spoke about Jamaica. It was after his visit as a part of delegation, he became fascinated with Jamaica and various cities there. Being a leftist sympathetic, he always becomes more excited while taking about revolts and rebellions. He was also enthusiastic when he spoke about Montego Bay.

“It is another city and port of Jamaica. There are many flights to Montego Bay. I used the domestic service and I caught one of the last minute flights to reach there. Actually that city was not in our tour plan. However when I heard about the Baptist War of 1831 and Samuel Sharpe who lead it I decided to visit this place also”.

As it was not in the original plan, professor had to spend from his pocket for the trip to Montego Bay. Still, the respect to the comrades of Baptist War made professor to bargain for flight tickets for cheap prices. He somehow managed to get one and went to Montego Bay.

“Montego Bay was known as sugar port. It was doing a very good business in those days. Slavery was also prevailing in those days. And there happened a violent revolt of slaves on a Christmas day. It continued for almost a year and their leader Samuel Sharpe got caught and hanged to death here. Now he is a national hero and the main center of the city is in his name.” He detailed the history of Baptist War.”

“But it is not just history, even so many other things are there that will make you interested,” Professor spoke. There are many venues for performing arts and you can enjoy the traditional West Indies cultural programs in the evenings. The rhythmic music and the fast steps of the traditional dances will certainly take you to some other world. Nowadays, that city has become an important location for tourists.” He told.

As the number of visitors increased, the number of cheap flights to Montego Bay also increased. Once it became a business center, many business people also started visiting this sea side city more frequently. Many international companies that have business interests in Jamaica have offices in this city. The climate and the proximity to airport and sea port made them select this city as their head quarters in Jamaica.

Later on, I collected more information about Montego Bay. The sand beaches and the bikini clad beauties flocked the place. I too decided to visit the city once. More than the revolution and the revolutionists, I prefer to spend the evenings at the beach and nights in night clubs. There is no scarcity for both in Montego Bay. I have already started my enquiries for cheap tickets to Montego Bay. I am planning to spend the coming holidays there. I have also discussed it with some of my friends. They have also shown interest and the more the merrier.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Helsinki, the design capital of the world

John is a good artist. He is not just an artist; rather he is devoted to arts. He never misses any art exhibitions that have been conducted in our city. He even traveled wide to participate in many exhibitions.

“I am still a student and I had to learn a lot. All my journeys are for learning more.” He used to say. During one of our weekend get-together s, some of our friends suggested him to visit Helsinki. It has been declared as the design capital of the world at that time. The designing is not limited to arts there. New designs are coming up in all the products that have been manufactured by industries based at that city. These innovative designs made them popular.

Accepting the suggestion, John planned to visit Helsinki. Though he was one of the best artists in our city, he was not familiar with airline ticketing etc. he sought my help to get best airfares available. As I know one of the agents, I could get him cheap plane fares and soon he boarded one of the cheap flights to Helsinki.

After his return, it took him almost three days to complete his narration about the city and its artistic talents. It is the capital of Finland and it has a history of more than 500 years. A small town has been developed to a large city after the invasion of Russians. After the Second World War, it attained more importance and it equals many major cities in Europe in per capita GDP. Many known brands like NOKIA, KONY etc are coming to the world from this city. Though it has developed considerably in business, the main attraction is its cultural tradition.

The National Gallery in Helsinki reflects the artistic talents of the city and its denizens. It consists of three museums, Ateneum Art Museum, which contains Classical Finnish art forms, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, which exhibits classical European art and Kiasma Art Museum, which displays modern art. I could understand his emotions when he speaks about various art forms exhibited there. He is such a crazy as far as art is concerned.

“Not only are these museums, every building itself reflecting the artistic talent of the people. I have never seen such talented people.” He was speaking from his heart. “You really helped me with those flight tickets. Later on I came to know that there are a number of airlines that offer cheap tickets to Helsinki. This increased the number of visitors coming to the city.” He told me.

Apart from arts and designing, Helsinki has several other feathers to add in its crown. Being a devotee of art, my friend did not see all those. Hence, I had to explain to him. It had hosted the Olympic Games in 1952. It had several sports arenas and theaters. It hosts a number of world class venues for performing arts too. He was amazed to find out about all these things. He really thought that he should have visited Helsinki in the past.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Unforgettable Holiday at Picturesque Jamaica

Jamaica is a scenic holiday destination that sees a constant influx of tourists from all parts of the world. Cheap airfares to Jamaica are many and you can know more about the same through online research. I started scouring the internet for cheap tickets and cheap flights to Jamaica to plan my Jamaica travel in a better way.

City Tours to Jamaica
There are plenty of things to see and do in Jamaica and tourists will not experience even a single boring moment here. Once I landed in Jamaica availing the cheap airfares, I sought more information about Jamaica city tours in my hotel lobby. City tours are the perfect and most affordable way to see and enjoy all the interesting locales in this place. Jamaica city tours can take you to some of the most popular places in Jamaica such as those mentioned below:

Blue Mountain and John Crow Mountain National Park
As part of my Jamaica city tour, I got a chance to visit the Blue Mountain and John Crow Mountain National Park. I enjoyed a wonderful bird and butterfly watching experience in this beautiful place. Adventure lovers and trekkers should not miss visiting this place during their Jamaica travel.

The Bob Marley Museum
Cheap flight tickets to Jamaica come as a boon for those who are looking for an affordable holiday in this picturesque destination. The world famous singer Bob Markey’s original home has been converted into a museum in Jamaica. I enjoyed browsing through the rare memorabilia preserved in the museum. Then I headed to the shop nearby to purchase some unique Bob Marley souvenirs and handicrafts.

Coffee Experience in Jamaica
I along with other co-travelers toured around the Blue Mountain coffee factory to savor a unique Jamaican coffee experience as part of our city tour in Jamaica. I could also purchase some freshly grown coffee beans by striking a deal with the local farmers.

Explore Kingston
Last minute flights can be availed by those who plan their Jamaica travel in the last minute. I walked through the thriving Kingston city to get a feel about the culture and tradition of this place. The guided city tour Jamaica also helped me to see some other notable places of interest in Jamaica namely the majestic buildings of King's House and Devon House, the National Gallery, Hope Botanical Gardens and others.

Port Royal
The Port Royal Archaeological and Historical Museum houses some rare artifacts and materials of the city that were recovered from the depths of the ocean. The Maritime Museum in Fort Charles is also definitely worth a visit here.

Other popular city tours Jamaica include Dunn’s river falls tour, dolphin cove attraction, Negril’s day and sunset tour, chukka adventure tours and others. By registering my name for the Bob Marley’s nine miles city tour adventure, I got an opportunity to see the real or rural side of Jamaica in its full splendor. I was able to plan my Jamaica trip well, thanks to Fare Buzz.com. The site can help you locate and book your cheap flight tickets to Jamaica and cheap airfares almost instantly.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tempt Your Taste Buds with Delectable Bangalore Dishes

Bangalore, the Garden City is considered as a paradise for the food lovers. Cheap flights to Bangalore food joints and restaurants serve as a one-stop destination for traditional and exotic cuisines. The city’s restaurants have become an indispensable part of Bangalore’s entertainment scene. I took the cheap airline flights to Bangalore to tantalize my taste buds to the fullest.

Diverse Cuisines
The city of Bangalore is the largest in South India and the third-largest in India. Bangalore is as vibrant and diverse city and more cosmopolitan than other parts of India, that it gets reflected in its wide range of superb restaurants. Bangalore’s diverse cuisines are reflective of the economic and social diversity of the city. You can take flights to Bangalore to enjoy the tea stalls, roadside vendors, North Indian, South Indian, Chinese and Western food joints that are quite popular in the city. Udupi restaurants are one of the most popular chains of restaurants and are predominantly located throughout the city serving only vegetarian cuisine. The Thai food and Chinese food served in the restaurants are also customized to suit the tastes and needs of the Indian population. Why not take the cheap flight deals to Bangalore and indulge in some real great food?

Popular Dishes   
For the breakfast, the Bangalore restaurants mostly serve Idlis, Dosas with Chutney and Sambhar, Vadas with Chutney and Sambhar, Kesari Bhaath, chappati, poori, Mysore Bonda, Akki roti, Avalakki Oggarane etc. Bangalore food is mostly non-greasy i.e. steamed or roasted. Rice is the main staple diet and happens to form the basis of each and every meal. Rice is mostly served with Huli (soup with vegetables) or Sambhar (soup without vegetables), Rasam or Saaru (thin soup), dry vegetables known as Palya and Mosara Anna (curd with rice). Coconut is an important ingredient in almost all Bangalore recipes. The restaurants usually serve these meals in stainless steel plates known as ‘Meal Thalis’. I truly relished some of the South Indian snacks that I ate in the restaurants of Bangalore namely Kodubale, Chaklee, Maddur Vade and Nippattu when I booked cheap airline tickets to Bangalore. These snacks are perfect to nib with the tea or coffee at any time during the day.

Popular Restaurants
I made the most of the cheap tickets to Bangalore to not only enjoy the city but also to visit some of the popular restaurants and fast food joints in the city. Samarkand is a popular restaurant in Bangalore and is one of the finest places to relish Afghani cuisine here in India. The restaurant is located at Infantry Road in Bangalore. Most of the non-vegetarian dishes such as Afghani Murg and Chicken Lababdar are delicious and simply irresistible. Samarkand is also well known for its range of mouthwatering and exquisite desserts. Khubani Ka Meetha and Bakhlava are two traditional Afghani desserts served by the restaurant. When I took flights to Bangalore, I also made sure to visit Jamavar, another renowned restaurant in the city. It is an in-house restaurant located at Hotel Leela Palace in Bangalore. The restaurant is beautifully decorated with chandeliers, silk drapes, authentic wooden furniture and silver cutlery. Jamavar offers lavish South Indian and North Indian menus. The Spicy Lobster is a must try for you if you take cheap flights to Bangalore.

Fare Buzz helped me to plan my trip to Bangalore. It served as the perfect planning guide with all the requisite information on cheap airline flights and cheap tickets to Bangalore. You can log on to the site for further details.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Indulgence is the Word in the Resorts of Bahamas holidays

The Bahamas is one dream island I would suggest to visit on your next upcoming holidays. Although, an island place located amidst the Atlantic Ocean yet there are many international airlines that operate in this area. I was astonished with what this small island holiday destination had to offer me. It is a perfect place for families, couples and newlyweds- it is best to stay in the resorts and make the most of this fascinating place. With fascinated sunset cruises, water activities and adventurous escapades this was one place where I could definitely unwind myself, all thanks to the cheap flights to Bahamas, which made it possible.

The Resorts Catering to Varied Holidaymakers

One amazing thing that I noticed on my holidays to Bahamas is that fun doesn’t end because the island of Bahamas provides you with an unforgettable adventure both on land and water. At every corner, you will have an excitement waiting for you to discover. If you an ocean lover, you can go fishing, try scuba diving, parasailing or jet skiing and plenty more of such exhilarating water sport activities. The cheap tickets to Bahamas was a great opportunity as I got to witness some of the island stunning attractions such as forts, plantation, the Bahamas historical society museum, the fountain of youth and much more attraction that depicts the history of this island from pre-Columbus era.

Amenities offered at the resorts at a glance

The resorts that you will come across in Bahamas will keep your comfort and needs in mind and let you indulge to the fullest. If you are planning a wedding or a honeymoon destination then again I would suggest booking your flights to Bahamas and fixing your accommodation. The Nassau Island resort will offer ample facilities to the couples looking for some added adventurous. From snorkeling to shark dives and relaxing beaches to canoeing, the resorts will arrange it all for you. Another great place is the grand Bahamas islands, which is best-suited for sport enthusiast couples. Some of the resorts also have their own best golf courses where you can try out your golfing skills.

The best choice for you

Accommodation facilities in Bahamas are second to none. Catering to budget holidaymakers to those looking for a luxurious indulgence, Bahamas has it all. From bungalows to five star hotels and resort are available to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Each accommodation provides breathtaking views of the majestic Atlantic Ocean and picturesque landscape of the Bahamas. Some of the top luxurious resorts are:
  • Sheraton Nassau beach resort
  • Atlantis, Paradise Island
  • One and Only ocean club
  • Musha Cay resort and many more
Why not try Fare Buzz and find out more details on you treasured holiday destination? You can also book your cheap airline flights to Bahamas through this website. It will also provide you with in-depth information of the island before your departure.