Hanging Man of Olomouc, Czech Republic

Initially I saw the silhouette and couldn’t believe my eyes; I strained to see if there was any kind of movement. As I got closer I realized it was just a statue, but what a weird one! Read more here...

Fountain Hills, Arizona

I blogged about my visit to Fountain Hills, Arizona..soon after my visit to Sun N Fun in Florida in March-April this year (a month ago). I am active on a new blogging and travel social network site called TravBuddy and find that very useful to post, read and understand travellers perspectives from around the World. Since I travel a lot, the TravBuddy (TB) page has been a great tool. I find that more fun than posting here on Blogger..seems like this is getting a bit dated to continue on..may as well migrate to the other place entirely! Anyway, here's a LINK to my Blog on Blogger and LINK to the TB page as well. Photos, info and video of World's tallest Fountain, at Fountain Hills Arizona, in the middle of a Desert community!

DID NOT DISAPPEAR!

I started in Mysore, Bangalore and Goa, where my little apartment is, and then progressed on to Kolkata. Being the environment buff that I am, and particularly fond of mangroves and the Tiger, it was quite obvious that I’d end up in the Sundarbans, the World’s largest mangrove area. To say it was magical itself would be an understatement and a few lines cannot describe the place. This I will blog about as soon as I go back home to better Internet connection and when I get back to comfort of my desk. I have photos and videos to post on Sundarbans.

BANGKOK IN BRIEF

An important update about Visa On Arrival facilities in Thailand. Indians and citizens of various countries that are eligible for Visa on arrival facility can now apply for visa on arrival for free. There was a Thai Baht 1,000 fee earlier and one needed to carry this amount in Thai Baht. That fee has been waived for all till March 2010 with the aim of encouraging tourism in Thailand.

XMAS IN SINGAPORE

Its early Christmas for Singapore. They do all festive events on a grand scale here. Christmas season starts a month before the actual dates, bringing in an air of cheer all around. I have spent many Christmas's in different parts of the World but I must say Singapore goes overboard in decorations like no place else. All over this Country, during this entire month, one can find Christmas trees inside every mall, outside every mall, in other public areas and roads such as Orchard Road and coupled with fabulous lighting everywhere.

25 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

This is my 100th post on "Blog-Capt. Anup Murthy". Not counting my other Blogs on Blogger. I was in India last two weeks and it hit me that this year is an Anniversary of sorts for me.

I remember what Singapore looked like back then, a small but very neat and clean place 25 years ago. It's spread out now but still neat. Read more...