वह माया थी, अपने चार शावकों के साथ। माया बाघिन ने तादोबा को उसी तरह की ख्याति दे दी है जिस तरह की कभी मछली बाघिन ने राजस्थान में रणथंबौर को दी थी। टेलिया इलाके में सैलानी अक्सर माया को उसके बच्चों के साथ देखने के लिए जरूरत आते हैं। हालांकि तादोबा को लोकप्रिय बनाने में माया के अलावा वाघदोह बाघ का भी बहुत हाथ रहा है, जिसके बारे में कहा जाता है कि वह भारत का सबसे बड़ा बाघ है। अब यह कितना सच है, कहना मुश्किल है लेकिन इसमें कोई दोराय नहीं कि वाघदोह को देखा तो लगता है कि वह वाकई बड़ा ही भव्य और दिव्य है। बाघ परिवार के पांच सदस्यों को एक साथ देखने का रोमांच सबको नसीब नहीं होता बहरहाल, यहां मैं जंगल के बीच पेड़ में मचान पर बैठा था और नीचे माया अपने परिवार के साथ पानी में खिलवाड़ कर रही थी। मई के महीने की कड़क दोपहर के बाद शाम ढलने वाली थी। जानवरों के सेंसस (गिनती) में भाग लेने का मेरे लिए त...
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The Goa cabinet on Wednesday decided to allow casinos to reopen in the state from November 1 by following the COVID-19 prevention guidelines. The coastal state has six offshore and around a dozen onshore casinos, which have been shut since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in March this year. File Photo: Casino in Goa Talking to reporters here after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, "The state cabinet has decided to allow casinos to reopen from November 1 onwards." The casinos will have to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity and follow all the standard operating procedures laid down by the state Home department, he said. Sawant also said that casino operators will have to pay the license fees before resuming operations. File Photo: Casino on a ...
Read MoreDue to the uncertainty about when international travel restrictions might be lifted, Princess Cruises is extending its pause in operations for cruises departing from Australia and New Zealand through May 31, 2021. Guests will receive a refundable Future Cruise Credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid. To receive the above FCCs, no action is required by the guest or their travel advisor. Australia - Sydney Harbor Alternatively, guests can forfeit the bonus FCC offer and request a refund for all money paid on their booking by using this online form. Guests have until November 30, 2020, to elect a refund, or they will automatically receive the default offer listed above. Princess will...
Read MoreRidiculed once again in a film featuring fictional Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, the ex-Soviet state of Kazakhstan has embraced the joke this time round and adopted Borat’s catch phrase to try to attract tourists. “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” a follow-up to a 2006 film featuring the same sexist and racist character, was released on Amazon Prime last week. Like the first film, the movie has Borat on the rampage in the United States where he tries to trick U.S. politicians and others into letting their guard down and compromising themselves. Still from Kazakh Tourism's promotional video. Credit: Kazakh Tourism Borat’s first outing caused anger in Kazakhstan where authorities...
Read MoreIndonesia’s environment ministry on Tuesday sought to calm outrage over construction of an island tourism project being dubbed “Jurassic Park”, after an image went viral on social media of a Komodo dragon facing off with a big truck. The picture of the dragon, one of the world’s largest lizards, blocking the path of a big vehicle on Indonesia’s Rinca Island prompted an outpouring of anger about perceived threats to the natural habitat of the vulnerable species. Reuters was not able to verify the authenticity of the picture. It was shared by Save Komodo Now, a collective of activists, who wrote: "This is the first time Komodos are hearing the roar of engines and the smell of smoke. What will the future impact of these projects be? Does anyone still care about conservation?" ...
Read MoreIn order to boost tourism amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the reopening of the world-famous Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) has been preponed to November 1. "Strict COVID protocals for the tourists as well as those visiting DTR have been imposed this season starting November 1. Any violation of the protocol would be taken seriously," Field director, DTR Sanjay Kumar Pathak said. Normally, the tourist season in Dudhwa starts on November 15 and concludes on June 15 every year. Dudhwa is the most visited national park in Uttar Pradesh Due to the unprecedented situation following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Dudhwa had to be closed mid-session on March 22 during the last tourist season. The routine tourist season last year had also remained disturbed due to heavy rains and ...
Read MoreFinland's national carrier Finnair has started selling its business class meals in a supermarket to prevent job cuts at its catering unit due to COVID-19. The airplane meals have quickly turned into a hit with 1,600 meals sold within days at the supermarket located near Finnair’s main hub the Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Finnair said. It plans to sell in more outlets. FILE PHOTO: A Finnair Airbus A320-200 aircraft prepares to take off from Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain. REUTERS/Phil Noble “There are redundancies and layoffs going on already at Finnair and we are trying our best to find new innovative ways,” head of Finnair Kitchen Marika Nieminen said. Finnair said last Tuesday it would cut around 700 jobs by March 2021. Finnair Kitchen’s first main courses on the g...
Read MoreChef Emily Wells was unsure what to expect as she opened the doors of her seasonal restaurant in rural Prince Edward Island the same day Canada’s four Atlantic provinces bubbled together, allowing travel between them while keeping their borders restricted to everyone else. The result was far better than she could have imagined. “It was a remarkable summer, I was floored by it,” Wells said. “The bubble made all the difference. It certainly worked for us.” The border restrictions along with tough public health measures helped the east coast provinces, which have a combined population of 2.4 million, tamp down COVID-19 early on and largely keep the virus at bay even as the rest of the country entered a second wave of infections. FILE PHOTO: A resident views the first iceberg of t...
Read Moreधरती की सतह से ऊपर पहाडिय़ों में बनी गुफाओं से निकलकर इस बार आ जाएं नीचे... जमीन पर नहीं, बल्कि उससे भी नीचे यानी समुद्र की गहराइयों में। रोमांचप्रेमियों के बीच समुद्र में गोताखोरी, स्नोर्कलिंग या स्कूबा डाइविंग आजकल खासी लोकप्रिय हो रही है। लेकिन यहां हम बात स्कूबा डाइविंग की नहीं कर रहे, बल्कि दुनिया की अकेली ऐसी जगह की कर रहे हैं जहां रात गुजारने पहुंचने के लिए आपको वाकई स्कूबा डाइविंग करनी पड़ती है। यह अमेरिका की अकेली अंडरवाटर होटल है। एमरेल्ड लैगून जिसके नीचे है अंडरसी लॉज जूल्स अंडरसी लॉज अमेरिका में फ्लोरिडा के की लारगो में एमरेल्ड लैगून के नीचे स्थित है। सतह से 30 फुट नीचे लैगून के फर्श पर—पांच फुट ऊंचे पांवों पर—टिका यह अंडरसी केवल नाम के लिए नहीं बल्कि वाकई समुद्र में नीचे है। इसे रोमांच व सैर-सपाटे के मिलन का चरम भी कहा जा सकता है। इस लॉज में प्रवेश करने के लिए सागर के प...
Read Moreअपनी पिछली यात्रा की यादें धुंधली भी नहीं हुई थी कि एक बार फिर अंडमान जाने का मौका मिला। पिछली यात्रा से बिलकुल ही अलग, इस बार कुछ काम करते हुए, बीच-बीच में वक्त निकालकर घूमना था- अंडमान की उन जगहों पर, जहां पिछली बार नहीं गए थे और जहां पर्यटक भी बहुत कम जाते हैं। लेकिन जब हम अनजानी राहों पर होते हैं तो चाहें काम ही क्यों न हो, हर अनुभव घुमक्कड़ी को ज्यादा मजेदार बना देता है। खासतौर से तब, जब आप पहले सब कुछ तय नहीं किए रहते, चाहे आने-जाने का साधन हो या फिर रुकने व घूमने की जगहें। मिडिल अंडमान का धानी नाला बीच पर्यटक, ट्रेकर और घुमक्कड़- तीनों की लिस्ट में अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह ऊपर ही रहता है। पर्यटक तो सामान्य तौर पर पोर्ट ब्लेयर, हैवलॉक, नील, रॉस, नॉर्थ बे, जॉली बे, बाराटांग आइलैंड तक ही जाते हैं। इनमें से भी हर कोई हर जगह नहीं जाता। ट्रेकर और घुमक्कड़ इन द्वीपों से अलग नॉर्...
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