Comments on Traveller's Tales: O Jerusalem!

My daughter is currently in NZ on holiday. In fact...

2008-03-27T17:57:00.000+05:30

My daughter is currently in NZ on holiday. In fact just yesterday she wrote saying she was currently in Bay of Plenty , which I thought sounded like the Garden of Eden! She checked out the volcano White Island and said she’s going sky diving today. I’m quite nervous http://100percentpure.wordpress.com

@mansi: You know what, Egypt has actually popped ...

2007-12-15T11:01:00.000+05:30

@mansi: You know what, Egypt has actually popped up in my list. Mostly as a result of some friends visiting recently. From what I hear, it's awesome to see the Pyramids and the temples up close and personal.

I'm still planning my Europe trip, but Australia i...

2007-12-15T02:43:00.000+05:30

I'm still planning my Europe trip, but Australia is on the cards too..I'd like to say that New Zealand, Egypt and Puerto-Rico should go on your list shantanu!!

Jerusalem has a lot of legend attached to it...should be fascinating...

@melody: You should do that. Thanks for the comm...

2007-12-01T07:49:00.000+05:30

@melody: You should do that. Thanks for the comment. :-)

Ah Jerusalem, the fairest city, so strongly built ...

2007-11-29T00:41:00.000+05:30

Ah Jerusalem, the fairest city, so strongly built as one united whole (sorry, singing a song there).

I look forward to visiting Israel one day too, but by doing a pilgrimage.

Incidentally, though I haven't commented on other posts, great stuff!

@indicaspecies: Yup, which I think is pretty cool ...

2007-11-27T09:46:00.000+05:30

@indicaspecies: Yup, which I think is pretty cool and the way I would like it to be. We need to make our country a lot more tourist-friendly though, especially the airports and areas around some of the tourist attractions such as Agra.

Having checked quite a bit of Europe and the Ameri...

2007-11-26T21:42:00.000+05:30

Having checked quite a bit of Europe and the Americas, I'm yet to set foot in Australia and Africa too. However, I've been to Jerusalem about 9 years back, but on a very short trip.

Thanks for that link. 40,000 visitors to India in a year! No wonder I've met so many of them not just in the southern parts of India but also in the forts of Jaipur, in the trekking areas of Leh and also in Panamik, close to the Indo-Pak border of the Himalayas.

@smita: You are right. Some cities have retained...

2007-11-26T21:14:00.000+05:30

@smita: You are right. Some cities have retained their past through their buildings. In this respect, I was actually pretty impressed by London too.

@sandeepa: Which is why this article caught my attention...

That was a very nice excerpt from the article. Cau...

2007-11-26T20:24:00.000+05:30

That was a very nice excerpt from the article. Caught in politicial nonsense, we often overlook the real people . Hope you are able to make that trip

Most cities around the world look alike after a wh...

2007-11-26T17:44:00.000+05:30

Most cities around the world look alike after a while. Jerusalem has retained its own unique flavour. Definitely should be next on the list

@rennyba: Yes, Austalia's been on my radar for a ...

2007-11-26T13:43:00.000+05:30

@rennyba: Yes, Austalia's been on my radar for a while too. Both for Syndey and the Outback region. Thanks; I will send you an email reply too!

@sank: Intesting! Havn't researched Israeli food yet. :-)

@random magus: Thank you! I will certainly check that out.

@jaja0359: I have been to Beijing but would love to visit China once again.

@iunknown: Thank you for the comments. Damn, I should have caught that myself. :-)

Hi Shantanu, Excellent post! The old world count...

2007-11-26T11:41:00.000+05:30

Hi Shantanu,
Excellent post! The old world countries of Isreal and Turkey do very well connect with us Indians due to their multitudinous nature and rich history. I am sure they figure in the list of any travel enthusiast.

The only point in your post that I do not agree with is the observation of "Ichak Dana.." being from the movie Awara; it is, in fact, from the movie Shree 420. Maybe you can correct the article writer who will then correct Tikhva Levin! :-)

#madhu

do you want to go to china,there have many beautif...

2007-11-26T08:48:00.000+05:30

do you want to go to china,
there have many beautifull place!
you can visit great wall and bingmayong and so on!!!

I love the planning part of traveling as well - I ...

2007-11-26T01:27:00.000+05:30

I love the planning part of traveling as well - I have a folder with options for hotels, the places to visit, to eat. In fact hubby complains that I micro manage a holiday. Sharm al Sheikh in Egypt is supposed to be kick ass. I haven't been myself but heard that from everyone who has been there

Hi Shantanu- I've been many times and can highly r...

2007-11-25T21:18:00.000+05:30

Hi Shantanu- I've been many times and can highly recommend, especially if you're a history buff. The food is excellent. This post resonated well with me, several of my cousins are Israeli, all of them went to India, exactly as you described, after the army.. one of them never returned home and I believe still is living in Goa years later.

i can tell we really share the urge to travel and ...

2007-11-25T04:11:00.000+05:30

i can tell we really share the urge to travel and see interesting places. Australia is a good choice. I was there more than 10 years ago and as a Norwegian, it was very exotic and also an interesting continent.

Btw: Sorry I haven’t bee around lately, but have been rather busy with family matters and traveling. Right now I am in Brussels.

PS: Congratulation for winning a Norwegian Troll in my second blog anniversary - I’ve wrote you a mail telling how to collect it.