Category:Travel And Culture

Taj Mahal

Volunteer vacation is a term which stands for the experience of spending a holiday as a volunteer. One travels and works with local communities and indigenous societies on a number of different issues. When done in the right spirit, it can be a life-changing experience. The Taj Mahal was built by the Shah Jahan in the memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal.

Environmental pollution spurred by industry and automobiles has long been observed to be progressively destroying the Taj Mahal's white marble surface. It is estimated that the area around the Taj contains five times the amount of suspended particles (such as sulfur dioxide) that the Taj Mahal could handle without sustaining everlasting damage. More...

Staycation

A staycation, according to The New York Times, is "a neologism used by those who prefer to unravel the mysteries of the world from the comfort of their living room couches." Apart from saving a precious non-renewable resource like oil, staycations can also save money. More...

The Lébou people say that not knowing is bad, but not seeking knowledge is worse. Travel in the modern world is an ethical minefield of terms like ethical tourism, responsible travel, fair trade travel.

A larger number of people are now travelling to experience more than just the all sensory touchables like new sights, sounds, smells, and tastes. What travellers seek today is the real with more interpersonal connections with the locals of an area.

So if you are going to travel the world, avoid the cultural bloopers, get informed, inform others, contribute the maximum while disturbing the minimum, look into Art of New Age Travel or the Travel And Culture section and add your two pennies to ours.

Health Tourism

• 150,000 Americans now travel abroad every year for affordable, high-quality health care.
• Several demographic, economic and lifestyle developments are fueling growth in health tourism.
• Certain destinations, such as Bath and Baden-Baden, have catered to health tourists for centuries.
• Travelling to countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Costa Rica and India for medical and dental treatments cost about 20 to 80% less than at US.
• Health Tourism is the growing trend of people traveling to other countries to undergo medical treatments and surgeries and combining it with a pleasant holiday. More...