– The best way to explore the town is to rent a cycle or simply walk through lanes with pretty houses and their bougainvillea covered gates. The entire French quarters is a convenient walkable area and the colonial buildings are a treat to capture, especially the windows with painted effusively with yellow.

– Visit the breathtakingly beautiful Manakula Vinayagar Temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha. The main attraction is the female elephant Laxmi who is brought out every evening to bless the devotees. Give Laxmi a bunch of bananas and she stays put.

– Auroville, the City of Dawn, walk around the picturesque houses, lush greenery and scores of cycles going about the tracks. Relax after a day of exploring at the Aurobindo Ashram, a place where silence has a language of its own. Nestled amidst beautiful flowers, the place has a certain melody attached to it.

– Water activities on your mind? Pondicherry offers scuba diving in the midst of natural coral reefs, rocky pop-ups, man-made folds and a plethora of marine organisms or go boating in the Chunnambar River offered by Paradise Beach Island. It is ideal for relaxing, sunbathing and enjoying the sunset.

– For all those looking for a lit night out, Pondicherry has got a store of nice clubs and bars where you can spend the night grooving and boozing with friends like Zero House, Paradise Lounge and more. So, if you are visiting Pondicherry, go cafe hopping and witness the amazing nightlife!

– Head to Agashiye for an unparalleled rendezvous with Gujarat’s cuisine. An essentially thali restaurant, it has some clear favourites including rasawala bateka, bharela ravaiya, Gujarati kadhi, shaak nu athaanu, and methi wala bateka. It leaves food lovers from all over and locals alike craving for more!

– The famous Heritage Walk in Ahmedabad starts from Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple. Taking you to Old Ahmedabad which has ancient houses, architectural wonders and delectable cuisine, covering around 20 attractions over a period of three hours. If you’re hungry, make sure to dig into savoury fafda jalebis!

– An ode to Gujarat’s prosperous days, Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is where you will find a lot of old-school locals reminiscing about bygone eras. A beautiful piece of architecture essential to every Ahmedabad trip. Try spotting one of the intricately done windows here which inspired the logo for IIM Ahmedabad.

– Fancy having tea with the dead? Then you have to visit the New Lucky Restaurant! The highlight is the fact that there are tombs scattered all around the tables. The restaurant owner believes that the tombs belong to Sufi saints, and are a lucky charm for his business. It indeed is drop-dead gorgeous!

– Mostly shaky structures are a cause of concern but not in Ahmedabad! Visit the Sidi Bashir Mosque. While being a place of worship, it is also home to the Shaking Minarets or Jhulta Minar as the locals call it. Once there, try to give a nudge to one of the two minarets to find the other one sway as well.

– Enjoy theatre performances at one of the oldest theatres, Ravindra Manch or tap your foot to a rhythmic Kathak performance at the Deewan-e-Aam of Amber Fort. If you’re an art lover, visit the Jawahar Kala Kendra, the center of art and culture where plays and festivals run all year round in the city.

– Stroll around in the Jawahar Circle Garden. It’s surrounded by a rose garden, musical fountains, jogging tracks and street-food stalls or go to Nahargarh’s RTDC open-roof restaurant in the evening, for a perfect combination of chilled beer and a view of the magnificent city from high above!

– Watch a Bollywood flick at Raj Mandir, the oldest movie theatre in Jaipur, popular for its astonishing interiors and Meringue-like shape. Did the theatre make you go retro? Here’s a treat for you! Don’t miss the vintage car rally parading down the road. It is truly a feast for the eyes.

– Visit Govind Devji’s temple in the City Palace for some spiritual relief. Lord Krishna’s image is said to look like this after his reincarnation. While in the City Palace, pay attention to the two silver urns that Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II got them made to carry water from the Ganga for his trip to England.

– You shouldn’t miss the Sisodiya Rani ka Bagh, a royal garden and palace built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh for his wife. If walking is not your style, how about flying? Enjoy the best hot air balloon safari experience with SkyWaltz. Enjoy the view beyond the clouds.

– The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library holds around 700,000 volumes and 3,000 metres of manuscripts that you can’t find anywhere else in the world! They have unique books like the ‘monsters’ volumes that are reprints of works written way back in the 18th century filled with ancient monsters and myths.

– The mysterious Lake on the Mountain is located way above Lake Ontario’s Bay of Quinte. The reason this spot is so unique is because there’s no known water source but still receives a constant flow of water, defying all geological theory on how lakes are formed and sustained.

– An Aero Car that’s suspended over the Niagara Falls Whirlpool, a huge basin of vortex waters, carries 10 passengers across for stunning views. Cave Swimming on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands has visitors jumping right into the freezing Atlantic waves that take you in and out of sea caves around the red cliffs.

– Brockville Railway Tunnel is a gorgeous piece of Canadian history. It was the first railway built in Canada way back in 1860. It has since been out of use as an active railway and is now an artistic tunnel. Visitors can walk or bike through this colourful tunnel for a magical underground experience.

– Manitoba’s Narcisse dens, the largest concentration of snakes anywhere in the world. Each spring, tens of thousands of red garter snakes emerge from their dens in a mating frenzy. You can pick them up, say hello, make a live Medusa wig. Just be gentle, watch where you step and remember to smile!

– Fancy yourself as a budding Sherlock Holmes? Transport yourself back in time to 1940’s Shanghai in an interactive role-playing game and find Red Rose’s killer, a cabaret singer. You and up to 6 friends can dress in costumes and choose from a detective, reporter or boss of a nightclub. Do visit Xcape RPG if you have mysteries on your mind!

– At Palm Avenue Float Club you lay in a single bed sized pod in utter silence and darkness, floating as if you were in the Dead Sea. Deprived of light, sound and gravity your mind enters a meditative state which is helped by the water being warmed to your exact skin temperature.

– An alternative dinner option is a cruise with Sunset Sail City Lights on the Royal Albatross. Sit down, relax with a sumptuous cocktail, and enjoy a 3-course meal sailing around Singapore’s calm waters. A perfect end of the day, and a wonderful way to celebrate any special occasion.

– Eating cheap local street food should be a part of any Singaporean itinerary – it’s often considered the national past time. But rather than frequent popular tourist hawker centres like Lau Pa Sat and Newton, go check out other local favourites like Old Airport Road, ABC Brickworks and Changi Village instead.

– Apart from these, some iconic places to visit in Singapore are the Singapore Flyer, luxurious Marina Bay Sands, an adventurous one day trip to Sentosa Island or Universal Studio, Merlion Park and for all the shopaholics Orchard Park and China Town are a must.

– The beauty of Russia includes the vast expanses of forests, lofty mountains, ancient volcanoes and clear pristine lakes. These natural wonders hold the possibility of some thrilling adventures, whether it is a jungle safari, skiing, white-water rafting or a trek; the possibilities are endless.

– Quaint Siberian towns, ancient fortresses, the picturesque wooden houses and the olden streets provide the nostalgic feel of old Russia. Adding to the rich feel of Russia are the country estates of the greatest literary giants such as Tolstoy and Pushkin.

– St. Basil’s Cathedral is the epitome of traditional, millennium old, Russian architecture with its ‘onion-shaped’ domes. Apart from Moscow & St. Petersburg, a repository of glittering palaces and spirally churches are scattered all across the historic towns of Russia.

– There is no winter as enchanting as a Russian winter. The milky snow blankets the cities, which are then illuminated by twinkling lights. Pristine ice sheets blankets the city streets and the lakes to allow delightful bouts of ice-skating. Right out of a fairy tale, winters here are truly magical.

– The Russians sure love their vodka and do know how to party. A thriving nightlife can be found in even the remotest cities. The vibrant Moscow and St. Petersburg are 24-hour cities with an array of clubs and bars. The majestic city theatres and classical music concerts are perfect for an elegant evening.

– With sand-covered tombs, austere pyramids and towering Pharaonic temples, Egypt brings out the explorer in all of us. Visit the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, where Tutankhamun’s tomb was unearthed. Take a guided tour and see the glittering finds in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

– Hop off a Nile boat to visit Dendara, Edfu or other waterside temples, cross Lake Nasser to see Ramses II’s masterpiece at Abu Simbel or trek into the desert to find the traces of Roman trading outposts. A Nile cruise is the perfect place to see many of these spectacular ancient monuments.

– Cairo, the City Victorious, is packed with soaring minarets like at Bab Zuweila, medieval schools and mosques, some of the greatest architecture of medieval Islam. Tap into the history of Cairo’s early churches and remote desert monasteries.

– The coast along the Red Sea has a rugged desert beauty that is rewarding to explore on a multi-day outing to one of the globe’s great dives at Hurghada or a magical snorkeling expedition along a coral wall. Walk along the Corniche in Alexandria to wind down in the evenings.

– Bask in the beauty of the Egyptian deserts. Whether you’re watching the sunrise between the beautiful shapes of the White Desert or the shimmering horizon from the comfort of a hot spring in Siwa Oasis, Egypt’s landscapes are endlessly fascinating.

– Other attractions Egypt offers are hiking trips to the holy Mt Sinai, explorations across the City of The Dead or the thrilling ross Egypt Challenge. For a more relaxing time, indulge in delicious Koshary at Abou Tarek, enjoy a Sufi dance show or simply watch the beautiful sunset at Al-Azhar Park.