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10 Beautiful Festivals That Are A Visual Treat

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Priyanka Priyadarshinee
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1. Carnival Of Brazil

Carnival is celebrated in Brazil every year, 46 days before the Easter festival. A major parade, with beautifully dressed samba dancers atop a decorated moving vehicle, goes through the stadium as hundreds of people keep joining the parade, as the parade makes it way. The exotic samba dancers and their sexy moves, clad in body-paint, glitter, feathers, etc., are pleasure to watch. Not only your eyes, your minds would be blown away too.

2. Lantern Festival, Thailand

Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on 15th day of the first month in the lunisolar year marking the last day of the Lunar New Year celebration.  During this festival, children go to temples at night, carrying paper lanterns and solved riddles over the lanterns and they allow them to flow away. That scene of so many lanterns beautifying the sky is mesmerizing.

3. Sapporo Snow Festival

The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, for seven days in February. This is one of the largest and most distinctive winter events. During this festival, people get to see hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures at the Odori Park and Susukino sites. The subject of the statues varies and often features some event, famous building or person from the previous year.

4. International Sand Sculpture Festival

International Sand Sculpture Festival is described as the largest sand sculpture event of the world. This festival takes place at Portugal. This site occupies 15,000sqr meter(3.7 acres). Each year about 60 artists use 35000 tons of sand to create 50 works of art. This exhibition is also open in the evenings with the atmospheric lighting. These makeshift figures are genuine blowouts for the eyes, particularly for the individuals who are creatively bowed.

5. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly festival of hot air balloons that take place in Albuquerque, USA during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine day event, and has over 500 balloons each day. The event is the largest hot air balloons festival in the world. Isn’t it amazing to watch so many balloons flying all at a time!

6. Winter Light Festival, Japan

The Winter Light Festival is commended in the Kuwana city of Japan. In this city is found the loveliest bloom centered herbal stop with its nurseries, gardens and the extremely exceptional passage of light. The winter illuminations are praised in this herbal patio, when a huge number of led lights, fueled by sun powered vitality amidst the day, light up together, making dazzling scenes, shining over the grounds and waters, making capable pictures and views taking into account topics. The passage lights up in bloom molded LED lights.

7. Up Helly Aa Fire Festival

Up Helly Aa refers to any variety of fire festivals held in Shetland, in Scotland, annually in the middle of winter to mark the end of the Yule season. The festival involves a procession of up to 1000 Guizers in the Lerwick, and considerably lower numbers in the more rural festivals, formed into squads who march through the town or village in a variety of themed costumes.

8. Electric Forest Festivals

Electric Forest Festivals is a four day multi genre event, with a focus on electric and jam bad genres, held in Rothbury, Michigan, at double JJ resort. The principal centers of the occasion are electronic and jam groups. Be that as it may, what catches the eye is the climate amidst the celebration. The lights and the sounds titillate diverse facilities in the meantime and make a strange affair of wild.

9. Scarlet Sails, White Night Festivals

The Scarlet Sails is a celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia, the most massive and famous public event during the white night festivals. The tradition is highly popular for its spectacular fireworks, numerous music concerts, and a massive water show.

10. Holi, Hindu Nation

Holi is a spring festival which is also known as the festivals of colors. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many, a festive day to meet each other, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships and is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest. In this festival, people visit family, throw colors on each other, laugh and chit-chat. The whole process of this festive day is damn colorful and joyous.

Diary of a Broken Heart

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AKANKSHA AGARWAL
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I am the silence which is always broken by you, again and again, every time. Why do you do this? I hate you. I didn’t do anything then why? I want you to say me that you miss me. I always do so much for you, but in return, I don’t get what I deserve, no respect and no love. You are a wrong choice, I agree. I don’t have self-control and I always message you that’s why you always give me such tantrums. I thought that love will change my life, yeah it got changed but now it is not more than a hell. Every time I take a breath, I feel you. In my every dream, I see you. This is obsession or love, I don’t know. All I know is that I want you, I need you. I am waiting for your call in which you will say, ” oyeee so sorry cutaa”. But, I don’t think that I will get a call like this from you. I want us back. I miss you. I really do. I always spend time seeing your last seen. Why the hell all these fights are going on. What is happening to us? Why can’t we get together again? Why can’t we smile and start again? Why can’t we just stop and love again? I want a person who cares and love me just like I do. I know that you have no longer interest in me oops you never had, I guess. On that day when on Mahabalipuram beach you expressed all your feelings that how you are really afraid to lose me then, I really felt for you and I started to think that no, he also loves me but you always prove me wrong. Can’t you love me more, can’t you show some more interest in me? I am full of questions but no one is there to answer them. Otherwise, if you don’t feel such things then why can’t you leave me? Just leave me and finish this story. I seriously hate it. I want to feel that I am also important in your life. I love you, I always want to do but I want you to love me, to treat me well. That’s all I want from you. I don’t need your much time also; the just small amount of love is sufficient. If something else is going on in your life, if in case you are fed up with me or something else then simply say it to me. I will go back but don’t play with my feelings, please. I don’t want all this mess. I am a simple girl whose ambitions are crushed under your feet, I am not a crybaby too. I cry because I really get hurt. Hope you understand the pain one day when someone whom you will love treats you like this. I feel like breaking up with you permanently. I don’t know why I am behaving like this? What is happening to me? Why am I going through this? Why am I not enough strong to handle the pain? I don’t know how to overcome you. I want to hate you, I want to completely erase you from my memory. I want to forget that moment when I first met you and how I fell in love with you without even meeting you. Our deep and long conversations developed an instinct and your beautiful aroma wrapped me with this beautiful feeling. I remember our to-do list which we made to come closer and it was very crazy and cute. Eating maggi from the same plate was at first position in our list. Our love was so innocent and then the tables turned as nothing lasts forever. All the promises of staying together faded away. You cheated me too with your childhood love. I was completely broke. I cried and sobbed as the rainbow of my life vanished. You treated me so harshly but then also like a fool I accepted your apology and came back to you again as you promised me that you won’t do this again. But you didn’t change rather our love changed and it just became one sided love. Am I the only one who still wants us back? You again killed my inner soul. As only one class can be in common between us as we are from different branches but for that class too you said no. Our that particular class is adjacent to each other’s class. What do you want? You want me to face you daily and to kill myself again and again by seeing you in another class? How will I stop my heart from beating so heavily when I will see you smiling? How will I console myself? Yesterday, I saw you twice in the college but none of us tried to talk to each other. I thought that it’s God’s sign because it never used to happen before. That’s why I killed my ego and moved first step toward you by trying to have a chat with you on WhatsApp but you clearly said that you are happy without me and enjoying your life like this. Now, what can I do? Do I need to become a machine so that I lose all my feelings and then no can break my heart because it’s already broken? Is there no value of trust and love in our society? Why is everyone so selfish? Your one smile always breaks my determination to stay away from you. Leave all this, moto now it’s over. I will become strong so that you won’t come again and will break me as always. Everyone has wings to fly but we just need to realize our potential and just leave everything on God. Flying like a free bird who is away from all these games of feelings is my motto now. I will love myself more and will just lose myself in the new world of dreams. I will start a new life again.

Mobile wallets – A Step Towards Digital India

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kellybrown
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There were days when we had to get out of our house or work place just for a mobile recharge or to buy groceries or to buy movie tickets and for each and everything. But now, the total scenario has changed, we are now able to do anything right away at our finger tips anywhere, anytime! And all this became possible only because of the digital wallets. This is something which most people agree because, though we have been using internet previously too, we weren’t so bothered about utilizing it to the fullest. Thereafter, people got to know about the use of internet in various fields, yet only when these wallets came into force, and after their intense publicity, people trusted these kind of services. We only have to add money to these mobile wallets using our bank account details and then pay with them for anything. This is very much entrusted because we don’t have to provide all our details to any other third parties other than these wallets.

Some of the wallets which gained immense popularity and usage by the people and their special attractions are listed below:

  1. Paytm:

    This is now the most used wallet by almost all people. It is a product by One97 communications. You can book movie tickets, trains, flights, hotels, buses and shop online. You can also pay through Paytm in many retail stores, super markets, stationery shops, electricity bills and many more and enjoy astounding cashback offers. It has made a revolution in online payment history and has reached many people.                                                       

  2. Mobikwik:

    It is another money wallet that came in competition with Paytm with some new ideas. You can get the cash picked up at your doorstep in 30min. to get the change for Rs.2000 notes and whatsoever. This offer is currently available in only some cities.            

  3. Free charge:

    This is an emerging wallet which is managed by Snapdeal. You can recharge your mobile, DTH and data card with wonderful cashback offers. You can even pay your electricity bills through this save your time!                                       

  4. Airtel Money:

    This is a specified Airtel product with many exclusive offers. It gives many offers for Airtel users which are not available in other money wallet apps. This is really helpful for Airtel customers as they can avail special offers.                                                

  5. Oxigen:

    It is also one of the major payment service providers in India. Though it didn’t reach many audience but later with its offers, it gave its users a nice experience. We can get cashback by loading money in the wallet and paying with it in retail stores etc…                                                                                                                        

These are some of the most used mobile wallets which are being helpful in giving people a hassle free shopping and riding experiences. Demonetisation has increased the use of these mobile wallets to a much greater extent. This step has not only helped to avoid destroy corruption but also helped in developing people towards digital society. Hope you are enjoying cashless rides and shopping with these digital wallets…

Happy Digital India!!

How to Stay in Touch With Your Inner Self in Life

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pragnya panda
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Our regular life pushes us to change our behavior, change our thinking and mature with time to deal with everyday situations. Sometimes it goes to such an extent that you feel lost. It is important that along with adapting to change one must be able to stay in touch with inner self.

We might have the perfect family, friends and if lucky the perfect one but life does not guarantee that they will be there to help you in difficult situations and it is you who has to take tough decisions.

So able to hear yourself is a must.

Here are 5 things you can do to be in touch with yourself. These are simple and can be adapted to our day to day life.

Talking to yourself:

talking into mirror

This might sound crazy but yes talking to yourself when you are alone will help you in bringing clarity of plan that you are working on. It helps you in raising up your own moral in case if you don’t have anyone around. It also reduces the amount of dependency on others to maintain our esteem.

Try doing this in front of a mirror before a tough situation or anytime you are feeling low.

It might feel awkward, weird but doing it does help in relaxing and being with yourself.

Writing a Diary:

dairy

You must have heard this suggestion plenty of times but putting your thoughts and feeling into something could help you let go all the bottled up emotions. Going through them will help you know your thought process and how to improve it. Not a big fan of writing then you can make video blogs. Some day you could have a good laugh on going through them.

Going for long walks:

walking

Long walks will help you calm down and listen to yourself more. A walk in the garden or lanes for 45 minutes will release endorphins, the happiness chemical. Try trekking or cycling closets nature if possible. Watching nature will make you happy in mysterious ways.

Maintaining a hobby:

painting to improve life

In this age of technology, the first thing a person does on finding few free minutes would be watching some show or be on social media. It does help in relaxing as we assume. It mutes our head. So instead of sticking with technology all the time try simple hobbies like knitting, coin collection, painting. Now you don’t have to be a Picasso to make successful portraits but drawing, using colors as you feel like gives you a sense of power and authority which you might be craving. You can also try cooking new recipes. It also proves to be therapeutic.

Asking Why?

asking why in life

When we used to be kids we always had why in our head. Why is this like this? Why is the color of sky blue? Why do only coconuts have water in them? and so on. We learned some answers we forgot remaining questions. We stopped questioning and satisfied our question of why with this is supposed to be like this. Let us start questioning ourselves more. It will help us realise what kind of person we have turned out to be and is it a good one or bad. It will not only help us in finding answers about ourselves but also motivate us in working for a better society. Like it will motivate you to vote so that you can have better roads and infrastructure. It could help you stand up for someone who is being treated wrongly.

You don’t get to live a moment again but you can prepare yourself to not repeat the same behavior in a similar situation.

In this fast pacing world where physical and mental health is competing to bring a person down you can keep them at bay by being sane and being you.

Love at First Sight

By
Yashika Gupta
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The warmth that I feel in your hugs cannot be described… this article is not for my lover, nor for my friends… this article is dedicated entirely to my mom and dad…

They are and will always be my first friends. Their value cannot be weighed.

We all need to be loved, adored, appreciated and pampered but what is the importance of parents in our life?

The simplest answer would be to think of the lives of orphans and we’ll all realise how important our parents are to us.

I can write a really big answer to this question, but there would not be words enough, there would be no more sheets to fill.

If you are not close to your parents, just think for a while of not what they have done for you, but of what you have done for them. They may scold you a lot, fight with you a lot and not talk to you for several days. But there is no moment when they don’t think of you before doing anything for themselves.

Mom, I remember you would have sleepless nights when you got something extremely expensive for yourself. You always wondered what you could have done with that money for me. There were times when you denied me certain things for my own benefit, which I didn’t realize then. But I do realize now. You have always been correct in everything you did.

Dad, I remember how impolite I was to you many-a-times. And you always forgave me. You guided me the best always. I will always be thankful to you.

We fight a lot, but I know, deep within, I always love you both unconditionally, and I know you love me more.

Your love is the most expensive present which nobody else can give me ever.

SCAMMING INDIA

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Mandeep Kaur
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Today when I opened the newspaper, I was shocked to see that the whole newspaper was filled with the news related to scams or corruption, which makes me feel that  whether I am living in that country which was considered as the golden bird or I am living in that country which is famous for its corruption or scams.

Side effects of RelationshipAfter looking at the newspaper first thing that came into my mind was what is a scam .The answer to my question was very simple; a scam is an attempt to defraud a person or group of people by gaining their confidence. From childhood onward I have been taught by my elders that Honesty is the best policy. But when I look at the people who defraud other people for money, first thing that came into my mind  is did their elders didn’t taught them the same lesson that my elders have taught me or these people have changed their priority  from moral education to money. Nowadays people have become so much money minded that for them they can do anything to earn money whether it is morally correct or not.

 Till now there are so many people who are not aware about the fact that the money involved in these scam is directly or indirectly their own money that they have paid to the government in the form of taxes.  These Scams adversely impacts the economy of any nation and too many scams could result in major economic decline. Also  these Scams damages the economic outlook of a nation resulting in loss of FIIs(Foreign Institutional Investment) & FDIs(Foreign direct investment ).So directly or indirectly people involved in these scam are betraying the economy of their country.

 In last few years India has witnessed a large number of scams where public money has been looted by the politicians and bureaucrats. Involvement of Government ministers in these scams clearly depicts a sad picture of the democracy. It also portrays loss of credibility with regard to governance. In India the working class has to pay a huge part of their salary as Income Tax to Government for the development and betterment of the country. Such scams results in strong resentment among the tax payers when they realize that there are hard earned contribution has been looted in scams.

Corruption has been there is in the roots of India after independence .The first scam that came into notice was Jeep scandal case which took place in the year 1948. The most famous scandal of that time was the Mundhara scandal which took place in the year 1951 in which 12 million rupees (US$180,000) was involved and the teja loan scandal (1960) in which 220 million rupees was involved.

 

Then there was a major turning point in the politics and economy of our country i.e.  When Coal allocation scam (or Coalgate) and 2G scam came under notice. CAG is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies and The 2G spectrum scam was an Indian telecommunications scam and political scandal in which politicians and government officials under the Indian National Congress (Congress) coalition government undercharged mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they then used to create 2G spectrum subscriptions for cell phones. Recent scams involved Vyapam scam in M.P which causes various death in M.P and Bihar topper’s scam in which the toppers didn’t have the basic knowledge of the subject.

After reading about these spectrum I thought why these people does then I found various causes some of them are given below.

But the government has also taken various steps in order to reduce corruption and to bring back black money from various foreign banks. Also Narendra Modi is bringing systematic changes in our system which will help India in long run.The steps that he is taking will not just allow to catch corrupts but prevent corruption from happening. He is bringing in transparency and infusing technology. By e-auction of coal mines and e-auction of Spectre.

Last but not least I would like to conclude by a nice quote i.e. Corruption is like a Ball of snow, once its set rolling it will go on increasing .Despite of various effects by the government corruption is   there in India but the government is giving taking various steps to reduce corruption and hopefully corruption will reduce in future. But this corruption can reduce only when people change their priorit

Top 10 YouTube Channels for Free Fitness Videos

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Priyanka Priyadarshinee
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Fitness is given top priority in the present world. People find time from their daily busy schedules for maintaining a good health as well as for physical fitness. There’s a well known saying “A healthy brain resides only in a healthy body”. So maintaining a good health is ought most essential. Here are few YouTube Channels who provide essential tips for maintaining good health.

  1. Bexlife.com

Rebekah Borucki, founder of the Blissed In wellness movement, is a meditation guide, author and a tremendous speaker. She gives meditation tips along with diet and nutrition tips in her website www.bexlife.com and her fitness videos can be seen in the official YouTube channel of Bexlife from Monday to Thursday. Live meditations can be seen on Periscope at 11:11 am EST from Monday-Friday. Rebekah Borucki teaches people about living a truly happy, healthy and fulfilled life.

  1. Steady Health

SteadyHealth.com is the fastest growing internet community which provides most comprehensive interactive dialogs and articles related to healthcare. StudyHealth.com discussion boards cover almost all pathological conditions- diseases and disorders, nutrition and weight loss advice, pregnancy and female health, children’s and teen health, male problems and global sexual issues. The entire content consists of unique real-life experiences and true stories shared by their experts.

  1. BeFiT

BeFiT is an organisation that supports a healthy lifestyle and its YouTube channel provides fitness and workout tips by top fitness trainers Jillian Michaels, Denise Austin, Jane Fonda and many more.

  1. SparkPeople Videos

SparkPeople headquartered in Cincinnati, is a leading publisher of health, fitness, and food information that “sparks people” to live healthier, happier lives while helping them to reach their goals. They offer nutrition advice, health-and-fitness tools and help in developing sustainable habits.

  1. Tone It Up

Karena and Katrina, the founders of the Tone It Up have brought a fresh approach to fitness with their fun, energetic methods of staying fit. Since founding Tone It Up, they have built a brand of fitness products, community, retreats, DVDs, nutrition plans and have graced the pages of Shape, SELF, In Style, Women’s Health and People Magazine. Their Tone It Up Nutrition Programs and beach workouts inspire millions of women to live the life of their dreams every day.

  1. LIVESTRONG Woman

LIVESTRONG.COM is the definitive destination for those who want to build their own healthy living success story. They believe that everyone should feel empowered through food, fitness and inspiration to pursue their best life because eating well and staying active are critical components in preventing dreadful diseases. They specifically focus on the health of woman community.

  1. The Daily Hiit

The channel is very famous and it is bang on trend. It is updated daily and the fitness channel describes itself as one’s “24 hour fitness training pal”. They offer high intensity exercise videos and their workouts include HiitReps, HiitBody, HiitCore and even Yoga.

  1. Blogilates

Cassey Ho is the founder of Blogilates and is an American social-media fitness entrepreneur with a YouTube channel and a website that sells fitness apparel. She believes that her role on the internet is more than a Pilates instructor as she believes that she should promote an health lifestyle and body image.

  1. FitnessBlender

 

FitnessBlender was started by Daniel and Kelli because they believed fitness should be accessible to everyone regardless of their income. They felt like there was lack of reliable health and fitness information on the web, so they wanted to focus on providing high quality information that they have gathered in health and fitness industry.

  1. Tara Stiles

Tara Stiles is the founder and owner of Strala, the movement system that ignotes freedom. Tara partners with Sports Club/LA and CMG, making Strala classes the first branded yoga program to be available at a major gym chain.

LUXURY IN THE HIDDEN GEMS OF THE PACIFIC – COOK ISLANDS

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kellybrown
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Exotic Islands around the world confound even the biggest travel enthusiasts.With sublime beaches, exotic hotels, breath taking tourist destinations, and frequent celebrity sightings, they are undoubtedly the rage now.  These bad boys are scattered everywhere with Tahiti, Fiji, Seychelles and Maui being the hottest and the most frequented destinations. But there are some pearls hidden within the Pacific Ocean waiting to be discovered. And one such group of islands is ‘THE COOK ISLANDS’.

The Cook Islands are a set of self governing isles in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Surrounded by almost 200000 sq km of crystal clear water, this destination is a perfect blend of history and coeval culture. But the island’s historic elements don’t overweigh its contemporary nature. With a luxurious array of cafes, restaurants serving the most scrumptious food and a handful of bars to get set the mood for the night, it brings perfect balance for a modern day trip.

Along with its exquisite culture, The Cook Islands also boost of a number of serene and drool worthy locations. Rarotango, Aitutaki and Atiu are the biggest and the most prominent tourist spots. These locations are host to a number of adventure activities like scuba diving and other water sports. Along with these there are other translucent lagoons, volcanic terrains and palm laden, sun kissed beaches to explore and make the most of. With such an array of tourist spots to discover, it is evident that The Cook islands are a thriving market for the hospitality sector.

With a spread of ultra luxurious and ultra modern resorts, these islands have taken their hospitality game a step higher. The tourists have such a wide range of accommodations to choose from. Most of these resorts are 4 and 5 star and often placed by the sunny yellow beaches of the Cook Islands.

Once such resort, that managed to grab my attention was the ‘PACIFIC RESORT AITUTAKI’. Situated in Aitutaki, this resort is your one stop destination for all things luxurious. With a location so pristine,  ambience that oozes sophistication and services that make you feel welcomed and satisfied, there is no substitute to its radiance. And as the official website of the Cook Islands states, it is “an enclave of romance, refinement and luxury that beacons to even the most disheartening traveller’’.

The resort is surrounded by the beautiful, mystique waters of the Aitutaki Lagoon and boosts of 27 luxuriously endowed bungalows and villas. Pacific Resorts are the ultimate gateway for giving your soul the much needed relaxation and cleansing. All the magic starts on your flight from Roratanga to Aitutaki as you see the tiny islands start to surface on the turquoise sea. After landing on the airport, the resort provides free pick up service to the guests. From there you embark on your journey to the most magical resort on the Cook Island. Located at a distance of 4 km from the airport, this resort is easily accessible and at an earshot distance from the main city of Arutanga.

The Resort is strategically placed so that most of the markets, bars and tourist destinations are within a small range. The resort itself also provides many activities to its guests like snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking and a ukulele lessons. There is also a spa in the resort which provides almost all the beauty treatments and enchanting and rejuvenating massages.

The Pacific Resort has 27 opulent villas to choose from. Guest can choose anything from the premium beach front bungalows that are situated right on the white sand beach giving the guests a chance to wake up to the lush blue lagoons of Aitutaki to the ultimate beach front bungalow which offers a secluded and private affair for couples, overlooking the tranquil blue sea.

These rooms are spacious and possess of impeccable and flawless interiors. The washrooms are lined with exclusive marbles and most of these villas have open galleries which take you straight to the beaches. The rooms also boost of plush wooden decor along with a mini bar and 24 hrs. room service giving the guests an ultimate experience. The rooms are priced anything from 720 $ to 900 $ but every penny spent is worth the experience and the stay at the hotel.

The room decor of the resort might be flawless but it has a strong competition from the outdoor area of the complex. The resort flaunts an infinity pool that overlooks the blue sea, has a bar service which allows you to sip on those delicious cocktails while you pick a good tan. The resort also houses two of the finest restaurants of the Cook Islands namely the RAPAE BAY and BLACK ROCK CAFÉ.

These restaurants provide any array of local and international cuisines prepared by highly skilled chefs. They use only fresh and local produce to make some of the most unique food you can devour on. RAPAE BAY also has an assortment of the best wines from across the world to perfectly complement your food. The resort also makes arrangements by order for candle light dinner by the sea along with live jazz. Perfect for the most romantic getaway, isn’t it?

To sum it up, the Cook Islands are one of the most magical and scenic locations in the world. With beaches so good that you never want to go back, resorts so extravagant and luxuriously themed, that you will keep craving for more days, and an array of adventures activities to do. They are rightly called the gems of the pacific and their one such secret that you shouldn’t wait to discover.

India’s Daughter

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kellybrown
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She was sitting at a bar, squelching her sorrows with a bottle of bourbon. She wore a pretty dress with a plunging neckline, daring guys to approach her. Because if a girl wore something “revealing” it was invitation enough. She had her mascara streaming down her cheeks mingling with her tears. She was hurting but she was beautiful. It had been a rough night and she felt vulnerable, emotionally exposed. She had trusted and failed, again. Her heart was broken, she was nursing raw wounds. She looked up from her therapy and was stunned. Every guy was looking her way, ogling at her. She should’ve been flattered instead, she was nauseated. Clamping a hand to her mouth she fled. She kept running, pushing away drunk hands roaming her body. She ran as if her life depended on it, and it did.

In the clear air of the night, her foggy mind somewhat cleared. She thought of calling it a night and started walking homewards, thinking about right and wrong, occasionally humming a Bon Jovi song. It was like she had been doused in ice water when a man passing by sneered saying what a sexy body she had. She quickened her pace, a knot forming in her stomach. She was scared and just wanted to be home. She thought she was safe when she fled the bar and the hungry eyes of those wasted men; the eyes that were fixed on her cleavage.

Even then nobody noticed her smeared makeup, her tear strained face. Even then all they saw was her plunging neckline. So even when she got home safe she kept wondering was she really safe? Maybe she was, for now but the others? What about them? What about the countless other girls out by themselves in a bar somewhere? They weren’t safe. We aren’t safe. GIRLS aren’t safe.

ARE GIRLS SAFE?

So what should we do? The self proclaimed wise men say do not wear skimpy clothes, do not show skin that doing so we “provoke” men. They say do not go outside alone or be too friendly with guys that doing so we are giving them the right to molest us. The men in the bar gawked at her, judged her by her clothes, by the lack of company, and by her tenacious fingers on the whiskey bottle.

They assumed she was theirs to do as they pleased. But they failed to see her tears; didn’t think that maybe she just needed company. We never judge when a potbellied, middle-aged man wears clingy shorts while running. We never judge if a guy is sitting alone at a bar having drinks. Why then, do they judge if it’s their female counterparts doing the same stuff? They do not have any right to.

UNDERSTAND NOT OBJECTIFY

We do not dress to provoke. We do not dress to be marked as objects for people to judge. We dress for ourselves. We dress for our own pleasure. But this is something which is completely alien to the massive crowd of disparaging creatures prowling the earth and lurking around dark alleys, waiting for their next prey.

Because the concept of female sexuality and women’s right to do things for their own happiness is still far-fetched for many; because for men, women are still the weaker gender ruled by their domineering equivalent. That we remain vulnerable to them is pragmatic. So this New Year, get a new mentality, a new perspective:

                  Stop judging women by their clothes

            Stop objectifying women for your chauvinism.

                         Stop this gender-terrorism!

A Trip called Life with Parents

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kellybrown
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Time never awaits anyone; that gone would always hold innumerable little moments we make. Never knowing what future holds in store for us we intend to hope for the best, while hoping for this best we should take advantage of the tiny speckles of happiness by gathering them in our baskets. Therefore the basket full of travel narratives should definitely contain at least a bunch of sojourns with our parents. Yes you heard it right!

The beautiful people on earth without whose utmost care, understanding and never ending love, the journey called life would totally have a different story. This world of trend setters has always captured various travelogues containing high profile details of travelling. While all that is truly drool worthy for youngsters to indulge in, I am here to try and lure you into taking the very next trip to wherever you wish to go with your parents and not preferably with your camera, phone and selfie-sticks.

Five reasons why we should definitely travel with our parents while growing up:

  1. Life is always busy. We run like maniacs towards our goals. Monotonous living becomes a perfect reason to sulk about. You all are going to grow up sooner than later. I say Stop! Pack your bags, hold onto your Parents’ hands and go out on a trip with them. Do this now rather than waiting for that one day to arrive. Reach out to them, enjoy to the fullest and create pages after pages of wonderful souvenirs.
  2. Growing up is unwillingly a bumpy phase of life. You change emotionally, physically as well as psychologically. You are surely going to be up for a break from it sometimes, right? If so what can be more fascinating than a journey with your Mom and Dad to someplace in your own country?
  3. In this long journey called Life, a very inevitable phenomenon occurs: we tend to build our own nests far away from our parents’ cocoon. We do forget that their lives are with us, surrounding us. Try this; take trips to not only revive your bonds but to make them feel you are not too far from them. I am sure we can afford this much of happiness for them.
  4. Every single moment is an experience in life. We need many such to deal with whatever survival throws at us. When we spend these moments with those who made it large for us, we add greater lessons to our life; for while a family that eats together stays together, the one that travels together bonds better.
  5. Trust me they really enjoy our company. They look forward to spending time with us. Our parents would never admit that they need us too. It is for us to comprehend that once we leave our homes we leave a lot behind. Perhaps we can never again spend all our time with them, but these little tours to here and there, they mean a lot to our parents.

Thus while we all love to travel, it should not be just a personal phenomenon to undertake. Share it with your mom and dad as well. Hope my little endeavor could kind of light the sparkle in your heart, give it a thought people. If you like to do whatever you have been dreaming about, make sure to try and dream about a tour with Mamma and Papa too, for growing up and going out with them makes our lives worth living.   

 

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