ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey tourist numbers rose 31% on the year in April to 2.29 million, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced today. Most visitors came from Germany, Russia, France and the U.K. In the first four months of the year, tourist numbers rose 21% from the comparable period of 2010, to 5.96 million. Tourism [...]
As we got down our bus from Bangalore to Pondicherry, the first thing to hit us was the sudden rise in temperature and humidity. Pondicherry is hot and sultry. It’s also bustling and a city full of charming surprises, like the beautiful French Quarters, the soothing and gorgeous Auroville, beautiful old churches and the stunning [...]
