by Jason | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, OMG Moments
WHAT : A 1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost car owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad WHERE :Chowmahalla Palace – HYDERABAD, INDIA The OMG Factor!!! A custom built Rolls Royce Phantom built nearly a century ago which has run only 356 Kms ever since!! The car is a 1912 make...
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | Blog, Destinations, India, OMG Moments
WHAT : A Beautiful Lady Sculpted in Marble and a Two Faced Devil Carved In Wood!! WHERE : SALAR JUNG MUSEUM – HYDERABAD, INDIA The OMG Factor!!! If there is one statue that is sure to captivate you in Hyderabad then I believe it would be this one for sure!! The...
by Jason | Mar 22, 2015 | Blog, Destinations, India, OMG Moments, Travel Guides
WHAT : Living Root Bridges WHERE : Nongriat, Meghalaya, INDIA The OMG Factor!!! Bridges that live and breathe..and are strong enough to hold the weight of an elephant!!! (Excerpt from : WWW.ATLASOBSCURA.COM) In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the...
by Jason | Dec 9, 2014 | Backpacking, Blog, Destinations, India, OMG Moments
St.Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, on 7th April 1506 was the sixth and last child born to Dr. Joao de Xavier and Maria d’Aspilcueta at Xavier castle, Navarra(now part of Spain). He was a Roman Catholic missionary who preached the Gospel...
by Jason | Jul 20, 2014 | Blog, Destinations, India, OMG Moments
WHAT : A 135 foot Padma-Sambhava statue and a 108 foot Shiva statue in a permanent Face-off!! WHERE : Namchi and Solophok – Sikkim, India.(78 kms from Gangtok) In this remote town in Sikkim, there exists...
by Jason | Jul 11, 2014 | Backpacking, Blog, Destinations, OMG Moments, Sri Lanka
Note : This post is in a series of posts covering our entire Sri Lankan backpacking experience. Please refer to individual posts covering the places visited. For City Tips jump to the bottom. PLACES VISITED – FORT, PETTAH, GALLE FACE GREEN, WOLVENDAHL...