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Although Christmas is celebrated in much the same way in each of the countries of the UK, Wales, the home of male voice choirs, rugby and leeks has managed to retain some pretty special festive traditions.
Known as the land of song, unsurprisingly Wales has a strong tradition of carols over the Christmas period.
The Plygain service was traditionally held in the local church between 3am and 6am on Christmas morning. Small groups of men would sing Welsh carols to the …

Note:- This is a guest post by Kieran Chapman.
As one of the EU’s newest capitals, Sofia manages to combine its growing cosmopolitanism with a charming traditionalism. The compact city is easy to navigate on foot, and has plenty of green spaces to offset some of the busier streets. As something of a culture vulture, I particularly love Sofia’s museums, art galleries and theaters, which are the best in Bulgaria.

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This is the sixth post in this batch of Guest-post series on this site. The contributions are from people like you and me but not necessarily from the blogging world. We see, observe and experience many mundane things in our daily life. The flavours are different but the interest is common in these posts … and that is Travel.
Over to Amy Baker.
If you are lucky enough to be embarking on a trip to Cape Town I would recommend that you give yourself a good amount of time to get …

Scotland attracts millions of visitors every year and those people who do head there go in search of its unique culture and sites of interest. Here are three places you should definitely check out if you’re planning a trip to Scotland.
Edinburgh
There’s never a dull moment in Scotland’s capital at the best of times, but it gets especially lively for the Fringe Festival in August and for the Hogmanay celebrations in late December. If you plan on taking in either – or possibly even both – of these events then it’s …

This is the fifth post in this batch of Guest-post series on this site. The contributions are from people like you and me but not necessarily from the blogging world. We see, observe and experience many mundane things in our daily life. The flavours are different but the interest is common in these posts … and that is Travel.
Over to Korak Basu.
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East Sikkim is a place of virgin beauty. Most of us are unaware of the rich flora and fauna and wildlife of this region. …

Best Wishes to all on the arrival of the New Year 2012.
Having met a few of my old school friends from Delhi after several years in the year gone by (2011), I found myself reminiscing how we used to celebrate the Christmas vacation in Delhi, especially the arrival of the new year.
The celebrations always involved intricate planning and things to do in Delhi.
The reason was, being from conservative families, we did not want to be found out having indulged in intoxication back at home. You can …

This is the fourth post in this batch of Guest-post series on this site. The contributions are from people like you and me but not necessarily from the blogging world. We see, observe and experience many mundane things in our daily life. The flavours are different but the interest is common in these posts … and that is Travel.
Over to Manu Sharma.
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Recently I got chance to visit NEPAL. I always wanted to visit Nepal for travel especially after viewing pictures of Nepal’s mighty Himalayas. This …