The concept of a holiday to get-away-from-it-all has come full circle. The quest for bright lights, casinos and discos is slowly giving way to the search for fresh air and unpolluted destinations!
Yes, we are going 'Back to Nature' and will soon be looking for non air conditioned phone-less and TV-less resorts to add to our favourites. But till that glorious day arrives, speeded up by the imminent threats of global warming and destruction, we look for eco resorts and spas with five star comforts. This issue of Outbound takes you through some spectacular and exciting destinations that we recommend you visit 'before you die'.
Jaisimh is addicted to the Danube Delta in Romania and keeps going back: It is every golfer's dream to play at least once at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland: Mohini describes her holiday Tioman Island in Malaysia as the best she ever had: Rajeev, after a short trek in the Himalayas is planning a longer one. And after my walking tour of Bath I have started re reading Jane Austen's novels with a new insight into her life and times!
We also invite you to share the travel experiences that have changed your life with our other readers and open up new vistas that take you close to the 'elements', the flora and fauna. Let us build a new list of popular destinations and a new set of rules to protect the bounties of nature through sustainable tourism.....