There are two types of people in the world: The first ones are those who like travelling and intend to visit their dream destinations at some point in their life, and second ones are those who cannot wait for another day to satiate their wanderlust and have already set out to explore the places they wish to see. An intense craving to travel and explore the unknown comes naturally to us. There would barely be anyone who doesn’t like to tread on the path that leads to distant, far-off, and unknown lands where nobody knows you, not even your name.
Sydney harbour bridge
If you fall into the second group of people, have your passports stamped, bags packed, and tickets booked to set route to Sydney, gear up for some amazing and memorable times of your life. Over the past decade, Sydney has emerged as a prime destination in the global tourism industry. Lively, warm, and sunny and with a chic and trendy overall flair, Sydney is a cosmopolitan city that is home to one of the most prized tourist attractions of the city, as well as some of the most hotly anticipated global festivals and occasions.
Visit the botanical gardens, sit on a park bench and read your favourite book, hang out at the best burger joints in town, or let yourself engulf in the view of the Opera House from Sydney harbour bridge – you won’t be short of things to do while you are in Sydney.
Here, some of the best things to do in Sydney, those that will help you make the most of your stay.
Spend a Day at the Beach
Bondi beach, Sydney
Sydney is blessed with the most exquisite beaches in the world. They lie in all their glittery and sandy glory, spread over miles across the never-ending coastline. You can relax on the sun loungers by the beach, surf along the crashing tides, or just reserve a day for some fun on the beach.
Go for a Ferry Ride
Australia Day in Sydney
Many ferry services operate near Sydney harbour and take the visitors and sightseers on a magnificent 30-minute ferry ride across the bridge and along the harbour. The rides are economical and offer a great means to cruise around Sydney Harbor to cherish the magnificent views.
Get Lost in the Blue Mountains
Pack your backpack, put on those trekking boots, and set course for the magnificent Blue Mountains that stand tall in their elegant glory on the outskirts of Sydney.
Visit Local Museums
Sydney is home to several museums that have preserved the rich cultural and ancient heritage of the city. Most of these museums, including The Museum of Contemporary Art, White Rabbit Gallery, The Rocks Discovery Museum, and the Australian National Maritime Museum offer free entries and present exquisite illustrations, runes, and other relics of the modern as well as the colonial era.
Attend a Multitude of Events
Sydney takes pride in celebrating its cultural diversity and frequently organises cultural nights as well as daytime events. These social gatherings allow the people hailing from different ethnic and cultural origins to socialize, mingle and get to know about each other’s cultures, countries, and history.
Belitung Island is a piece of Indonesia archipelago. It has delightful and outlandish shorelines you ought to see it sometime in the not so distant future. It is an awesome place for a getaway and a great deal less costly when contrasted with other different well-known Indonesia excursions like Lombok or Bali.
So, have you been to Belitung Island recently?
Never? Indeed, it’s not your fault when you never heard of this island as it has not been covered in a way it deserves to be.
Belitung, Indonesia
Presently, let me tell you where the Belitung precisely is. Belitung situated inside Bangka Belitung archipelago that comprises of 98 islands, of all shapes and sizes, alongside Sumatra.
The notable getaway in the Belitung Island are:
– Tanjung Kiras Beach
– Bukit Berahu resort
– Tanjung Kalayang Beach
– Tanjung Tinggi shoreline
– Lengkuas Island
Tanjung Tinggi shoreline
The shoreline is flanked by two landmasses, is 2 km from Tanjung Kelayang shoreline. You will discover clean white sand, decorated by rock stones with around 15 meters tallness at its seaward and shore.
This shoreline measured roughly 100 meters for the length, 8 meters width in low tide with 1 km long shoreline, and 5 meters width in high tide. At the east end, there is a heap of rocks which forms a tolerable passage. The air streaming here is cool.
Tanjung Kelayang Beach
Area of the shoreline is around 27 km from Tanjung Pandan town and is stunning. The coconut trees along the shore, smooth white sand and calm blue ocean and stone rocks covering the west side make this shoreline totally energising.
At the clear seashore, you will find posts where anglers tie their speedboats before cruising. Tanjung Kelayang has around 1.5 km drift length, 7 meters wide shoreline (in a high wave) and 10 meters (in a low wave). This shoreline covers 60 sections of the land wide area and totally appropriate for sunbathing or swimming among the astonishing orchestrated rocks of stone. Having a delightful view, Tanjung Kelayang clearly is the ideal place for photography aficionados to fulfil their interest.
Opposite this shoreline is a resort named “The Villa Lor in Tanjung Tinggi”, considered as the first of a complete resort at Bangka Belitung archipelago. Tanjung Tinggi shoreline locale is ideal for sunbathing, swimming, or getting a charge out of the white sand on the shoreline. Tour Belitung Murah
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If you are planning a trip outside India, in order to conform to the social necessities of the time, the Minister of State for External Affairs has announced a new set of rules for the passport application process.
The new rules have been introduced in various categories including orphaned children, single mothers, government employees and sadhus, among others.
In order to streamline, liberalise and ease the process of issue of passport, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a number of steps in the realm of passport policy which is expected to benefit the citizens of India applying for a passport. The details of these steps are given below:-
PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH
As per the extant statutory provisions of the Passport Rules, 1980, all the applicants born on or after 26/01/1989, in order to get a passport, had to, hitherto, mandatory submit the Birth Certificate as the proof of Date of Birth (DOB). It has now been decided that all applicants of passports can submit any one of the following documents as the proof of DOB while submitting the passport application:
(i) Birth Certificate (BC) issued by the Registrar of Births & Deaths or the Municipal Corporation or any other prescribed authority whosoever has been empowered under the Registration of Birth & Deaths Act, 1969 to register the birth of a child born in India;
(ii) Transfer/School leaving/Matriculation Certificate issued by the school last attended/recognised educational board containing the DOB of the applicant;
(iii) PAN Card issued by the Income Tax Department with the DOB of applicant;
(iv) Aadhar Card/E-Aadhar having the DOB of applicant;
(v) Copy of the extract of the service record of the applicant (only in respect of Government servants) or the Pay Pension Order (in respect of retired Government Servants), duly attested/certified by the officer/in-charge of the Administration of the concerned Ministry/Department of the applicant, having his DOB;
(vi) Driving licence issued by the Transport Department of concerned State Government, having the DOB of applicant;
(vii) Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by the Election Commission of India having the DOB of applicant;
(viii) Policy Bond issued by the Public Life Insurance Corporations/Companies having the DOB of the holder of the insurance policy.
Planning your trip abroad, this is what you need to know
Report of the Inter Ministerial Committee
A three-member Committee consisting of the officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Women and Child Development was constituted to examine various issues pertaining to passport applications where mother/child has insisted that the name of the father should not be mentioned in the passport and also relate to passport issues to children with single parent and to adopted children. The Report of the Committee has been accepted by the Minister of External Affairs.
The following policy changes have been made inter-alia on the basis of the recommendations of this Committee:
(i) The online passport application form now requires the applicant to provide the name of father or mother or legal guardian, i.e., only one parent and not both. This would enable single parents to apply for passports for their children and to also issue passports where the name of either the father or the mother is not required to be printed at the request of the applicant.
(ii) The total number of Annexes prescribed in the Passport Rule, 1980, has been brought down to 9 from the present 15. Annexes A, C, D, E, J, and K have been removed and certain Annexes have been merged.
(iii) All the annexes that are required to be given by the applicants would be in the form of a self-declaration on a plain paper. No attestation/swearing by/before any Notary/Executive Magistrate/First Class Judicial Magistrate would be henceforth necessary.
(iv) Married applicants would not be required to provide Annexure K or any marriage certificate.
(v) The Passport application form does not require the applicant to provide the name of her/his spouse in case of separated or divorced persons. Such applicants for passports would not be required to provide even the Divorce Decree.
(vi) Orphaned children who do not have any proof of DOB such as Birth Certificate or the Matriculation Certificate or the declaratory Court order, may now submit a declaration given by the Head of the Orphanage/Child Care Home on their official letterhead of the organisation confirming the DOB of the applicant.
(vii) In the case of children not born out-of-wedlock, the applicant for the passport of such children should submit only Annexure G while submitting the passport application.
(viii) In the case of issue of passport to in-country domestically adopted children, submission of the registered adoption deed would no longer be required. In the absence of any deed to this effect, the passport applicant may give a declaration on a plain paper confirming the adoption.
(ix) Government servants, who are not able to obtain the Identity Certificate (Annexure-B)/ No-Objection Certificate (Annexure-M) from their concerned employer and intend to get the passport on urgent basis can now get the passport by submitting a self-declaration in Annexure-‘N’ that he/she has given prior Intimation letter to his/her employer informing that he/she was applying for an ordinary passport to a Passport Issuing Authority.
(x) Sadhus/ Sanyasis can apply for a passport with the name of their spiritual Guru mentioned in the passport application in lieu of their biological parent(s) name(s) subject to their providing of at least one public document such as Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by the Election Commission of India, PAN card, Adhar Card, etc wherein the name of the Guru has been recorded against the column(s) for parent(s) name(s).
Necessary notifications would be soon published in the Official Gazette to give effect to these changes. Instructions are also being issued to the Passport Issuing Authorities in India and abroad on these revised regulations.
The Ministry of External Affairs expects that the above changes in the Passport Rules would further ease the process for passport applicants in getting their Passport. At the same time, it would enable this Ministry to continue to deliver passport related services to the citizens in a timely, transparent, more accessible, reliable manner and in a comfortable environment through streamlined processes and committed, trained and motivated workforce. Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Hope the above helps you in your next trip abroad. Do share your opinions in the comments section below.
A fresh start is always a good idea. 2016 had its ups and downs. Whether you had a good year or a bad one, it is time to move on and look forward to the next year. It is that time of the year when you start planning your New Years resolutions. If you enjoy travelling, chances are you are far more interested in travel-related resolutions than anything else. Here we have some suggestions for you.
Be focused
Random plans never work out. If you want a solid plan to form shape, you need to be focused and actually plan it out with a serious attitude. So your first goal should be to make a solid travel plan and be focused towards achieving it.
Go for solo travelling
At one point, we have all thought about solo travelling but chicken out when we have the opportunity. This year, take the leap and don’t let your fears get the better off you. And brace yourself for all the discouragement and outrages. Follow the ‘Just do it’ rule.
Take a break from Technology
One new year’s resolution that is very important is to vow to be less addicted to technology. To be more precise, minimise your time on the tablet, smartphone, television and laptop. There is no point spending your free time tweeting and being on Facebook. It will only make you lazy and trust me you could spend this time way more productively. When going on a trip, leave all work at home and don’t take your laptop. Also, there is no reason you would need your tablet. Don’t pack that either. Keep the smartphone if it is very necessary, otherwise, you can always keep the old mobile without the smartphone features. It will suffice for calls.
Make friends in every country
Vow to become a little less touristy and a little friendlier with the locals. Meeting new people and learning about new cultures is a wonderful experience. Every new country you visit, make at least one local friend to keep yourself connected with the place. You never know, you may end making a best friend during one of your travels.
Do Spontaneous road trip
Take at least one spontaneous road trip to someplace you have always wanted to go. Or just start driving and end up wherever the drive takes you. It would be an adventure of a lifetime. Such memorable, thrilling experiences stay with you forever.
Save miles for travel trips
We keep planning to start saving up for travelling but never get around to actually doing it. Instead of saving cash, you could start buying airlines miles. Alaska airlines, Delta airlines, Singapore airlines, Cathay Pacific, Unitedairlines and Air Berlin offer some of the best airline programs out there in the travel industry. Pick one and start accumulating the miles that will later help you bag good deals.
