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14/10/2023

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29/11/2019

Instead of buying new appliances, try repairing the old ones and reusing them. This includes your clothes. Take a step towards creating a sustainable planet.

29/11/2019

Rethink before you buy. Consuming mindfully within limits will save our planet.

29/11/2019

Realise that every action you take in protecting our planet will directly affect you.

29/11/2019

Consciously reducing consumption is good for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as for the planet.

29/11/2019

Refuse mindless consumption of everything. This includes travel. You can one destination and relish the experience, instead of packing too many places and activities during your trip.

28/10/2019

How Your Volunteering Trip Could Contribute To Human Trafficking

can actually contribute towards a superficial understanding of poverty that distracts from the larger systems that produce inequality and poverty

https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/how-your-volunteering-trip-could-contribute-to-human-trafficking/

The advent of cheap air travel and Instragammable holiday photos, combined with a longing for meaning, has created a new breed of traveler: the voluntouris

21/10/2019

Mario Miranda or Mario de Miranda, was an Indian cartoonist and painter based in Loutolim in the Indian state of Goa. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and All India Cartoonists's Association, Bangalore, honoured him with a lifetime achievement award.The King of Spain, Juan Carlos, conferred on Mario the highest civilian honour of "Cross of the Order of Isabel the Catholic" which was presented to him on 11 November 2009 at his family home in Loutulim by Don Miguel Nieto Sandoval. On 29 December 2009 Portugal, under the President of the Republic Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, made him "Commander of the Order of Prince Henry", a Portuguese National Order of knighthood. Mario Miranda was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, by the President of India on 4 April 2012.
Here are a few of his illustrations on his home town

21/10/2019

Churches and convents of Old Goa is the name given by UNESCO to a set of religious monuments located in Goa Velha (or Old Goa), in the state of Goa, India, which were declared a World Heritage Site.
Go Wah in Goa!

19/09/2019

At Concept Voyages, we are mindful of the . So, we revised all our tours to ensure that you leave very little carbon footprint and yet enjoy a wholesome holiday experience. The ideal way to do this is to slow down and enjoy every bit of your holiday. Our Grand Tour of France is a part of our sustainable tourism initiatives which covers your rail journey including. seat reservation from Paris-Strasbourg-Lyon–Nice–Paris with Interrail/Eurail 1 Country Pass for 4 days in 2nd class, 7 nights accommodation in 3 star hotels with breakfast (3 nights stay in Paris, 1 night in Strasbourg, 1 night in Lyon, 2 nights in Nice) with our suggested self exploring tour itinerary specially designed for you and all taxes.

Valid from 1st April to 31st October 2020

16/09/2019

Visit the country where history began... Our Grecian Explorer tour offers you to explore all the historical sites in one week. Starting with Athens to Meterora with all the famous historical sites along with a day cruise. Our package includes 4 nights in Athens, one day Saronic Islands covering to Hydra, Poros, Aegina, 1 night each at Olympia, Delphi and Kalambaka (Meteora) with daily breakfast at Athens and
breakfast and dinner at Olympia, Delphi, and Kalambaka with guided sightseeing tours, arrival and departure airport transfers, inter-city transfers by coach and all taxes
Cost is applicable per person based on a minimum of 2 persons travelling together

10/09/2019

Visit Hampi, the world’s largest living heritage site and to explore Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal & the splendors of North Karnataka in this short break.
For bookings call us

06/09/2019

Sail away from the dreamy atolls of Maldives with stunning views of sea and reef, to the tear drop island of Sri Lanka and reach the ever funtastic Goa, before you dock at Mumbai, we assure you that this New Year is going to be spectacular on board.
Our 7 nights cruise offers you everything to celebrate, including all meals on board with access to 5 restaurants on board, 10 bars, 3 swimming pools, 4 jacuzzis, casino, gym, and endless entertainment activities, with acrobatic shows, live music, dance classes, parties and more.

Join us to ring in the New Year in style. Say 2020 Ahoy!
Valid for 28th Dec 2019 sailing

Cost is applicable for minimum 2 persons travelling together includes port taxes and gratuity
Call us to book your New Year cruise today

05/09/2019

This Tiny Nation Is The First Country To Require Tourists To Sign Eco-Pledge

“Children of Palau, I take this pledge as your guest, to preserve and protect your beautiful and unique island home. I vow to tread lightly, act kindly and explore mindfully. I shall not take what is not given. I shall not harm what does not harm me. The only footprints I shall leave are those that will wash away.”

Take the pledge wherever you go. Because the planet belongs to children. We don't have any right to mess it up.

In response to the environmental damge caused by visitors, Palau has created the world's first conservation pledge, which will stamped in passports and must be signed by tourists before entry is granted.

03/09/2019

Tunisia is a captivating destination unlike any other. One that will surprise and delight you in so many memorable ways.
Our 7 nights package offers the best value destinations on the Mediterranean at a takeaway price without compromising on quality.

31/08/2019

There's a place where kindness, joy, diversity, flavor and music come together to make people vibrate, that place is Colombia. Come and feel the rhythm!
Ring in the new year in Cartagena, Colombia.
For bookings call us today

29/08/2019

Go on a Ramayana Trail for 6 nights / 7 days in Sri Lanka
Enjoy staying at hotels that suit your budget with guided tours to Muneswaram, Thirukoneswaram, Ashoka Vatika, Ramboda, Seetha Eliya, Divurmpola and Ravana Ella. Our tour includes daily breakfasts and dinners with a private vehicle for all the sightseeing tours and temple visits.
This is an ideal tour to gift your parents or take them on a vacation that they will cherish.
Call us and we will make it happen.

28/08/2019

Take a 4 nights break in
Euro 369 per person on twin sharing includes:

4 nights / 5 days stay in a 4 star hotel on bed and breakfast basis
Arrival and departure airport transfers from Vienna airport to hotel and back by private car
3 day Vienna Pass including Public Transport
All-inclusive Sight-Seeing Card
Vienna Pass with Free Guidebook
Usage for Fast Track Entry to Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, Hop-on Hop-Off, Madame Tussauds, Schönbrunn Zoo, Danube Tower and 54 major attractions & All taxes

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27/08/2019

Thailand and the fallout from mass tourism | DW Documentary

Please watch this documentary and be a responsible tourist. Concept Voyages as a responsible tour operator will not sell any packages to the popular beaches in Thailand until further notice.

https://youtu.be/78xdMXOx7Rw

Plastic garbage and the death of the coral reefs show the downside of mass tourism in Thailand, which hosted 36 million visitors in 2018. The documentary loo...

06/05/2019

ChildSafe Network

Don't offer money, gifts or buy wares from children while travelling. This may be the very reason why these children don't go to school.



https://youtu.be/GblhXwm4ONU

ChildSafe Network is an international network that consists of local and international people, businesses and groups working together to protect children fro...

06/05/2019

In this Tamil Nadu village temple, biryani is served as 'prasad' during annual festival

"The Muniyandi temple biryani festival will be held from January 24 to 26 at Vadakkampatti, which is about 45 kilometres from Madurai city and 20 kilometres from Virudhunagar."

For the love of
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This has been a tradition for 83 years.

06/05/2019

How To Travel Waste-Free - Passion Passport

tips to travel plastic free https://bit.ly/2YenzYB

In honor of Earth Day 2019, we're bringing you new sustainable travel content every day this week. Today, we're looking at tips for traveling waste-free!

30/11/2018

from the in , literally means flower work, which was at one time synonymous for embroidery. Discover more about Phulkari by taking in India with us. Email [email protected] for details.
Pic courtesy: Wikipedia

30/11/2018

is a fine type of wool. The made from it were first woven in , in . Discover more about Pashmina by taking in India with us. Email [email protected] for details.
Pic courtesy: Wikipedia

13/11/2018

is a unique hand painting by artists from West Bengal state in India. This holistically created design and images are drawn with natural colours and often tell a story. Bahar Chitrakar is singing the lore that he drew on the paper and demonstrates the dying art of to visitors. Meet him during the of North Eastern India by abd hear many more interesting stories coming to life.

12/11/2018

sarees from tell you an interesting story about "master line". Come to , with us to know more about it.

12/11/2018

When we do tour of , we get details and facts from the actual artisans and stick to translating the facts directly from the weavers to you.
What you see in the picture is the yarn procured organucally from naturally grown silkworms. The hands if the weaver in this picture tell a different story altogether. Want to join our tour to meet weaver Sadashiva who will telk you alk abour thigh spinning of the tussar yarn?

12/11/2018

It takes 10 days to weave a 6 yard with a contrast border. has started documenting the heritage of . Our textile tour of India offers an insight into the lives and lifestyles of weavers who weave magical designs on fabric. Their work, the supply chain and ofcourse the techniques in using natural dyes and crwating fabric holistically are covered in our customised tour.

30/10/2018

town in has always been considered as the gifted land related to art and crafts. The art community of craftsmen in this town are called as ‘Naqash’ and they have made this region, quite famous for the Nirmal paintings

Nirmal Paintings consist of traditional art scenes drawn from the Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata, influenced by other schools of art from earlier times like Kangra, Ajanta and also Mughal miniatures. This art form received great patronage during the Mughals and the Nizams too. There are many colours used in Nirmal Paintings, and most of them are derived from natural sources. The motifs used are quite popular with attractive finish on the canvass. Birds are depicted very attractively and the world-class export quality of these paintings has earned wide recognition and rewards. Lepakshi Handicrafts offers Nirmal paintings at reasonable prices. These are ideal to decorate your drawing rooms and they can also be gifted as cherished souvenirs.

17/09/2018

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