The summer is starting to scorch Delhi already and our editor Sudipto De brings out a few places you should be checking out this summer.
Dubai
Dubai is one of the hottest tourist destinations nowadays. With an incessant amount of money being poured into the city, Dubai rates as probably the topmost destination among today’s desi traveller. Dubai visa rules are also very flexible making it one of the easiest destinations for Indian travelers.
Sky diving
Skydive Dubai, it is at one of the world’s premier skydiving location, neighboring the luxurious man made island The Palm Jumeirah and the Dubai Marina. With these beautiful and breathtaking views, Skydive Dubai should definitely be in your to-do list!
Water show near Burj Khalifa
The Dubai Fountain features water that jets as high as 450 ft (140 metres), which is equivalent to a 45-storey building. It is definitely worth a watch.
Singapore
Singapore is well known for it’s shopping and scenic locales. A uber modern tourism spot which attracts the young and the happening. Singapore is like being swirled through a shopping and leisure experience in super fast mode. Coupled with an easily available Singapore visa and dirt cheap air tickets, more and more Indians are heading there. But we at Salt and Sandals are lovers of slow travel. So decided to do something radical. We decided to spend a day roaming the museums of this erstwhile colony of Britain. We decided on a quick breakfast and started off your trip loaded with a lot of water.
National Museum of Singapore
The first stop is the National Museum of Singapore. Started in 1887, it offers an insight the life of Singaporeans. There is a seamless blend of neo modern architecture with the old. Do not forget to check out the Singapore History and Living galleries.
MINT Museum of Toys
This was one place which made it worth all the travels. Now me and Snigdha both remain kids at heart. Seeing so many toys around kind of unleashed the kid in us and our happiness knew no bounds. There are vintage toys some of which date back more than a century. Covering more than 40 countries, the toys will make you feeling happy at the end of it. We also took a few souvenirs to add to our collection.
Lunch was a quick meal at Mr Punch Public House which is housed in the basement of the museum.
Tell us which one of these do you like the most in the comments below. Do let us know where you are heading out this summer?
Image Credits: Astha Aggarwal and Your Singapore
