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Avoiding Disease from Food & Water - Swan Tours

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There is a common saying in India: If you can cook it, boil it or peel it, you can eat it; otherwise forget  it. This principle is relatively true, though it doesn't quite cover everything. Always wash your hands before and after eating, and especially after using the toilet. The most common diseases you are likely to pick up in India, especially Travelers; Diarrhea (gastroenteritis, a.k.a. TD or  Delhi Belly), are transmitted by poor hygiene, so washing your hands thoroughly—preferably with hot  water and soap—will go a long way towards keeping you and those around you healthy. Since water for  washing your hands is not always available when you are traveling, always carry some waterless hand  cleanser, which you can bring from home or get in India. Wash Your Hand - After Eat or Before Eat The other suggestions made by a travel counselor at Swan Tours ,who are one of the  best travel agents in India  are as below : Drink only pure wa...

Leh Ladakh Tourist - Information on the town of leh

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Leh Ladakh Tour The largest settlement in Ladakh, and the administrative headquarters of Leh district, Leh has been transformed by its growing popularity on tourist circuits. Small, makeshift hotels crowd its lanes, particularly during the four brief months of summer (June-September), when every spare room in town is available for rent. All a tourist might need — travel agents, internet cafés, and souvenir shops — is available in the main town square. Restaurants feature eclectic menus, with everything from soupy thukpas to chilled frappuccinos. But Leh is no stranger to the bustle of crowds. For centuries, it was a hub for traders from Kashmir and the lower Himalayan towns and those of Central Asia. Pashmina, or cashmere, for which Kashmir is renowned across the world, would traverse Leh on its way to Srinagar, where it was woven. The town was built in the 14th century by Khri-gstug-Lde though it attained renown and prosperity as the capital of the Namgyal dynasty (1533-...

History of Aandman & Nicobar Islands | Swan Tours Travel Information

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The history of Andaman & Nicobar Islands can be found in the decennial Census Reports, Louis 1912, Bonnington 1932 and other published works like those Klauss 1903 and Whitehead 1924. The first reliable historic reference to these islands is in the writings of Chinese Buddhist monk, I' Tsing, made in 627 AD, who described these islands as "The land of the naked people". Later, mention of these islands is found in the collections of early Arab notes of the 9th century of India and China where the people of Andaman have been called "Angamainans" and the people of Nicobar have been called "Lankabalus". The ancient Arab mariners mentioned that they bartered ambergris and coconut for iron. In the earliest Hindu mythology, the "Ramayana", the Andaman Islands were believed to be a land of "Hanuman". The Malayans used to refer to them as "Hanuman" and from Malaya, the knowledge of Andaman first spread to the different parts ...