MEXICO: CENTRAL AMERICA

Where faith BUILDS ON the ruins

But for the Spaniards’ headlong rush for gold, the architectural charms that ancient Mexico hid would not have been visible to us today. Mexico, however, is not just about conquerors and conquests, it has a way of life that is not very different from the one we lead in India; religion has its own sanctity, going at times even beyond what the Gods desire.

PATTAYA: THAILAND

Leisurely lightness of being

Pattaya is a perfect antidote to the busy Bangkok. It has the ideal mix for a relaxed beach holiday – blue skies, big white cotton clouds, clear water, and tourists paragliding behind speed boats