Blog: August 2018

Kerala Flood Relief: How You Can Help

  • Posted on: 30 August 2018
  • By: Aline Dobbie

If you want to help Kerala, in India rebuild after flooding wrought havoc throughout the state in August 2018, here’s what you need to know.

Incredible India visits Glasgow

  • Posted on: 22 August 2018
  • By: Aline Dobbie

I recently attended a tourism presentation by Incredible !ndia in Glasgow on the latest developments and news about India as a strong tourist destination.  Mrs Anju Ranjan, the Consul General of India to Scotland, gave an address and a video presentation from the ministry showed all the great diversity of India and what the country has to offer as a tourist destination. 

Ionian Idyll: Sailing amongst Greece’s Ionian Islands

  • Posted on: 13 August 2018
  • By: Aline Dobbie

To sail in the Ionian, one needs to fly into Preveza a small airport on the mainland of Greece very near to the island of Lefkas.  Our yacht share is moored at Sivota which is a charming little village with a beautiful bay is also on Lefkas; a taxi ride takes about fifty minutes.

Opinion: India Today, by Aline Dobbie

  • Posted on: 13 August 2018
  • By: Aline Dobbie

In early January 2018 I was again invited to see Mahindra World City near Chennai; it continues to flourish and there have been further additions to the whole place since our visit in February 2015. There are plans now for a similar MWC in northern Tamil Nadu, and adjacent to Ahmedabad, and probably some other strategic locations.