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Magical and Medieval: Best Things to Do in Edinburgh Scotland in May

By Mayur Bhat, Founder - Anubhav Vacations & Raahghar January 24, 2025Scandinavia

There are plenty of things to do in Edinburgh in spring, whether you’re after a fun day out, an adventure activity, or even a relaxed walk-through cultural haunt. This city is not all Outlander and Harry Potter, though; in one moment, you might find yourself wandering around a 1,000-year-old building,…

Places to Visit in Scotland for a Fairy-tale Vacation

By Mayur Bhat, Founder - Anubhav Vacations & Raahghar January 22, 2025Scandinavia

If you’re planning a trip to Scotland, there’s a good chance your to-do list is already quite vast. Most travel experts state that 14 days is the perfect amount of time to walk the picturesque streets of Edinburgh, shop for Tartan accessories, visit the iconic lochs, or even attend a…

Going Back to Scandinavia (In Winter)

By Mayur Bhat, Founder - Anubhav Vacations & Raahghar January 4, 2023Norway, Scandinavia

Tromso on a winter night I am not a big fan of camping. The first time I actually did camp was in the Sahara, under a night sky filled with a thousand stars, next to remains of an early night dinner, of some barbeque chicken and beer kept in the…

Being in Scandinavia..

By Anubhav Vacation July 19, 2019Scandinavia

A few years ago, in a Sami (North Norwegian) camp of reindeers, a tourist asked the herder, "How many reindeers do you have?". "Fifty Thousand" came the reply and then he added with a smile, "We do not count, we just be with them". In all these years of coming…

Helsinki, ten years…!

By Anubhav Vacation July 5, 2019Scandinavia

I came here 10 years ago. In the ‘not so spring' day of early May, I followed the instructions given by the hostel website to arrive here at the Euro Hostel, Helsinki, from the Vantaa Airport. I don't think there were any google maps back then coz I remember me…

The Lofoten Islands & the Midnight Sun, Norway!

By Anubhav Vacation March 11, 2019Scandinavia

We look at pictures and that perhaps is the start of getting a place in, on our bucket list. Sometimes we hear about a country,

Scandinavia in Winter – Start of a Tour!

By Anubhav Vacation December 21, 2018Scandinavia

In the summer of 2010, Anubhav Vacations, a travel company just over one-year-old in the outbound tours from India crossed the Arctic Circle with a group of 20 people. The trip was planned around the Mid Night sun and the sun at midnight we did see.