World Tourism Day

Hi ! Today is 27 September which is observed as World Tourism Day. On this special day I want to share some beautiful philatelic items from my own collection as Tourism is my theme.Tourism is a wonderful phenomenon which is liked by one and all. As everyone loves to visit new places and see the different culture & life style of the people. The whole Tourism Industry celebrates this day in a very special way by giving discounts to the tourists and giving a warm and very special welcome to the visitors. So just remember this day and if you get a chance to visit the best hotel or restaurant of your city you will certainly see the special decoration and special offers on this Day and will have a very nice experience. Well I love travelling and collecting beautiful philatelic items on Tourism. So I want to share with you some of my favourite philatelic items selected for this special day which covers almost every aspect of Tourism like culture, Wildlife, scenic beauty and well a lovely mouth watering part of Tourism i.e. special cuisine of a particular place. If you ever visit a new place never miss to taste the typical local food . It is always very delicious though very different from your own taste. I am just writing about travelling , food and beautiful places. Beautiful places, good food and a sweet music are the best part of tourism which really refrshes your mind and soul & makes your journey memorable for a life time.Take a look to these beautiful items which depict our country and culture on foreign stamps. In our regular series some magnificent se-tenants on Buddha from the album of our ditinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh.Buddha was a great traveller who visited many places in search of enlightment. When he got enlightment he spread Buddhism in different corners of the world. I hope you will enjoy Today's Special Post on Tourism. Have a very Lovely & Fantastic Day !

World Tourism Day

Taj Mahal - Pride of India

(Max Card just sent by my Blogger friend George Wu from Taiwan.Thanks George ! for this beautiful card.)

Tourism - A combination of art, culture, monuments,wild life & recreation (M/s from Japan)

Tourists are our Honoured Guests !

Thai Cuisine

Daman - For all Seasons

From Se-tenant album of Shrikant Parikh

Theme - Buddha

Buddha - The Great Traveller

Date of Issue:2 May 2007

Buddhist Cultural Sites

Date of Issue : 6 June 1997

Tabo Monastery

Date of issue : 31 December 1999

India is an ancient land with a civilization and culture, which dates back thousands of years. Indian Culture has always had a deep rooted respect for the diverse cultural and religious identities which together created the civilization of ours. The concept of Indian nationhood is based on the existence of diversity of multiplicity of religion, languages, customs and beliefs - a composite culture. So India is a great tourist attraction for all. The above se-tenants depict some important Buddhist Cultural sites - Ruins of Nalanda, Bodhi Tree, Stupa & Pillar and Tabo Monastery situated in the picturesque Lahul & Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh.This Monastery is more than 1000 years old. The monastery has nine halls where besides stucco images of The Buddha there are wall paintings depicting Buddha's life and stories from Jatak tales.