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RCI Member Helpline Toll-Free (all India): 1.800.419.2131 Website: RCI.com Summer 2020 CONTENTS FEATURES 06 Discovering Canary Islands Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura 12 When you go to Melbourne 16 Spotlight: Seoul, South Korea 20 Pilgrim's Special Shirdi, Dharamshala, Dwarka and Rameswaram RCI Recommends 26 Ready to Go 13 countries that provide on-spot visa for RCI India PG.32 members CANADA When colours fall from heaven Staff Holiday 40 A Holiday to Remember Ooty Also in this Issue 04 Editor's Note 05 Member Stories 36 Fee Reckoner 43 Ongoing Search 44 New Affiliation ENDLESS VACATION | 3 Editor’s NOTETraveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. —IBN BATTUTA 2019 started with a dose of adventure for me. For the first time, I experienced the thrill of river rafting in Manali. The stable current of the Beas River makes Manali a safe place to raft for families! Ooty, on the other hand, was all about family time. The legendary Toy Train ride from Ooty to Conoor was an experience we all equally enjoyed. You must try at least once! Wayanad, our newest discovery, was a jungle retreat right in the middle of the Muthanga forest. A walk outside the resort offers chances to spot many wild animals. Ibn Battuta was right, travel does turn us into storytellers, doesn't it? So,where did your 2019 travels take you? If you have interesting stories to share, mail them to us at [email protected] and we will publish it on Endless Vacations or our social media pages. In this edition, we bring you unseen gems from our repository of destinations. From the scintillating Seoul to the beautiful Canary Islands and more, we have many stories to inspire you. As you continue to travel, explore and strengthen the bonds of family relationships in this brand-new decade, we look forward to being a part of your happy stories. Bon voyage! Aruna Jathar 4 | JAN - JUN 2020 Member Testimonials "The location was brimming with bliss all around and time came to a standstill. The staff was very courteous and the ambiance of the resort was amazing." MAHENDI NAWAZ KURESHI Munnar, Kerala "The Maldivian islands are mesmerizing. It felt like the plane took us to another dimension "We spent a week at the altogether. Filitheyo was Sheraton Vistana Resort and magical for us not only enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. because of its location, I loved the beautiful water but also because of bodies at the resort nurturing its people and the various birds and fish. We experiences that it has also enjoyed the various to offer. It's the perfect theme parks. Thank you for a blend of man–made and truly memorable stay." natural. We were glad to be a part of it all." PORUS KHAREGHAT Orlando, USA SANATH KUMAR Filitheyo, Maldives Member Speak SEE WHERE RCI MEMBERS ARE TRAVELLING WITH THEIR FAMILIES. ENJOY THE STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. We reserve the right to edit submissions. Photos are welcome. Please read the complete terms below. Note: By submitting photos or stories to RCI, you represent that you own or have the necessary rights, licenses, and permissions (Without the need for payment to another person or entity) to grant to RCI a license to unlimited use of any part of your submission for any commercial and non-commercial purpose in any media without further payment or compensation to RCI. You agree that RCI may include your first name, hometown and state with your submission. RCI has no obligation to publish any submission. ENDLESS VACATION | 5 Destination | Canary Islands 6 | JAN - JUN 2020 Canary Islands | Destination 'Let the sun shine' really should be the mantra of the Canary Islands, for they are among the sunniest destinations in Europe. The islands are blessed with year round sunshine due to their enviable location —to the south of Spain and west of northern Africa. There are seven islands, each created by thousands of years of volcanic activity, but four—Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura—have become tourist favourites. he reasons are clear—long sunny days, delightful sandy beaches and coves, an abundance of things to see and do, and great nightlife. The islands are also renowned for offering excellent golf facilities and some ofT the best dive spots in the world. They also have a host of more unusual activities including enjoying a meal cooked in the heart of a volcano, hiking lava tubes, star gazing and swimming in natural rock pools. But each island has an individual character, so why visit just one, when you can see them all? ENDLESS VACATION | 7 Destination | Canary Islands Clockwise from left: Tenerife Island, Mount Teide cable car, wind surfing in El Médano and La Laguna street view this is the tallest peak in Spain. waters and moderate waves. It is a Mount Teide is a treasure trove hugely popular spot for wind and of natural attractions, pine forests kitesurfing due to constant winds, Tenerife give way to a strangely lunar- which gives the town a real buzz like landscape, and the summit in the evening after a day spent on is often covered in snow. Prior the beach. enerife is the star of the permission must be obtained Don't miss Tenerife’s former group—the largest island to ascent to Teide. You can also capital La Laguna where brightly withT something for everyone— explore Mount Teide by cable car. coloured centuries’ old buildings nature lovers, partygoers, hikers, For more action, head to the hide delightful patios and a culture aficionados, and children. south of Tenerife. Here you will captivating history. Then you At 3,718 metres, Mount Teide find one of the local residents' can swirl in superb seafood and dominates the landscape. Located favourite beaches: El Médano, excellent wines in picturesque towns within the Teide National Park, a beach of golden sand, shallow like Garachico and La Orotava. 8 | JAN - JUN 2020 Canary Islands | Destination Gran Canaria ran Canaria meanwhile blends its rugged landscape Gwith golden sand dunes and pretty little harbour side towns. Kissed by the warm winds of Africa, the island of Gran Canaria is as welcoming as it is wonderfully varied. This island is often described as a miniature continent as its landscape is so diverse, from the celebrated rugged ravines of its interior to extensive white sandy beaches along its shoreline. Capital Las Palmas is noted for its stylish colonial architecture, brightly painted buildings, history and culture, with the town’s old quarter Vegueta declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990. It is surrounded by magnificent scenery and has two beautiful Clockwise from top: Scenic beaches, Playa de las Canteras and mountain road in Gran Canaria, Playa de las Alcaravaneras. Vegueta and Las Palmas Las Palmas is also a good place for shopping, as there are a number of high-end stores and boutiques, as well as lovely side streets laden with cosy cafés. For something a little different, try Palmitos Park with its exotic mix of pretty gardens, flamingos, dolphins, meerkats, orangutans and even a komodo dragon. ENDLESS VACATION | 9 Destination | Canary Islands hen there’s Lanzarote—if island. At the Manrique restaurant an island ever portrayed inside the park, you can have dinner theT relationship between artist cooked by the fiery 600°C heat of and muse it would be Lanzarote. the volcano below your feet. Its evocative and extraordinary Lanzarote is the only island in Lanzarote landscape was given creative store the world designated a UNESCO in the works of artist and sculptor, Biosphere Reserve—and César Manrique—the island’s Timanfaya National Park is its strange beauty informing his defining moment. The volcanoes, unique post-modern style. There which last erupted here from 1730 are many shining examples of how to 1736, have reshaped the island Manrique used Lanzarote’s natural and transformed its people and environment to create outstanding culture.
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