Amritsar, known to be the Cultural Capital of Punjab has a fair amount of things that you can experience during your visit. But strolling the lanes of the city and experiencing the culture of the city from the local’s point of view will just be a whole new add-on to your trip.

A trip to Amritsar is like striking travel gold. The largest urban area in Punjab, Amritsar is one of India's most deeply spiritual cities. Tens of thousands of devout Sikhs and cultural tourists alike make a pilgrimage to Amritsar every day for one main reason: A visit to the famous Golden Temple. There's nothing quite like strolling around the glistening structure and sitting down for a communal meal from the temple's massive, volunteer-run kitchen with dozens of other visitors.

But as you dig deeper into this soulful, frenetic city, you'll have tons of other fascinating experiences that will make you fall in love with Amritsar. You can adventure to the border of Pakistan and watch the daily Wagah Border Ceremony, tuck into incredible Punjabi food, wander around the funhouse-like Mandir Mata Lal Devi, and tour the Summer Palace. Plus, Amritsar is an excellent spot to shop for Indian textiles.

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Glorious City | Amritsar

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The aroma of Indian culinary skill has reached foreign shores, attracting them in hordes to idyllic landscape of Kerala. Popularly known as 'God's own county', the small coastal region of Kerala is known for the spices and mouth-watering delicacies dripping coconut oil.

Cuisines in Kerala are classified into two categories - vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. While the non-vegetarian dishes are all heavily spiced, the vegetarian is mildly spiced and feels light. Like most places in India, in Kerala also food is traditionally eaten by hand and served on a banana leaf. Culinary tours to Kerala not only attracts general tourist to this costal destination, but is also becoming popular among foreign tourists.

Tourists are coming to the state in large numbers, first to eat and then to learn how to prepare these dishes. Since about 50 per cent of the 1.17 crore travellers who came to Kerala in 2013 consists of ladies, culinary tourism is all set to take off in a grand way in Kerala.

Culinary Tourism | Kerala

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Falling from 80 feet is a spectacular waterfall called ‘Athirapally’, located in the city of the same name, 60 kilometers from Thrissur district of Kerala. Designing its way through the Anamudi Mountains, this breathtaking cascade of foamy and bubbly waters is time and again referred to as the Indian Niagara falls. The city of Athirapally is more than just that, as there are scores of places to visit near Athirapally Waterfalls. The luxuriant greens of the Vazhachal forest, the unbounded Arabian Sea, the frothy milky white water from the waterfalls, and cobalt blue sky make this place a perfect escape from the regular hustles of life.

Get mesmerized in the beauty of huge cascading waterfalls. Enjoy the sight of this mighty waterfalls, travel to the cultural abode of Kerala. Thrissur is an exciting destination housing the largest waterfalls in Kerala. Athirapilly waterfall is situated around 60km from the Thrissur city. FThis marvelous cascade of frothy waters starts from the Anamudi Mountains of Western Ghats. . Athirapilly waterfall in Kerala is one of the most-visited places and often referred as the ‘Niagara falls of India’. This natural creation flows through the verdant greenery of Vazhachal forest range, moving towards the Arabian Sea creating a spectacular view of gushing water source, thick jungles and azure sky. 

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The Untouched beauty of Kerala – Athirapally Falls

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Ironically, many countries that are vulnerable to climate change are considered tourism hotspots. During COP25, Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC Executive Secretary) said that climate change is happening in destinations that are dependent on tourism, leading to losses of jobs, homes, lives, and hope. Areas that are close to the ocean as well as mountainous areas and polar regions are especially affected by the impacts of climate change in the form of floods, droughts, heatwaves or hurricanes. While the tourism industry in the Arctic may benefit from the global warming induced reductions in sea ice, tourism destinations in the tropics are projected to experience a decrease in visitor numbers due to more extreme temperatures and increases in the frequency and intensity of storms. In Europe, summer tourism will be redistributed away from Southern Europe to higher latitudes, and warmer regions will note a temporal tourism shift from high to shoulder seasons. Because of its strong links to other sectors, the tourism industry will be among the first to suffer when disasters occur; venues will become shelters and tourism will come to a standstill in the case of an emergency. Despite that, the travel and tourism industry remains one of the most polluting industries regarding carbon emissions, hence perpetuating global warming and natural disasters.

Let’s break it down. The tourism sector contributes to around 8% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a result of: aviation (40%), transportation (30%) and the consumption of goods and services (30%) including food and accommodation (Lenzen et al., 2018). Espinosa (UNFCCC) claimed that 8% is huge and not sustainable. 8% makes the sector a bigger polluter than the construction sector. Tourism-related transport CO2 emissions are predicted to increase to almost 2 million tonnes by 2030, a 25% rise from 2016 to 2030, while during the same period international and domestic arrivals are projected to increase from 20 billion to 37 billion (UNWTO). 

Climate Change And How it affects Tourism

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