Items you Should Avoid Carrying When Going on a Trip
travel Vietnam Travelling light and packing efficiently can save you a lot of time spent on packing, lighten your load, save you luggage fees and even improve your overall travelling efficiency. When...
View Article8 Ways Facebook Destroyed My Idea of Travel Without Me Noticing
Is it travel we've fallen insanely in love with? Or the idea of travel? Or is it just the trend? We've all seen the ever-growing overgrowing wanderlust spilled onto our facebook newsfeed everyday. From...
View ArticleWalking back in time at Souq Waqif, Doha.
.As I turn right from the narrow alleyway I see a line of stone and wood shops with mud-rendered walls. People are haggling with store-owners as they buy spices, perfumes, antiques and silk. I'm in a...
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Majestic architecture The land with artistic tombs and majestic forts. Day 01 of #KeepCalmAndJustTravel: Heavy downpour till 12noon. Missed a few places due to time constraint. Places visited:...
View ArticleSonapani - The Himalayan "Wonder" Village
Wishes, and fairytales "Deep within the winter forest among the snowdrift wide, You can find a magic place where all the fairies hide". Tucked away in the mountains, secluded and protected by...
View ArticleMy walking tour through Iceland
Iceland is a beautiful yet pretty difficult country to travel. First of all, it is because of its harsh climate and relatively high prices. If you have stayed there for a week and it didn't rain, it's...
View ArticleBoats, beaches, backwaters, books, beauty: Kerala trip
Backwaters of Kumarakom Kerala is a must visit for those looking for quiet and peace. Here you get it all – beaches, backwaters, wildlife, thick greens, hills. Husband and I landed at Kochi airport...
View Article7 days of Himachal high!
This girl's having a Travelgasm ! Delhi-Kasol-Manikaran-Old Manali-Rohtang-Kokhsar-Ghoshal-Keylong-Jispa It was the month of June, summers weren't that hot but the temperature in NCR region is never...
View ArticleThe Elephanta Island & Cannon Hill
Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh (Shiva) I had first learnt of The Elephanta Caves when I was in school; perhaps Standard III or IV. I knew then that one day, sooner or later I would get to see all...
View ArticleTrip to Bangkok- a city of joy in Asia.
Bangkok - A city of contrasts with action at every turn; marvel at the gleaming temples, catch a tuk tuk along the bustling Chinatown or take a long-tail boat through floating markets. And no visit...
View ArticleBadami – Chalukyan's Vatapi
Bhoothnath Temple I reached Badami railway station by 6 in the morning. A long queue of shared autos was waiting for me. But with my back pack, getting into one of those was impossible. So I paid 100...
View ArticleA hovering joyride over Mumbai?
Mumbai – A view from sky Want a chopper joyride over Mumbai? Book for Rs. 3499 You can hover over Mumbai in Rs. 3499 for 10 minutes. The package per person is being offered by the Deccan Aviation for...
View ArticleHaunted places of Shimla – Real ghost stories
Scary stuff has always thrilled and attracted people towards it. Shimla also has some ghost stories to interest people and add to curiosity of the seekers of truth behind these supernatural...
View ArticleThe swimming tiger of Sunderbans
The tiger on the far bank. Pic: Kaushik Som The sun was a bright orange dot on the western horizon, just about managing a final peek from behind the thick wall of mangroves. Light was fading fast,...
View ArticleInteresting facts about Hotel Peterhoff in Shimla
It was built in the 1800’s to house the Viceroys of India Today Hotel Peterhof is a mid range heritage hotel run by Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), but this building has a...
View ArticleKashmir – A traveller's dream
Sitting at the airport, waiting to board my flight to Srinagar I write this thinking to myself how the next 20 days of my life are going to be.My first solo Indian trip with a bunch of complete...
View Article15 books written ONLY for TRAVELLERS (by travellers)
If you had all the money in the world what would you do? Me, I would spend it on Books and Travel (All of it). These are the fifteen books I would start with. If you are into that kind of thing, then...
View ArticleBirthday gift trip to Udaipur
View from Karni mata..<3 City of lakes, Venice of the East, Lake city or simply UDAIPUR. It was a birthday gift for me, by me. YAY.. Anyways Ram leela was shot here so yeah that was another reason...
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