Delighful stay at hotel Snow Peak Retreat Manali

Finding Snow Peak Retreat Manali After having visited the hill stations of South India including Kodaikanal, Ooty, Munnar and others, when we planned to visit Shimla & Manali, into the majestic Himalayas, we wanted to get as close to snow as possible. But at the same time, have a cozy and comfortable stay. Thus, on our … Read more

Shimla to Manali Road Trip – one of the most scenic in India

Shimla Manali Highway

A Shimla to Manali road trip is one of the most picturesque ones that we have taken in our life. The distance between Shimla and Manali is about 250 kms. And, theShimla to Manali road trip winds through the mighly Himalayas. So, it takes 7-8 hours to reach Manali from Shimla covering this distance. Which including stops … Read more

Transportation into the glorious world of the empire of Hampi

Hampi 5

We had heard of Hampi a lot and for long we were considering to have a trip to Hampi. As we knew Hampi is very hot across the year and our little one was too small to take a risk of putting her through this scorching heat. So we waited for her to grow a … Read more

Romancing Ooty in the monsoons

Ooty In Monsoons

You might be wondering, why to a hill station like ooty during the monsoons month in India? We normally tend to head to hill stations in winters to enjoy the cold or summers to get a respite from the heat. Initially, this trip to Ooty just happened for me in the monsoons. Since, it was … Read more

A day in the royal city of Mysore / Mysuru

Mysore 3

We went on a day trip from Bangalore to Mysuru / Mysore in July 2010. And  why not, it was very a well spent day. Mysore is a major weekend getaway from Bangalore. Since, it is conveniently located at a driving distance of 2.5 hours from Bangalore. The place has all the different flavors of … Read more

5 travel washroom tips

washroom tips 2

You might be wondering why we need travel washroom tips? Safe and clean public toilets & washroom are one of the biggest obstacles to deal, particularly when traveling to countries which lag in clean public infrastructure like India. First of all the number of public washrooms is not great. Next, the hygiene level is not … Read more

5 Best things to do in Pondicherry in two days

Pondicherry

There are so many things to do in Pondicherry , but when you have got just 2 days you need to figure out the best things to do in those two days. It was a long weekend of April, 2012 when we headed to Pondicherry for just 2 days. We were urging to break from … Read more

5 lovely gardens of South India

brindavan gardens fountain

There are numerous gardens in India. Some very lovely ones are located in South India. Here I am listing the top 5 gardens of South India that I have been to personally. I loved to spend time in each one of these. All these gardens are beautiful, green, abundant in massive varieties of plant species … Read more

Utmost Tranquility@ Auroville Pondicherry,India

Auroville Pondicherry

The novel concept of utmost harmony at Auroville Literally, Auroville means a “city of dawn”. Auroville is an experimental township near Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu, India. It’s motto is to be a universal, self sustaining township. Hence, men and women live in utmost peace with each other inside this township. However it doesn’t matter from which part … Read more

Where to stay in Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal Resort 4

Kodaikanal is a small hill station town near dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is serene and beautiful. We have been here twice. And we can’t wait to go here once again. Actually, this hill station has a very stable weather all the year round. It’s little cold, little rainy and very stunning all the … Read more