A complete guide to Thirumalai Nayakar Palace Madurai – A unique amalgamation of Dravidian and Muslim architectures

A complete guide to Thirumalai Nayakar Palace Madurai

“When the Nayak Dynasty shifted their capital to Madurai, they set to create the grandest structure of South India. Thus was born the splendid Thurumalai Nayakar Palace”    And what it turned out to be !! A palace in the heart of Madurai, also fondly called the Madurai Palace, built in 1636 AD by King … Read more

A free self guided Amsterdam walking tour

We arrived in Amsterdam on the last leg of our trip to Europe in 2017. Starting with Rome, then spending 2 days in Florence  doing self walking tour in Florence, including half day trip to Pisa and enjoying a hop on hop off tour of Venice including a visit to the glass world of Murano. All this … Read more

How to plan to work from Goa : Goa Workation

Although we travel a lot, by taking off from our work. But this time around, we wanted to be able to work from a remote destination. Why? Because – (1) It allowed us more time to stay somewhere like locals & experience the place like we belong there (2) We are always craving to spend … Read more

A self guided walking tour of Fontainhas – the Latin quarter of Goa

Finally we took a self guided walking tour of Fontainhas – the Latin Quarter of Goa! Although dreamy beaches, awesome parties, mouth watering food & vibrant night life are definitely the identity of Goa that most of us relate to. But, Goa has a lot of heritage, culture and history. Which many of us don’t … Read more

11 awesome things to do in Mahabalipuram

Pancha Rathas : Things to do in Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram is a small town in Kanchipuram district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a town along the Bay of Bengal coastline. And, it also has many beautiful ancient historical monuments including a temple right on the sea shore. Once upon a time it was a bustling city and seaport … Read more

A Complete guide to Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Having been to the pink city Jaipur and city of lakes Udaipur last year, we still felt like returning back to Rajasthan. Because there was much more to explore including the blue city Jodhpur and the golden city Jaisalmer. The city of Jaisalmer totally won our heart when we visited here in 2018. No wonder it … Read more

3 days in Jaipur – how best to utilize

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Jaipur keeps bemusing me. As a destination, it has so much to offer. Whether you take a guided tour or travel independently, Jaipur is bound to spell it’s magic on you. However planned an itinerary we create, at the end we feel short of time. However, this time around, we did a trip to Jaipur … 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

Hoysaleswara Halebidu Temple

Halebidu Temple

Halebidu is a small town in Karnataka, India. It is almost 35km from Chikkamagaluru, 30km from Hassan and 210km from Bangalore. The Hoyasaleswara Temple is the major attraction of this town. Halebidu was the capital of the Hoysala Empire. Thus when we were visiting Chikkamgaluru a few weekends back, we also explored the Hoysaleswara Temple (often … Read more

2 days in Jodhpur

2 days in Jodhpur

Jodhpur, aka, the famous blue city of Rajasthan, India doesn’t need any introduction. It is a favorite amongst tourists and travelers. And why not? It is a destination perfect for both solo and family travelers. Also, Jodhpur has so many places of interest and such mouth watering cuisines to satisfy your taste bud that time … Read more