10 things to do in Alleppey (Alappuzha), Kerala

Alleppey (Alapuzzha)

Alleppey (Alappuzha) is a planned city in Kerala that abounds in picturesque canals, backwaters, beaches and lagoons.It’s fondly called “venice of the east”. We travelled here in November, 2010 as a part of our kerala tour covering Munnar, Alleppey (Alappuzha) and Thekkady. There are houseboats of different sizes and types available in Alleppey (Alappuzha), that range in … Read more

5 days Kerala tour package Munnar to Alleppey

Houseboat Kerala

This is an account of our first trip to Kerala. It was a 5 days Kerala tour package Munnar to Alleppey. After debating a bit on whether to take guided tour vs independently travel through Kerala, we opted for the former. As it was one of the first trips that we went on. Kerala is … 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

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

Spiritual tour in Uttarakhand : memoirs of my first trip

My first trip

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury I was lucky. Having experienced my first trip as early as the fourth year of my life. This was the first trip of my … Read more

Interesting facts about Kumbhalgarh fort

Kumbhalgarh 1

Did you know there are so many interesting facts about Kumbhalgarh fort! We didn’t. Until we visited here on our visit to Rajasthan while on a trip in 2016. Whrein after spending 3 days in Jaipur visiting Amer Fort in half a day, Nahargarh Fort in the afternoon followed by Jaigarh Fort, Jal Mahal, the … Read more

10 must visit in Chittorgarh fort Rajasthan

Chittorgarh fort

Chittorgarh fort is one of the largest in India. It is also a world heritage site, owned by the Archeological department of India. While traveling in 2016, After spending 3 days in Jaipur visiting Amer Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Jal Mahal, Chokhi Dhani, we went ahead to spend 4 days in Udaipur. Here, after visiting … Read more

Ranakpur Jain temple – a magnificence of spiritual serenity and artistic grace

Jain Temple 9

Although Rajasthan is full of architectural marvel, Ranakpur Jain Temple stands atop all. Since, the Ranakpur Jain temple is a unique example of architectural brilliance and spiritual serenity combined into one. And this makes it one of the finest ancient temples in India. Actually there are several jain temples in Rajasthan. And overall brilliantly built … 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

3 days in Kodaikanal – Princess of Hill stations

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We have been to most of the popular weekend getaways, like Coorg, Chikmagaluru, Wayanad, Ooty, Munnar, Alleppey, Kumarakom, Mahabalipuram, Yercaud, Pondicherry, Mysore, Kabini, Hampi, Badami, Halebidu etc. But we still fondly remember our first trip from Bangalore to Kodaikanal. This post is about how we spent those 3 days in Kodaikanal. Hills and mountains always keep fascinating … Read more