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Mandvi Beach at Sunset, Kutch, Gujarat

Back from a Vacation!

Posted on January 19, 2014May 7, 2021

I was supposed to be in Thailand the previous week but the trip got cancelled quite close to the trip, it was one of those things which is beyond anyone’s control.

Now I had one week of leaves and suddenly nowhere to go. It goes without saying that it made me extremely unhappy. For 4 hours without even blinking I kept searching for reasonable airfares. My husband suggested that why don’t I go to Madagascar and when I searched for it I realized it has visa on arrival! In the end I picked up a less costly destination, Ahmadabad it was with Kutch being the ultimate destination.

All I knew before going was that I was taking a train from Ahmedabad to Bhuj and then going 40 km ahead to Devpur to stay at Devpur Homestay. It is less of a home stay and more of a grand Haveli. If you are looking for a place near Bhuj do check out Devpur Homestay, it is a truly beautiful place. It is a lovely homestay (I know I am repeating myself) and I would be talking about it in detail soon.

I am completely indebted to Mr. Krutarthsinh Jadega (the owner of the home stay) for giving me a place at his home stay at such a short notice. And more than that for planning my entire trip from there on. Without his suggestions, I wonder what would I have done! It is a lovely homestay and I would be talking about it in detail soon.

The week just flew by and I am back after visiting a few places at Kutch. From tomorrow back to work and back to proper blogging. After all today is lazy Sunday. The picture above was clicked at Mandavi Beach in Kutch, Gujarat.

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22 thoughts on “Back from a Vacation!”

  1. Crystal (My Hindi Heart) says:
    January 19, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Beautiful beach scene. It makes me miss the beach. Warm sand, and roar of the ocean at sunrise. <3
    I've never heard of a homestay. :O (Don't mind me, I'm still new.)
    But I'm glad that worked out for you. 🙂
    And it's too bad your trip to Thailand was canceled. I hope you still get to go sometime, and I'm happy you still found adventure. 🙂
    Take care,

    Reply
    1. Aditya Manchanda says:
      January 20, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      Awesome Click!!!

      Reply
      1. Mridula says:
        January 24, 2014 at 2:55 pm

        Thank you Aditya.

        Reply
    2. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 2:57 pm

      Crystal thank you for the nice comment. Homestays if they are good can be really awesome. This would have been the second trip to Thailand but what to do. I hope I will go back again one day.

      Reply
  2. Preethi Venugopal says:
    January 19, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Golden sands and a golden sunset…

    Even your slippers are basking in their glory… Lovely shot Mridula…

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you Preethi, I needed a foreground and hence the slippers! 😀

      Reply
  3. Poonam (StirYourSouls) says:
    January 19, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    I could never see these as slippers…
    At first it seemed like shadows of butterflies!

    Hope you enjoyed! 🙂

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      Poonam you have imagination whereas the less said about me the better!

      Reply
  4. Hiral Trivedi says:
    January 19, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    I am sure you had a great time. Waiting for the detailed account. 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:42 pm

      Hiral they are now trickling in.

      Reply
  5. Rajesh says:
    January 19, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    Excellent shot! love the composition.

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:50 pm

      Thank you Rajesh.

      Reply
  6. Prasad Np says:
    January 19, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    Well the pictures is giving the message what is coming our way…looking forward to more posts….

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:52 pm

      Thank you Prasad. 😀 This was one good trip.

      Reply
  7. Sogy says:
    January 19, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    Amazing Photo there!! Nice Job with the last minute planning 🙂 .

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:51 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply
  8. Niranjan says:
    January 19, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    Lovely click, Mridula!

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:53 pm

      Thank you Niranjan.

      Reply
  9. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    January 20, 2014 at 11:03 am

    Awesome captured.

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:54 pm

      Thank you Rupam.

      Reply
  10. Renuka says:
    January 20, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    I simply love the pic! Waiting for more stories…

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2014 at 3:55 pm

      Thank you Renuka.

      Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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