When someone says Rajasthan what is the image that comes to your mind? When I traveled to Jaipur for the first time in 1990 (where did the time go?) what I saw was not what I expected from the desert. Jaipur had trees and the ‘real’ desert was nowhere in sight. Similarly this time when…
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Top 10 Holiday Destinations in India by Number of Bookings
When vacation is round the corner, the most common topic discussed is the holiday spots one should visit. Some magazines throw light on various tourist destinations that are generally overlooked. Some highlight the specialties of a particular picnic spot. People have varied interests. Some like to visit places that offer spectacular sights with picturesque landscapes…
All My Trips are Getting Cancelled- Murphy is Chasing Me!
It has been quite sometime since I traveled. OK it is has been quite sometime since I traveled in my dictionary. I did go out in January to Alwar but I get extremely restless if I do not get out once a month. February is about to end and there is no trip in site….
A Missed Approach at Delhi Airport
We were flying back from Bangalore to Delhi today. When the flight started boarding on time at Bangalore we assumed that the fog was bearable at Delhi. My daughter and I slept through most of the flight. I didn’t even drink my customary tea on the Indigo flight. To put the record straight I do not…
Lakshman Sagar, Pali, Rajasthan- The Journey and the First Impressions
When I heard from Lakshman Sagar about a possible invitation to their property I was quite excited as I liked what I saw on their website. We settled for 9th to 12th November as the dates for the visit. I now had to find train tickets to Ajmer just before the Diwali week. I got…
Dress Code for Women in India- In Pictures
I have often seen the topic ‘dress code for women in India ‘ being discussed on travel message boards, so I decided to articulate my thoughts with pictures! The first thing that comes to my mind is that there are many ‘India’ and the dress would depend on where you are. In general I still…
Visiting Qutub Minar with a Child- A Whirl Wind Tour!
On our recent trip to Qutub Minar it was Chhavi who created all the whirl and the wind and I was simply caught in it! When there is a UNESCO World Heritage Site like Qutub Minar in the vicinity it gets ignored. The last time I was there was when my nephews, Brat 1 and…
Driving at the Sepang F1 International Circuit at Malaysia
I have to admit I am not much of a driver! And yet I ended up driving (OK only at 80kmph) at the Sepang F1 International Circuit in Malaysia today. It was not intended but it still happened. We all as the part of our Tourism Hunt 2012 were invited to the Sepang International F1…
How Many States and Union Territories In India I Have Visited?
I do not have the money to travel through the globe but thankfully India in itself is big enough, 28 states and 7 Union Territories. I have to admit in the list below, when I say I have visited a state, it means I have seen a few places and not that I know it…
My First Ever Scuba Dive at Havelock
How do you put in words the experience of my first scuba dive at Havelock? I don’t know how but I am still going to try. I spent a week in Port Blair and Havelock. I came back to reality just yesterday. I had more nights at Port Blair and less at Havelock but that…