2023-08-20 20:11
We finally made it! Yes we dreamt it, we planned it meticulously and we finally did it. We drove all the way from Bangalore to Ladakh in our Duster 85 PS RxL Diesel.What all checks and… Read More
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2023-08-12 22:18
In the last blog of the Coastal Malabar road trip series, I am providing the trip summary. Do let us know if you require any help in planning your Kerala travel.Route Map:Bangalore - … Read More
2023-08-12 15:55
Day 8If you have seen the movie Kantara, then you already know about Bhoota Kola. It is a possessed dance by the tribal people of Kerala and Karnataka.It is mostly done in the region b… Read More
2023-08-09 14:53
Day 6 :The previous day we checked in Nambiar's hotel which is in Ernakulam. We booked through goibibo for 3 nights. The stay was really good in the sense the rooms were spacious with all am… Read More
2023-08-02 20:57
Day 5 Continuation :It was close to 2 PM that we started our forward journey towards Kochi.We started looking for restaurants on the highway.Too much of excitement and activ… Read More
2023-07-30 12:29
Day 5:Our destination today is Kochi. So the plan was to leave our hotel a little early than the time when the regular office goers start so that we can beat the morning traffic. But b… Read More
2023-02-18 02:55
Day 2:We were supposed to get up early before dawn and reach Kanyakumari to see the sunrise. However because of fog in the morning we had to shed the idea. So we slept for an extra cou… Read More
2023-02-14 18:37
Watching the view of the settling sun over the sea at the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari, is not just a beautiful sight, but an emotion for all Indians. This is my line and this is e… Read More
2023-01-08 17:30
The recent movie Kantara smashed all box office records. A movie made with a budget of 16 crore INR collected our 400 crore INR at the box office. The story of the movie revolved aroun… Read More
2022-08-21 04:05
First allow me to thank you if you have read all the previous parts of this wonderful Kerala monsoon travelogue. If you have not you can read them from the links below:Part 1: Cherai BeachPa… Read More
2022-08-20 09:28
Unknown to a lot of people, Marayoor or Marayur is a very less touristy place. Being crazy travellers, we were aware of the place but there was never adequate information on the internet sin… Read More
2022-08-05 10:35
We started from Periyar National Park after an excellent complimentary breakfast. The huge variety of food and the hospitality of the staff at Periyar House was exemplary. There was no… Read More
2022-06-06 21:02
As per our travel plan, after spending 2 nights in Cherai we started for Periyar National Park. The total distance from Cherai to Periyar National Park is 164 km and Google maps suggested th… Read More
2022-06-02 09:02
After a hiatus we are back.Our family has got two cute little additions, Vihaan and Shloka, our two bundles of joy. So now we have graduated from a traveller couple to traveller parents and… Read More
2021-01-08 21:59
Our plan for the day was to checkout from the hotel after having our breakfast which was complimentary with our stay and then do some local shopping and then head for Nagarhole.We intended t… Read More
2020-12-21 09:47
Complimentary South Indian breakfast comprising of poha, idli, vada and sweet semolina along with tea was served to us in the room on request. It is otherwise a nice idea to walk upto the re… Read More
2020-11-29 22:40
We hit the road again! And this time to Madikeri. Since the Covid count was the least in Kodagu for Karnataka, we decided on Madikeri.We took the help of Google Maps, even though we kn… Read More
2020-11-22 19:00
I never thought I will be writing a blog on this, but since some of my Instagram followers after seeing our Malpe / Udupi blog have wanted to know about our experiences on self drive c… Read More
2020-11-18 19:05
This post is just for summarizing our Udupi trip. If you are coming to Karnataka as a tourist or if you want to explore a significant cultural part of Karnataka, then you must come to… Read More
2020-11-06 08:31
So after lunch at Paradise Isle Resort at Malpe we headed for Paradise Lagoon Resort. By the time we left the first hotel it was almost 4 PM. It was a very late checkout although the h… Read More
2020-10-03 21:34
On the third day, we were supposed to leave our hotel Paradise Island Resort go to another property of the same hotel chain situated at the lagoon. It is approximately 6 km from Malpe… Read More
2020-09-12 23:08
The telephone rang at 9 AM. I picked it up. The voice from the other end told that breakfast is ready and whether we would like to have it in our room. Previous day we had told the sta… Read More
2020-08-28 20:31
For a long long time, we have not been out of our house. The last trip we had this year was to Kolkata sometime in February this year, much before the Covid-19 nuisance entered our cou… Read More
2020-08-27 17:36
Since we started vlogging, we wanted to add more creativity and perspective to our story telling. Although a good vlogging camera and a gimball are still the most essential components… Read More
2020-08-25 23:01
As a child in a modest Bengali household, the anticipation of whats in my lunch box today specially after seeing 'Bapuji' cakes lying on the breakfast table which my father bought in the mor… Read More
2020-08-05 17:02
Covid has put a major halt to all our major travel plans. This year we had our Ladakh trip planned in September, which we eventually had to cancel. So while discussing about it with my husba… Read More
2020-03-03 08:31
It has been at least 5 times that we have been to Nandi Hills before. Infact we started our blogging with Nandi Hills. So after our travel blog on Mandarmani, we got pumped up to do more vlo… Read More
2020-02-27 17:24
We had a quick visit to Kolkata in mid February because of some work that had to be done. Once the work got over and we had a few spare days, it got us into thinking where to go. As most of… Read More
2019-01-26 21:27
Heyyy, we are back and this time with a beautiful cute little member, our son Vihaan. Our biggest bundle of joy came into our lives in 2018 and so we were more busy in changing nappies and c… Read More
2018-10-15 09:11
Although Ooty has so many places to visit and let you dip into the beauty of nature, there are definitely a way to sort those down for a busy traveler. We're talking about people who would n… Read More
2018-10-14 16:01
Southern part of India is filled with wonders and heritage. The Nilgiris to Pondicherry, the whole of south India is full of mystics and majestic wonders. In this series of best places to vi… Read More
2018-10-14 13:45
Although we visited Bhutan during the month of June, that is not exactly the best time to visit Bhutan. During our visit we realized the primary reasons as to why June might not be the corre… Read More
2018-08-23 17:31
Though Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) is acclaimed for its prime species - the Wild Ass, it is also an abode of a wide variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish invertebrates and pla… Read More
2018-08-23 17:29
The Little Rann of Kutch hosts almost three hundred avian species. While most can be seen around the year, the migratory ones are spotted only during winters. LRK provides them varied habita… Read More
2018-04-29 18:05
The 4953 sq km of nearly barren expanse of the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) has been protected as the Wild Ass Sanctuary. This unique terrain, a saline desert, is home to nearly 4000 Indian Wi… Read More
2018-02-04 08:28
As the last Shangri-La on earth Bhutan is absolutely mystic and so are some of Bhutan's folklore and practices. We came to know of a very interesting story of Migoi, a Tibetan term for the Y… Read More
2018-02-03 05:02
Who wants to have paintings of huge, colourful phallus on the walls of their house? Not many people I suppose. However this little village that falls on the way from Thimpu to Punakha… Read More
2018-02-03 04:54
Arguably the most beautiful dzong in entite Bhutan is the Punakha Dzong also known as Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong. This dzong is located strategically at the confluence of two rivers… Read More
2018-01-16 15:04
The climb to Tiger's Nest Monastery also known as Paro Taktsang was a life time experience. It was definitely tough going but when we got to see the monastery from close distance it wa… Read More
2018-01-13 15:35
"This is Bhutan's National Animal", Yeshley told us as we spotted a few takins roaming and eating grass in Takin Reserve, on the outskirts of Bhutan. Our nod made him instantly understand th… Read More
2017-12-11 05:51
I woke up around 7 in the morning. Ankur had woke before me and had packed all our stuffs neatly. He had also ordered for tea. Today we were in no mood to get up fast to get ready. The morni… Read More
2017-07-16 13:05
While planning the trip to Punakha , I was constantly in confrontation with a doubt...whether to allot a night stay at Punakha or make it a day trip from Thimpu. After doing a lot of reading… Read More
2017-07-02 18:36
Our plan for the day was to return to Thimpu from Paro. As I have already mentioned in one of the previous blog posts, we had to change our travel plan because of a national holiday falling… Read More
2017-07-02 18:28
This was the most anticipated day for me in this entire trip, not because that I was not excited about the other places, but because I was too worried whether I would be able to make the tre… Read More
2017-06-27 13:55
Our plan for the day was to visit Chele La in the first half of the day and in the remaining half do some local sight seeing in Paro.We started at 7:30 AM. On the way we saw the quaint… Read More
2017-06-25 14:06
Day 1There are two easy ways of entering Bhutan from India, although there is a third entry point from Assam.One is by road from Hasimara (nearest railway station to Bhutan border) and the o… Read More
2017-06-25 14:06
The next day I woke up around 8 AM. Our room had an amazing view. Our hotel had an awesome location advantage.It is situated on Nordzim Lam and opposite to Clock Tower. From our window I cou… Read More
2017-06-25 14:05
It did not took much time for us to decide the place for our next trip. A mystic happy country sharing borders with two economic giants, India and China, where 'Gross National Happiness' is… Read More
2017-06-20 19:16
This is such a long long awaited trip.... Finally Bhutan. We're coming.This time around, we are going to bring you video footage from our trip; food, culture, people, and us enjoying in Bhut… Read More
2017-06-06 15:30
A long pending post that I thought I must finish before we embark on my next trip to Bhutan this week. By the way before I start, let me split some secret beans. I have been planning for qui… Read More
2017-05-29 06:16
We all love vacations. But once we come back and do a total of all the expenses that we did on a vacation, it always turns out that we have spend much more than we expected. Now with so many… Read More
2017-04-27 10:31
Guys, thank you. I have received quite a few "Thank You" mails from some of my regular readers. Your mails really touch my heart and I have no words to express my gratitude. All I can say in… Read More
2017-04-25 04:43
The Hindus consider the Himalayas as 'Dev Bhoomi' or the 'Abode of the Gods'. The Himalayas are so strikingly beautiful and difficult to conquer that a human mind can only perceive it as God… Read More
2017-04-24 05:36
Whenever we are in mood for some really short but awesome trip from Bangalore, we hit the roads for Nandi Hills. With temperatures in Bangalore making us all sweat, there is nothing better t… Read More
2017-04-20 08:16
A very beautiful and magnificent looking monkey it is! You may ask why? Imagine a monkey having a magnificent mane of hair surrounding its face like that of a lion and a black shiny hairy co… Read More
2017-04-14 07:02
From Digha, we booked an auto-rickshaw for half a day that will take us to Talsari and back. The auto rickshawas will charge around INR 400 - 1000 depending upon your negotiation skills, the… Read More
2017-04-04 16:10
Now that the mercury is nearing to 40 degree Celsius, I am certainly getting crazy to pack off my bags and head for some cool destination.Here are our top four pics for summer destinations i… Read More
2017-03-31 18:23
It's been quite some time we visited Alleppey in Kerala.So we thought how about making a photo memory of the travel with just a few bits of information.Hope all our readers enjoy it Read More
2017-02-27 13:57
A yearning for French architecture bought us to Pondicherry. Interestingly this little piece of old France is some 7000 km away from where you expect to find France in map. Its a place in In… Read More
2017-01-03 15:57
As the year end made friendship with winter, we knew its time for another memorable trip.Not because the weather in Bangalore was cold but because weather in Mahabalipuram will be manageable… Read More
2016-12-31 18:19
As with all other log trip blogs, I dare not break the rule so here's the final summing up of our Sikkim trip.Day1 - Night train(Darjeeling Mail) from Sealdah.Day2 - &nb&hell…Read More
2016-12-30 20:40
Last two and half days we kept aside for Gangtok. We kept an entire day just to take rest. The journey to North Sikkim was pretty hectic although we had a good car with us. Our plan was to u… Read More
2016-12-11 17:18
Ready for the trip..Do not miss the mountains at the backA bright sunny dayOur trip to Zero Point was so overwhelmingly satisfying and frankly speaking the beauty of the path increases ten f… Read More
2016-11-24 19:51
From Pelling we reached Gangtok. It was pretty late since our hired Bolero broke down in the middle of the road. In Gangtok there are localized taxi unions. The unions do not allow taxis fro… Read More
2016-11-13 16:29
On reaching Pelling, we checked into our hotel Simvo. I had already done the hotel booking online through Goibibo and got a good discount. After some crispy pakodas and tea we decided to che… Read More
2016-11-02 07:20
A small little dazzling ruby firmly placed in a crown...well the ruby is Sikkim and the crown is the Himalayas.Sikkim has long been in my to-visit list but because of some reason or other, i… Read More
2016-10-22 17:26
After missing Durga Puja for five consecutive years, this year I have been fortunate enough to visit my home during the pujas. Nowadays even though there are numerous Durga Pujas being held… Read More
2016-09-18 19:26
Kolkata is totally mystique. Most of the times it does not figure in the bucket list for most travellers. There are plenty of reasons. The only time when most travellers touch Kolkata is whe… Read More
2016-07-31 19:07
Here's our first guest blog and we are so excited..Thanks Maitreyee for helping us with your valuable contribution.Please scroll down for the post: Happy reading!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~… Read More
2016-06-26 18:09
"Could you check the french window once again... I'm sure I locked it. Still, 3-4 days right. Need to be sure", I was telling Soma at around 5 AM in the morning of that Thursday. … Read More
2016-05-30 17:54
With the Bangalore weather reaching new heights this year, we began our frantic search for some nature gifted air conditioned place. Nowadays we have exhausted almost all places in South Ind… Read More
2016-04-04 06:43
It has been quite sometime that we last went to the forests. So when we got an extended weekend because of Good Friday and Easter both me and Ankur packed our bags and headed for another jun… Read More
2016-03-16 17:47
If I ask you to name one waterfalls in South India that has been shown in innumerable Bollywood movies for its majesty and grandeur, I am sure you will say "Athirapilly" without even batting… Read More
2016-02-01 05:38
I am planed to write this long pending travelogue as a new year gift to you all. Last year me, my husband and our extended family, we all went to Bishnupur a tiny hamlet in the Bankura dist… Read More
2016-01-24 18:31
We have been to Ranganathittu so many number of times that I have lost counting.No matter how many times I go, I still love going again.So this year when my brother came to Bangalore… Read More
2015-12-01 05:03
I hope you have enjoyed going through my Kumaon trip blogs, as much as I have enjoyed writing them.As I always do with my major travel blogs I always keep the last blog for summing up, so th… Read More
2015-11-21 07:21
We have reached the last lap of our Kumaon travel and we will conclude our Kumaon journey once we reach Kathgodam to catch our train back.So from Kausani we will reach Nainital, stay there f… Read More
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