The heaven on earth I got an opportunity to visit Switzerland on an exchange program during undergraduate days. It was my first trave outside India. The idea of spending about a month in one of the most beautiful places in the world was highly exciting. We were a group of 10 students, so enough fun… Read More »Places to visit in Switzerland
The land of kings
The land less travelled Laos was a forgotten country for most people. There are few destinations here of global popularity, resulting in less tourists compared to neighbors like Vietnam. We wanted to cover Laos during our visit to Vietnam, as we would not possibly make it again only to Laos. Kuang Si falls was something… Read More »Laos
The karst wonderland We though quite a bit on why we would like to visit Vietnam. We had been to Thailand, Cambodia before and felt Vietnam might end up being quite similar. There is no one big must visit place in Vietnam. While Halong Bay is popular, the pictures were similar to karst mountains near… Read More »Vietnam
Seven sisters of India North Eastern states are one of the least travelled in India. They are quite unique- the people, culture, education levels, weather, landscape, food. We know very little about their rich customs and traditions. We had been to Sikkim earlier and thought of exploring the region further this time by visiting 4… Read More »North East India
Plateau of flowers Flowers at Kaas plateau bloom every August- mid October with small wild flowers creating a carpet. It is a UNESCO Biodiveristy World Heritage Site. Kaas, close to Satara is 6 hrs, 280 km away from Mumbai You can go on weekend tours organized by local companies like Treks and trails, Mischief treks,… Read More »Kaas
Sparkling white salt flats Rann of Kutch in Gujarat is of the of the few natural salt flats in the world. Rann Utsav has made this place well known now with many families visiting the region after the push from then CM and now PM Mr. Modi. As the saying goes “Kutch nahi dekha to… Read More »Rann of Kutch
Ahmedabad, Dwarka, Bhavnagar, Modhera, Gir, Kutch are the most prominent places to visit in Gujarat I spent first four years of my life in Ahmedabad, which is in itself a UNESCO World Heritage city. Gujrat has one of the largest vegetarian population, so you can find wide variety of dishers for a vegetarian palette. Some… Read More »Places to visit in Gujarat
The cold desert 3 Idiots movie made Pangong lake and Ladakh famous. The landscapes of cold desert in Ladakh are quite unique, probably sharing with few countries like Pakistan, China, Mongolia and Russia Best time to visit Around summer from April to October. Snow related road closures can disrupt travel in winter Getting in Leh… Read More »Places to see in Ladakh
Lakshadweep on Samudram cruise is the best way to reach these islands for Indians and cover prominent ones like Minicoy Lakshadweep is one of the rarely visited places in India, due to remoteness, limited transport options and the permits required. We had the chance to visit the beautiful islands on Samudram cruise operated by the… Read More »Lakshadweep