The island paradise Santorini has been something I always wanted to visit. I had seen beautiful pictures of sunset at Oia in a calendar, which made me wonder when I would be able to visit such beautiful places in my life. The image of Athens and Olympics seemed surreal, was another bucket list destination for… Read More »Greece
Pamukkale My introduction to this cotton castle was through “Tu Jane Na” song from Ajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani movie. It did stand out and I had googled where it was from. The formations are from calcium carbonate sediments coming from hot springs. When the weather is right, you can see blue colored pools in… Read More »Places to see in Turkey
Turkey is an amalgamation of continents, with European, Islamic Asian influences seamlessly blending into local culture. Cotton castle of Pamukkale, hoodos at Cappadocia, ruins at Ephesus, Istanbul ,Antalya, Konya, Bodrum are best places to visit in Turkey Turkey and Greece have been my dream destinations. It was my “Queen” movie moment to go on a… Read More »Places to visit in Turkey
Here’s a day wise view of what we covered in New Zealand Day 1: Arrival into Auckland Auckland Sky tower gives you a good bird’s eye view of the city. Spend some time at the waterfront in Auckland– there are many birds to give you company Day 2: Rotorua Rotorua has many action-packed sights. We… Read More »Places to see in New Zealand
The green paradise New Zealand has been on my dream destination since a long time. I had been to a 3-month trip in Europe and had heard New Zealand has similar landscapes as the beautiful Austria. We were debating Australia vs. New Zealand, decided with New Zealand for this time for the landscape New Zealand… Read More »New Zealand
Getting in We took a flight to Labuan Bajo from Denpasar. Try getting a window seat even if it is a paid one for wonderful beach and island colors from the sky. From the airport, we took a local taxi for 50k IDR How to go visit Komodo island Labuan Bajo is a small city,… Read More »Flores and Komodo island
Borobudur and Prambanan temples, Mt. Meraki are the most prominent places to see in Yogyakarta. We went on an overnight tour to Yogyakarta from Bali, taking a Air Asia flight to Yogyakarta airport and a Lion Air flight back to Denpasar We hired a car from Absolute transport Yogyakarta. The driver was not English speaking,… Read More »Places to see in Yogyakarta
Day 1: Ubud: Monkey Forest, Goa Gajah temple, Kopi Luwak places Our first stop in Ubud was a coffee shop kind of place which had Kopi Luwak on its menu. You can see civet cats in cages and excreted coffee beans that are used to make this expensive coffee. There is a tasting menu for… Read More »Places to see in Bali
The land of nature, rice and temples Bali has always been an enchanting land, able to retain in Hindu culture in a Muslim majority population. It seemed close to India with its Hindu connections. The rice fields and the village scene seemed even close to home The option to get a visa on arrival made… Read More »Indonesia
For the love of wildlife Most watched channels at our home are Sony BBC Earth, Discovery, Animal Planet, Nat Geo Wild. We are big time animal lovers! Masai Mara and Serengeti had developed an unsaid familiarity. Travel to Africa was like a dream come true after years and years on watching animals on screen Independent… Read More »Tanzania