The erstwhile capital of Laos and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The town is well maintained with Lao French architecture across all buildings in the town. It felt like a temple city similar to Udupi in Karnataka. Prominent places to visit in Luang Prabhang include the temples at the centre, Royal Palace, Chomsy peak, Kuang… Read More »Places to visit in Luang Prabhang
Places to visit in central Vietnam include beach town of Da Nang for Ba Na hills, Marble mountains, Lady Buddha and Hoi An for lantern town Ba Na Hills Houses Sunworld Amusement park with the largest cable car ride lasting 17 minutes on one of the routes. It is 45 kms and an hour away… Read More »Places to visit in central Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City is the hub to cover all places to visit in south Vietnam. We visited HCM City, Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong delta- these are the most prominent places to visit in South Vietnam Cu Chi Tunnels It is an hour away from HCM city. There are two options at Ben Duoc… Read More »Places to visit in South Vietnam
Prominent places to visit in North Vietnam include capital Hanoi, Ban Gioc falls, Ha Long Bay, rice terraces of Sapa Hanoi Hanoi is another cute city with charming old quarter and French quarters. You can spend a day walking around visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Thang Long citadel, sites in old quarter like Bach Ma… Read More »Places to visit in North Vietnam
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
Rajasthan, the land of kings and forts has one of the richest culture and diversity in India, mainly driven by harsh climate with limited rains. Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Pushkar, Ranthambore are some of the most prominent places to visit in Rajasthan While each city and town is good to get a sense of… Read More »Places to visit in Rajasthan
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 »Things to know before visiting 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
Flowers at Kaas plateau bloom every August- mid October with small wild flowers creating a carpet. It is a UNESCO Biodiversity World Heritage Site. Kaas, close to Satara is 6 hrs, 280 km away from Mumbai. Kaas plateau can be easily visited as a weekend trip from Mumbai or Pune You can go on weekend… Read More »How to visit Kaas plateau