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 »Things to know before your visit in Turkey
Most prominent places to visit in New Zealand are cities at Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, capital of Wellington, fjords at Milford sound, glow worm caves at Te Anau, geysers of Rotorua, glaciers near Mt. Cook Here’s a day wise view of what we covered in New Zealand Day 1: Arrival into Auckland Auckland Sky tower gives… Read More »Places to see in New Zealand
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, and started researching places to… Read More »New Zealand
Komodo Island is the only place where you can find the largest dragon like Komodo lizards. You can find how to visit Komodo island and Flores, the nearest airport here 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… Read More »How to visit Komodo island and Flores
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 Indonesia is made of more than 17000 islands. Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali, Flores, Raja Ampat are the most prominent places to visit in Indonesia 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… Read More »Places to visit in 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. We… Read More »Places to visit in Tanzania
The heaven with 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. We share… Read More »Places to visit in Kenya
Colombo Colombo was just a stop before our flight. We visited Pinnawala Elephant Sanctuary You will see elephants of all ages here. It is maintained by the government ($2.5 entry fee). Beware of similar places run by private operators who charge a much higher entrance fee ($10+). They hardly have a few elephants and use… Read More »Places to visit in Sri Lanka