Rann Utsav – The Cultural Grandiose of Gujarat
Rann Utsav – a confluence of cultures, breathtaking beauty and tapestry of vivid colours Every year, the Rann Utsav engulfs the lustrous white desert of Dordo at Kutch with festive extravaganza and vibrancy. Organised by Tourism Corporation of Gujarat, the festival is a melting pot of cultures, sights and sounds, which reflects the distinct spirit […]
Sarnath Travel Guide – Why it should be on your bucket-list!
Top Tourist Spots At Sarnath, near Varanasi Barely 30 minutes from the hustle & bustle of Varanasi, Sarnath presents an absolute contrast picture. Situated around 10 kilometers from the city limits, it is one of the important pilgrimage sites for the Buddhists. This place came into its prominence for the first time in the history […]
The Grand Trunk Road Tripping: How to Plan A Road Trip from Delhi to Kolkata
Road trip is always special. In this day and age of cheap flights and budget family tour packages, a random road trip is the only form of adventure travel to explore your wanderlust soul, fully. As in our case, this year’s road trip from Delhi to Kolkata didn’t involve much planning as we have been […]
Gariahat Market – Kolkata Street Shopping Therapy
,There goes an old saying that, “Bagh’er Doodh Theke Hathi’r Daant, Sob Pava Jabey”. To translate it in simper words, it means that you will get everything from Tigress’s milk to Ivory. Such is the notoriety of this place which brings everyone at least once to live a shopper’s dream. Gariahat Bazaar or Gariahat Market […]
Diu Fort- Reminiscence of Portuguese Heritage in India
Gujarat Weekend Destination: Diu Diu is a very popular weekend getaway destination among the bhais and bens of the westernmost city of our country, Gujarat. Unknown to many, Gujaratis are very fond of travelling and they would always prefer spending their weekends travelling, rather than sitting around at home. With such outgoing personality, they are […]
Chittaranjan Park – Mini-Kolkata of New Delhi
Hub of Probashi Bangalis – C R Park of New Delhi C R Park or Chittaranjan Park is pretty much synonymous to ‘Kolkata’ in New Delhi. Every Bengali residing in Delhi is almost instantaneously thought to be living in Chittaranjan Park, one of the largest Bengali community outside the borders of Bengal. Not many people […]
Rock Garden of Chandigarh – A Rocky Utopia
Rocky History of Chandigarh Rock Garden How far will you go in doing something illegal, knowing that you’d get caught some day and your life might turn upside down? Everything you did will be out for the world to see and chances are there that your work will be judged. Would you still go on […]
New Delhi World Book Fair
History of World Book Fairs If you look at the history of book fairs then you would come to know that it had a humble beginning as a few stalls at the trade fairs held twice in a year at Frankfurt. Various goods exchanged hands which included clothes, wine, silver, pottery, cattle and horses and, […]
Udaipur – A lickety-split three hour tour
Busy lives with busier schedules call for short breaks which help us rewind and reboot our system. And, to help you do that we are offering you an amazing road trip idea to Udaipur, starting from New Delhi. It is a pleasant journey of a little over 240 kms. which takes somewhere 5-6 hours. Travelling […]
Eating Your Way Through Rajkot Restaurants
In a modern political map of India, Rajkot may be shown as a part of Gujarat, but essentially it is the part of the Saurashtra peninsula, which comprises a larger portion of the Gujarat state. To an outsider like us, this may not mean anything, but ask any local and they would deny being part […]
Jigme Dorji National Park: A Trekker’s Paradise In Bhutan
Established in 1974 in the memory of the late Third King of Bhutan, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, Jigme Dorji National Park is one of the oldest and most diverse National Parks of the country. It houses some of the most endangered species of animals like Snow Leopard, Asiatic Wild Dogs, Tiger, Himalayan Musk Deer, etc. Trekking […]
Serampore: Exploring the Danish Connection
The Nordic-ville of Bengal – Serampore of Hooghly Serampore or erstwhile Fredriksnagore appears to be just like any other Bengal town, but there is another side to the place which is truly unique and this can be found in its history. The colonial history of this place is particularly fascinating though the history of the […]
Majnu ka Tilla: Tibetan Culture Center of New Delhi
It is not unusual to see a Tibetan child at Majnu ka Tilla, offering prayers at the monastery while people like us standing behind and observing their culture with an amazement. What started as a refuge center to the exiled Tibet residents, has now prospered into one of the biggest and most-sought after markets in […]