Interesting Travel Blog posts

Shravanbelagola is a mere 160km from Bangalore. It’s a lovely drive to a place that is reeling with history. Not just the fact that it boasts off 58 feet high stone statue of Gomateshwara – so sacred to Jainism; it also is supposedly the burial place of the first great Maurya King – Chandragupta Maurya....Read More

India Travel Tips Indian Fairs and Festivals Fairs and Festivals are the backbone of India’s sprawling multitudinal culture and diversity. With 33 states, 6 large religions and as many as 800+ spoken dialects, each and every month of the calendar is a celebration in one part of the country or other. While, many of you...Read More

Traditional Indian foods World Travel Blog Agre ka petha,  Dilli ki Chat, Kolkata ka roshogolla, Punjab ki Lassi, Mussorie ki sardi mein doodh jalebi, Kota ki kachori , Ahmedabad ka dhokla, Mumbai ka vada pao , Brahmins cafe ki idli , Indore ki Khao gali or hyderabadi ki biryani. The list is really long and...Read More

Ladakh is a top draw in the Indian tourist circuit. It is fascinatingly foreign for Indians and visitors alike. It is also a place of which very little is known within India. Except the pictures of lunar mountainscape that a few movies have depicted, most Indians do not have much of an idea on what...Read More

For most people / tourists, Ooty means Charring Cross, Botanical Garden, Pykara, Toy Train and tea gardens of Coonoor. For some seasoned travelers it may also mean Fernhill Palace, Wellington and Lovedale. But, the undiscovered and pristine part of these Nilgiris is the biosphere reserve, better known as the rea around Red Hills with as...Read More

I visited Wildflower when it was snowing heavily. The roads everywhere were blocked and roads had to be shoveled to resume traffic. At Mashobra, we were driven upto in the property by their 4X4s as JCBs ahead of us shoveled snow. Once inside, the warmth of the place just amazed us. Great interiors, fireplaces, settees...Read More

Club Mahindra Derby Green sits at an awesome location. As you enter into Ooty (from the Pykara / Masinagudi side), you will find it just off the bus stand and Ooty railway station; yet at a height and distance that doesn’t let the noises come thru. CMH Derby Green overlooks the lush green Ooty race course,...Read More

The Ramnagar road leading to the Dhikala entry gate of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) hosts a lot of resorts for tourists to stay. We chose Club Mahindra and here is why – The location is the best for making maximum out of CTR. It is close enough to Bijrani gate (the one where most tiger...Read More

~10km from Binsar Bird Sanctuary, on top of a set of privately owned hills (and a private road that takes you uphill in a 10 min drive) is Club Mahindra’s fabulous property called Binsar Villa. A set of wooden log cabins which overlook the valleys on all sides. Beautiful and spacious cabins, fantastic gardens and...Read More

Learn digital photography Best Photography tips Since I personally use a Nikon DSLR, I will discuss the photography keeping that as basis. Let us first understand what is a DSLR camera? Digital Single Lens Reflex which uses mirrors to direct light from the lens to the viewfinder.Unlike DSLRs, Point and shoot cameras typically have a fixed...Read More

Unlike many countries, India is huge with diversity in every sense from regions to weather conditions, to culture & heritage. If you are coming for the first time to India, it may get perplexing as to what to do and what to leave. First time to India–This is how you should plan. In this blog, lets try...Read More

I have always loved reading philosophy, inspiring books and of course quotes. In my childhood days, I came across small booklets like  ‘P. S I love you Mom ‘ & ‘ father’s book of wisdom’  which I would always keep close to me. Post college, at my workplace too, I remember having subscribed to a service which...Read More

First Option In case you are a beginner and don’t wish to spend on a website and associated expenses, you can start a blog on blogger.com, which is the blog publishing service by google and its free. About Blogger Usually, the blogs are hosted  at a subdomain of blogspot.com by google (for example if you are traveljaunts,...Read More

We left CTR (Corbett Tiger Reserve) on a heavy breakfast morning and moved towards Nainital (actually,Nakuchiatal) in a rented taxi. Enroute, Jim Corbett’s home in little Haldwani was the last post linking the fabled hunter to the reserve that carries his name. However, the land that waited upon us – Nainital, Almora and beyond –...Read More

I stayed there for 3 days in Aug, when it wasn’t raining. It was beautiful, foggy and the hotel is spectacularly laid out to enjoy such outdoors. Almost every corner of the hotel is a great place to sit down, stop what you are doing and just enjoy things around. The place serves awesome food...Read More

Stayed there for a week during my last year’s Leh trip. Positives: 1) Value for money – the amount you pay and ROI on that is super. 2) Good food – need not take any chances with Leh food here. Solid North Indian fare with great homemade feel. 3) Good room service, great pakodas served...Read More

Great place! Fantastic service, and chefs who go out of their way to help you have the dish that you crave so much but is probably not yet there on menu. Stayed there in Oct when the snow hadn’t yet descended upon the hills and the staff checked me in with amazing warmth. Though I’m...Read More

Great location for a comfortable stay at good price. Very helpful staff (except room service – which takes lot of time) and front desk – eager to help. Spectacular property, great views and fantastic rooms – you can opt for new trendy rooms or the heritage rooms. The dine-in area was awesome too and the...Read More

I stayed here mid-Oct in 2011 for a 2 day trip, and I chose this one purely basis trip advisor reviews. It was worth it. It is a few kms from the main town, but the resort was always ready to ferry us to and fro whenever we needed. It’s a small place, gets very...Read More

Stayed there for 2N in Dec. The first thing one would complain about will be the approach road – almost Everest like and not maintained by DMC. However, they had porters who got the luggage and thereafter Sinclair proved at every corner that is a nice place to stay. Here are my observations: 1) Locationally...Read More