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As far as the name is concerned you can find a sense of joy & warmth by pronouncing San Antonio !!!!!!!!! The place to party and completely changing yourself to a party animal….. San Antonio is not a place for peace lovers or for a person w... Read More
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Vivek talked about Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi in his last post and I found that he missed visiting inside Dhanushkodi village. So, my story will start from Dhanushkodi and to your surprise, it will end at Dhanushkodi. We reached Rameshwaram from Ma... Read More
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Thailand is the land of sun, sand ‘n sea! No wonder we were all so happy when the conference-cum-leisure getaway to Phuket and Bangkok was announced by the office! The trip was organized as part of the annual conference for our division, and we wer... Read More
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DRIVING HOLIDAY TO GOA IN JULY - AUGUST 2009. We were driving down to Goa one more time, our fifth holiday in Goa since December 2001. I had booked in Club Mahindra's Varca Beach resort almost two months ahead. We got the booking easily because it... Read More
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DWARKA :- Saptapuri and City of Moksha. Nearby Places 5th  January 2012 :- Here we come on the second last day of the city which grants universe's most precious thing that is Moksha. This day was great as it was Vaikuntha Ekadashi on that day ( b... Read More
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SOMNATH JYOTIRLING :- Adi Jyotirlinga, First Jyotirlinga in Shiva Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Strotram from JagadGuru Adi Shankaracharya ,God of MOON . JAY SOMNATH.......................... [caption id="attachment_49332" align="alignnone" width="640"]... Read More
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Blue and red, is that the sun Million magic in reflection Billion colors, zillion hues Here goes worries, there my rues. No poet, that’s what I am. Yet these words came naturally, standing on the beach all by myself, an experience I had never... Read More
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Welcome to the God’ own Country – Kerala (India) I was in Kochi from 19.08.09 to 24.08.09 to attend a conference in Hotel Le – Meriden. Morning to evening I had to be busy with the conference and time was a big constraint for me to explore ... Read More
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This was a trip we took in 2004 when we lived in California. We went to the Big Island in Hawaii for our fifth year wedding anniversary. Hawaii is famous for sunny beaches, exciting snorkeling trips, tropical rain forests, waterfalls and of course ... Read More
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I was out with the thought of getting on one of those short and lazy holidays. But beaches have something enigmatic about them. They mesmerize me and that panorama inspires in me all the energy that the city depilates. It happened this time too… If... Read More
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Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4: Exploring the island of Oahu. Day 4 was a conducted bus tour by the Polynesian Adventure Tours booked through www.gotobus.com. This was to ensure there was no tension of getting lost, and no hassles of finding bu... Read More
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In my previous post, I wrote about our first day in Kollam without mentioning anything about the town itself. In this post I will start with a few lines on it before going into details of our second day. Kollam, pronounced as Koilam was previously kn... Read More
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Encouraged by the feedback on my Badrinath Kedarnath trip report, here I am with my new offering on the Jagannath Puri. This part is centred mainly around the Jagannath Temple and other places in Puri. Hope you will like this humble effort also. Plea... Read More
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During 15th Aug weekend, we planned a trip to Koyna region. Koyna is a region nestled in the Sahaydri mountains (western ghats) of Maharashtra whose claim to fame is Koyna Dam. Koyna Dam forms a lake in Sahayadri mountains which goes 70 km all the wa... Read More
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ADVICE TO THE READERS :- While booking your tour for Kanyakumari, please keep at least 3 days in spare , because there are around 30 fantastic places around this legendary town and I reckon each one has class of its own and secondly its an ideal plac... Read More
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It is been a see-all-the-beaches-you-can-while-you-can for the last few weekends and this weekend was no different. A 2-day trip to Diveagar was planned for the Diwali weekend of 17th and 18th October 2009. Planned by a colleague, Daniel, I tagged ... Read More
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This is about our visit in July to Tranquebar, a beautiful beach on the Bay of Bengal. Our vacation was primarily to the ancient temple towns of the Cauvery Delta. The short distance from Chidambaram to Tranquebar was too good an opportunity to pa... Read More
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December 30, 2008 While I usually travel alone, my colleague joined me on this trip to Karwar on the coast of Karnataka. Our first problem on reaching Karwar was to find a decent accommodation. I travel rough. Anything goes with me. This cannot be... Read More
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I went to the Italian island of Sardinia for a four day break with 6 friends of mine a couple of months ago. We didn't do much there but to chill on the beach, but since we had an awesome time its worth sharing anyway. Sardinia is the second larg... Read More
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It was beginning of November and bright sunshine forced it’s way in our rooms. In Chennai, it does not matter if winter is officially around the corner, the sun and it’s army rule day long. Fuelled with the fantastic breakfast we set out to explo... Read More
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Hey this is Vrushali, this is for first time I am writing some thing. Till I came across traveling blogs I use to hate writing I had not even written any essay during my school but don’t know why but feel like sharing it this time after reading you... Read More
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It was a pleasure to get up at 4 am that morning last month, and to arrive at the Airport and park our vehicles before undergoing US security and catching a flight to Maui. It was a family holiday. We boarded the US Airways from Edmonton (Canada... Read More
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Its was long time I been deciding on getting on to some beach destination for 3 days with my family. I began to prepare my itinerary for weekend tour to Ganpatipule. I called up my friend Shanker who joined me along with his family. We decided to dri... Read More
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Table of Contents : Part 1 : Kumarkom - Backwaters n Houseboat Part 2 : Munnar - Unspoilt Hill Station It had been a while and I had been yearning for an summer trip.  I decided to visit God's own country (Created by Lord Parashurama by thr... Read More
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5 guys named Vishal Sharma (The Transporter), Saumya Rakesh (The initiator), Amit Singhal (The Google Map), Vikash Anand (The Golu Bhaiya) and Anupam Dixit (The Swimmer) from Dental Provider Team (Metlife GOSC) went on a trip to Rishikesh on 8 May 20... Read More
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“Heard of Temple singing to the Rhythm of waves , rocks reading epic poetry, spell binding sculptures and rock cut caves echoing a glorious past”. That is all is Mahabalipuram where waves dance to the symphony of stones. Mahabalipuram (MB) ... Read More
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I hope you all must have enjoyed my previous posts in the series “Chennai Diaries”. To continue my series today I am once again taking you to few more temples of Chennai. So, today we will see Sri Padmanabhan Swamy temple , AshtaLaxmi temple, ... Read More
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Hello everyone, after a long gap, today I am back to my Kerala series with my concluding post. In our 04 days trip to Kerala one day we spent at Munnar, another day at Athirapally and Vazahal waterfall. Other two days we reserved for Cochin. The day ... Read More
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“Down to the beach Down to the beach On a sunny day we go Where mostly good vibes flow” Today’s menu for Chennai series are Marina beach, Elliott Beach (Besant Nagar beach) and Thiruvanmiyur beach. Chennai is Located on the Coro... Read More
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As the year end was approaching, and we didn’t have any plans for new year. On Dec 19 my husband called us and asked us to fly down to Kolkata where he is currently on deputation so that we can utilize our son’s Christmas Vacation and also will ... Read More
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Our Second day in Kerala Trip was planned for Munnar. Initially we thought of booking a hotel at Munnar so that we can enjoy the scenic view of the place in evening as well as during nights. As lot more places are stored in our other day plans we cho... Read More
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I love Islands and Island stories. My fascination for islands started with a small Children’s Picture book version of Robert Stevenson's "Treasure Island". As I grew up, stories of the uber rich owning private islands in the middle of the verdant... Read More
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"She was like some ancient palimpsest on which layer upon layer of thought and reverie had been inscribed, and yet no succeeding layer had completely hidden or erased what had been written previously. All of these had existed in our conscious or subc... Read More
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As one drives along the narrow but smooth roads with lush green fields bordered by tall coconut palm trees and water canals, one could be forgiven for thinking that they are in Kerala. Welcome to Konaseema, the Kerala of Andhra Pradesh.  It is the ... Read More
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We planned for this travel sometime during Christmas vacation, but somehow I couldn’t wait and there was a great excuse as well. I was transitioning/moving from my current company to a newer company and I was on a notice period, so better utilize t... Read More
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Yes, Calangute beach is the most famous beach of India, it is huge and offers all the joys of the beach. It is clean and accessible to restaurants and bars. [caption width="640"] Calangute Beach Goa[/caption] Goa is beautiful. Most Indian trav... Read More
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640"]Rameshwaram Bridge[/caption] Thousands of years ago, at the about same place Rama instructed his military of monkeys to build the bridge. And Rama walked over that bridge ...... When I wrote my post ... Read More
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Children from the fishing village playing near Chandrabhaga beach. I have no word to describe this memorable walk and I will do it again and again if creation is willing. It is 4 kilometers of fun and joy. So let's do it again. Are you read... Read More
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Yes Sir, Everybody loves Puri. Utopia .... no-no Euphoria word is better ... or rather La-La-Land ... When I visited Puri I cursed myself. Why! Why I didn't come here before. If you love Haridwar then Puri is 100 times bigger version of it... Read More
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Yes, Rameshwaram is an island of joy. So much fun here and unspoiled beaches. You know why; people don't even believe if there are beaches in Rameshwaram. Most people mind their pilgrimage or point seeing and then back .... No Sir, Rameshwaram is... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_68935" align="alignnone" width="640"] Hues of Odisha[/caption] Last time we went to Mandu with Nikki Mama and Choti Naani. It was fun travelling with them and exploring various places of Mandu. So when we planned this trip ... Read More
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Sunday morning when we woke up it was already 7:30 am. As kitchen and resort belong to us, we cooked our breakfast and gave up the possession of resort back and dragged our bikes on the beach. After riding on beach for half an hour we started for Cas... Read More
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It was the summer of 2012, and we were already in the second week of June. We were going to be spending the next five days in this tropical paradise called Goa. We were praying for the rains, as there seemed to be not enough of it, and without the ra... Read More
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Chiang Mai (meaning ‘the new city’), is a 900 years old city with a character. It is probably the most important city in Northern Thailand in terms of trade & commerce, history, culture, religion as well as tourism. Chiang Mai has traditional... Read More
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Journey for which we all waited so eagerly who knew that will end as a “Journey to Nowhere”. We all were excited about this trip as we will be on bikes for 4 days, covering 1500kms in monsoon, witnessing the beautiful countryside of North Karnata... Read More
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For some of us 'the journey is the destination', and if we can enjoy the efforts made to travel to our favourite getaway then the holiday becomes even more worthwhile. We decided to take a vacation to Goa in June 2012, to welcome the monsoons. We we... Read More
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This is an account of a very shoe-string budget trip to the northern beaches and touristy places in Goa that I made in the early monsoon season (27th-30th June) in the year 2003. The account was lying around in my hard drive, and a copy of it was onl... Read More
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It’s a nice feeling to be at home after almost 16th months.  If you are also staying out of home, where you spent your entire childhood, must feel the same when you reach home, as I am. It’s just not possible to forget those beautiful years from... Read More
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Kamhpaeng Phet (Diamond Wall) is one of the provincial capitals of Thailand. It is a historical town some 350 kms north of Bangkok, roughly midway between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The Historical Park here is a UENSCO World Heritage site with royal pal... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_64485" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Drive Thru[/caption] जुलाई 1 को कैनेडा डे मनाया जाता है और यह सार्वजनिक अवकाश होता ह... Read More