Jaisalmer – The Golden City

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Jaisalmer had been on my wish list for a very long time. Having seeing beaches, backwaters, historical places, hill stations and mountains, the desert still remained to be explored. Finally the call came from the desert and one fine day we found ourselves on board the train to Jaisalmer – The Golden City of forts, havelis and the magnificent Thar. It was the cold and foggy winter evening of January 22 this year when we took the ‘DLI JSM Express’ from Gurgaon railway station. This is the only train that goes directly to Jaisalmer from Delhi via Gurgaon, Jaipur and Jodhpur. It is a sixteen hour journey.

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Peaceful Pondicherry

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As we settled down into the night after a hearty dinner at the resort’s garden restaurant, the aura of the place engulfed us completely with the music of the waves getting louder every minute. We walked towards the back gate of the resort that was very close to our cottage to catch a glimpse of the inviting sea. But it was late at night so the gates were closed and we had to retire to our rooms. We decided to wake up at 5 in the morning to watch the sunrise.

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Darjeeling – The Himalayan Queen

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intersection point of Nehru Road and Mall Road and is an ideal location for enjoying an uninterrupted view of the snow capped peaks of Kanchenjunga. There are benches laid down where one can sit for a romantic chit chat

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Enchanting Sikkim

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Sikkim is a state in East India in the Himalayan foot hills. We started our journey from Delhi, where we took Deccan Air flight to Bagdogra, which is the nearest airport to Gangtok and is around 4 hours drive. At the airport, we took a local cab service (that we had booked in advance), the driver was waiting for us at the airport and thus began our tour of the exasperating Himalayan abode.

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