Chowki Dhani is a well-recreated Rajasthani village. “Chowki Dhaani” means a small village in the local language. They have done a great job of recreating the Rajasthani village feel. So much so, that at the entrance, an old man with a spinning wheel yells out something incomprehensible at you. For a Rs. 200 admission fee, [...]
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Chowki Dhani
Posted in Rajasthan, Weekend Destination, accomodation, adventure, animal rides, art, camping, children, chowki dhani, classical dance, cottages, craft, dance, dinner, folk dance, foreigners, green, history, holiday, hotels, india, jaipur, lesiure, life, mahal, monsoon, nature, outdoors, palace, palm reader, people, photo, potters, religious, resort, shopping, spicy food, summer, sunset, tent house, tour, tradition, travel, trip, vacations, village on July 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Halebid, Carved in stone
Posted in Bangalore, Hoysaleswara Temple, Kedaerswara Temple, Shantaleshwara Temple, Weekend Destination, accomodation, adventure, art, children, foreigners, green, history, holiday, hotels, india, lesiure, life, nature, outdoors, people, priest, religious, sacred, sadhus, summer, sunset, temple, tour, tradition, travel, trip, vacations on July 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Halebid is one of Karnataka’s open secrets. I have met people who have actually been to Halebid. It was the capital of the Hoysala Empire, which flourished in the 12th and the 13th centuries, and in its olden days it used to be called as Hale Bidu and Dwarasamudra, gateway to the sea. It is [...]
Chiplun, Break free of Goa
Posted in Maharashtra, Weekend Destination, accomodation, adventure, bird, boating, children, chiplun, classical dance, farm, fishing, foreigners, green, hiking, hill station, history, holiday, honeymoon, hotels, india, lakes, landscapes, lesiure, life, monsoon, nature, outdoors, park, parshuram, parshuram temple, people, resort, river, river rafting, running, sacred, sand, shopping, summer, sunset, temple, tour, tradition, travel, trekking, trip, vacations, vashishti, vashisthi river, waterfall on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chiplun lies along the banks of the Vashishti River, just shy of the Konkan coast, almost half highway to Goa from Mumbai. Chiplun is like a host undemanding of its guests but always solicitous. No dazzling attractions force you choose, there are always wide green vistas to gaze upon and beautiful points drive to. Also, [...]
Photograph contest online
Posted in Church, Father, Rajasthan, Taj Mahal, Taj Mahaotsav, Weekend Destination, adventure, art, beach, bird, boating, border, british, camping, children, contest, craft, desert, elephant, farm, fishing, forces, foreigners, fort, ganga, goa, green, gurudwara, harmandir sahab, hiking, hill station, hills, history, holiday, honeymoon, hotels, house boat, india, jogging, kayaking, khandala, king, lakes, landscapes, lesiure, life, massage, military, monasteries, monsoon, mosques, mountains, nature, online contest, online quiz, outdoors, palace, park, peaks, people, petha, photo, point, quiz, religious, resort, rishikesh, river, river rafting, running, sacred, sadhus, safari, sanctuary, sand, sea, sea food, shopping, sikhs, sky diving, snow, spa, spicy food, strawberry, summer, sunset, tea, teaplantation, temple, tent house, thar desert, tiger, tour, toy train, tradition, travel, trekking, trip, udaipur, vacations, wagah border, wagahborder, water scooter, waterfall, wildlife on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is a very good photograph contest online. You can submit your own potraits, travel pictures, nature pictures etc. And you can win prizes. for further details regarding contest and prizes visit the site.
http://www.oktatabyebye.com/default.aspx?Camp=SMM&attrib=wordpress/contest
Mahabaleshwar, strawberry fields forever
Posted in Church, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Weekend Destination, accomodation, adventure, arthur's point, bird, boating, children, farm, fishing, foreigners, fort, green, hiking, hill station, hills, holiday, honeymoon, hotels, india, lakes, landscapes, lesiure, life, monsoon, mountains, nature, outdoors, park, people, point, resort, strawberry, summer, sunset, temple, tour, tradition, travel, trekking, trip, vacations on July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mahabaleshwar to me is a place for strawberries, jams, crushes, jellies, you name it and they’ve got it. There is much in common between the hill station and the delightful red fruit. It is the summer capital of Mumbai, which engages not only the strength of its natural beauty but also because of the charming [...]
Palampur, Cadbury Miss Palampur
Posted in Weekend Destination, accomodation, adventure, airfares, baijnathtemple, bird, cadbury, children, fishing, green, hill station, hills, holiday, honeymoon, hotels, india, jogging, kangravalley, lakes, landscapes, lesiure, life, monasteries, monsoon, mountains, nature, neugalkhad, outdoors, palampur, peaks, people, resort, running, summer, sunset, tea, teaplantation, temple, tour, toy train, travel, trip, vacations on July 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Palampur is in the Kangra Valley, criss crossed by streams and brooks which make Palampur pulum word for water in pahari, ideal for tea plantation. According to my guide the British were so obsessed by the aroma of the leaf of the Chinese origin that they began to plant tea bushes wherever land was suitable. [...]
Wagah Border
Posted in Weekend Destination, accomodation, adventure, amritsar, arms, army, border, forces, foreigners, guards, history, holiday, hotels, independence day, india, lesiure, military, monsoon, outdoors, pakistan, people, police, punjab, running, sikhs, summer, sunset, tour, tradition, travel, trip, vacations, wagah border, wagahborder on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Around Amritsar is the Wagah border, which is always filled with a noisy crowd for the presenting of arms each sunset at this checkpoint on the border with Pakistan. India’s BSF and Pakistan’s Rangers vie for applause and try to outdo each other in ceremony. On special occasions, such as the night of 14th august, [...]
Matheran, weekend destination from Mumbai
Posted in Goa,India,tour,makemytrip,trip,travel,Kerala,Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Weekend Destination, accomodation, airfares, fort, hiking, hill station, hills, holiday, hotels, landscapes, lesiure, mountains, outdoors, people, temple, tour, toy train, travel, trekking, trip, vacations on July 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Matheran is a true adventure destination for trekkers to get up the forested slopes from Neral to the tiny hill station on top. There are also many ways of making the journey now apart from trekking, including on horseback, in hand pulled carts and its very own toy train. For preserving this ecological sensitive zone, [...]
Bheemeshwari, weekend destination from Bangalore
Posted in Bangalore, Cauvery, Weekend Destination, accomodation, airfares, bheemeshwari, boating, camping, fishing, holiday, landscapes, lesiure, outdoors, people, tent house, tour, travel, trekking, trip, vacations, wildlife on July 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »
A barefoot walk along the river’s edge, sipping coffee on the verandah of your cabin overlooking the river, being woken up by monkey’s jumping on your tent, are the view here. Nature treks into the wilderness, coracle rides, kayaking, outdoor camping, amateur fishing and professional angling. You may catch glimpse of rare species of birds, [...]
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