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Wayanad Vythiri Resort in Kerala

Posted in 1, Kerala, Weekend Destination, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, ayurveda holiday, ayurvedic, ayurvedic centre, ayurvedic massage, bird, coffee plantation, cottages, destination, famous, foreigners, getaway, history, holiday, holidays, honeymoon, hotel, hotels, india, jogging, jungles, lesiure, monsoon, national park, nature, nature walk, offbeat destination, people, reservation, reserve, resort, restuarant, rooms, running, spa, tea plantation, tour, travel, trip, vacation, valley, vythiri resort, wayanad, weekend getaway on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Wayanad is one of the Kerala’s lesser known districts, and the newest jewel in the state’s tourism crown. We discovered that the best base camp for exploring Wayanad is the tranquil Vythiri Resort, tucked away in a dense patch of rainforest off the Kozhikode Mysore highway. After touching down at the [...]

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Bhopal got famous by Surma Bhopali in Sholay

Posted in Weekend Destination, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, airfares, art, bara talab, begum mahal, bhopal, boating, booking tickets, british, children, destination, foreigners, fort, garden, hindus, history, holiday, holidays, hotel, hotels, india, lakes, lesiure, life, madhya pradesh, make my trip, makemytrip, makemytrip.com, mosque, pari bazaar, sheesh mahal, travel, upper lake on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As I walked among the streets of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh, I was smitten by its architecture with an attractive blend of Rajput, Gond, Afghan, British, French and Mughal influences define the old city, while luxuriant sprawling spaces and contemporary structures dot the new areas. I think the hallmark [...]

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Majuli small island in Assam

Posted in Auniati Satra, Dakhipat Satra, Weekend Destination, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, assam, bird, delhi, destination, foreigners, forest walk, history, holiday, holidays, island, lesiure, life, majuli, monasteries, monastery, monsoon, nature, nature walk, offbeat destination, pal naam, people, reservation, river, sacred, satra, summer, tour, travel, trip, vacation, vacations, weekend, weekend getaway on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Majuli’s cultural and natural diversity still survives in Assam. The island is mostly rural and has over 240 villages with a rich mix of different tribes and communities. It is not a fully developed tourist spot yet so this means my holiday will be filled with unusual experiences. I lived in [...]

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Lansdowne hill station in Uttaranchal

Posted in Weekend Destination, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, bird, cottages, delhi, desert, destination, famous, foreigners, forest, forest walk, getaway, highway, hill station, hills, hilltop, holiday, india, lansdowne, leopard, lesiure, life, monsoon, uttaranchal, weekend, weekend gateways, weekend getaway, weekend getaways on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Tiny Lansdowne is one of the quietest hill stations in Uttranchal. So quite and so hidden the time when I reached gates of Garhwal Rifles Cantonment I came to know that I have reached. The town is so picturesque as I drived through Kotdwar past a mountain stream also known as [...]

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Posted in 1, 50% off, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, america, australia, booking, cottages, delhi, desert, destination, europe, foreigners, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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Madame Tussaud’s Mueseum in London

Posted in Weekend Destination, adventure, aishwarya rai, amitabh bhachan, bollywood, british, destination, history, india, london, madame tussad's waxworks, madame tussuad's mueseum, muesuem, salman khan, shahrukh khan wax statue, statue, travel, trip, wax, weekend, weekend getaway, weekend getaways on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Madame Tussaud’s is one of London’s most popular sights in London counting some 3.7 million visitors a year. In order to avoid the long queues particularly in summer that people arrive early in the morning or late in the afternoon. It is the waxworks as it was once known dates [...]

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Posted in 1, 50% off, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, airfares, america, appartments, australia, europe, make my trip, makemytrip.com, package, switzerland on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Shoghi the forest walk in Himachal Pradesh

Posted in Weekend Destination, accommodation, accomodation, adventure, delhi, himachal pradesh, nature walk, quiet place, shimla, shoghi, temple, trekkers, trip, weekend getaway on February 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This weekend I visited Shoghi in Himachal Pradesh is a cheap alternative to Shimla which is just 25 minutes away and is an idea place to get away from it all. I turned off my mobile and listed to the sounds of the forest with my friends. There are ample trekking [...]

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