When I first stood gawking at the magnificent gate, camera in hand and mouth wide open, little did I know I was standing dwarfed by the same façade that was an eternal part of an award-winning TV show I’ve been a huge fan of… “Balika Vadhu”. Jaisalmer – the city of wind-swept sand dunes, warm… Read More Fort Rajwada, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
This isn’t the place where the great Sherlock Holmes once lived. Or ever lived. Boy! he was fiction. But, I’m sure he would have given an arm and leg to buy this eponymous mansion as his post-retirement home. After all, even an eccentric detective like him covets this kind of haven to rest his deerstalking… Read More Sherlock, Ooty
I remember coming across a similar picture of a courtyard in one of the travel magazines. I also remember how it yanked me from my chair and ricocheted me decades back, playing in my grandma’s Malvan home, with a bunch of cousins. How I miss those days… That picture never really left me. The longing to be there… Read More Arco Iris, Curtorim, South Goa
The village may be magic It may be something in between In truth all I can tell you What I saw, not what I mean… It’s a village, plain and simple In the woods, all shades of green Unkissed, and yet so perfect stuck in stasis, in between… Definitely borrowed, but these beautiful lines do strike a… Read More Hidden Village, Shahapur, Maharashtra
Breakfast swinging by the lake, morning stroll breathing in that fresh fresh village air, losing yourself in the vignette of the sun going down behind the hills and the silence interrupted by just the sound of your swing….sounds surreal. But a weekend at Tudor Retreat and you’ll know how desperately you needed this bucolic and tranquil interlude. Lali along… Read More Tudor Retreat, Khopoli
“Oh my gosh! Is that the Himalayas out there? Yeah that’s the Himalayas. Yaayyyyy we can see the Himalayas from our windoooowwww!”…I shrieked and leapt as I opened our window to let the morning sun inside our freezing room. Tullahmore Estate is a century old colonial bungalow. The earlier version of it belonged to the British… Read More Tullahmore Estate, Mussoorie
Caution! This page is loaded with irresistible pictures that can entice you to pack your bags and head off to Lonavla the immediate week-end. Gosh! This place is infectious! La Petit Maison, as different as it sounds, is a dainty bungalow clandestined on the slopes in the picturesque location of Lonavla. The exteriors are guaranteed to get you… Read More La Petit Maison, Lonavla
“Here the welcome is warmer than the weather”…well, it indeed is! This is the tagline engraved at the entrance of Raj Resorts. For us it was a home away from home, a countryside place we city-rats crave for. Situated at a distance of only 15 minutes walk from the crowd-spared Bogmalo beach, 10 minutes drive from Dabolim Airport… Read More Raj Resorts, Bogmalo Beach, Goa
Away from the clattering of vehicles yet situated on the main road, your search for peace and tranquility ends here. Wake up to the chirping of some rare winged-fauna and see the sun rise in its full glory from straight across the road. Squirrels prance and chameleons cavort, giving your eyes a lovely visual treat. Reception: Mr. Bose,… Read More GS Resorts, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu
It was our Keralite friend who literally sold Vythiri to us. It was also the first time when we heard about Kerala’s hidden treasure, Wayanad, the tropical rain-forest. The guy painted the entire picture in such a way that we not only had Wayanad on our Kerala itinerary, but we also booked us for 2 nights at… Read More Vythiri Resort, Wayanad, Kerala
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