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magnolias blooming in spring in okhrey
East, India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips, West Bengal

How to enjoy this overrated destination? A Darjeeling Travel Guide

Part Victorian holiday resort, part major tea-growing centreDarjeeling is a popular Indian hill station and West Bengal’s premier destination. It […]

March 31, 2019
tea gardens of darjeeling
East, India, West Bengal

Postcards from from our Darjeeling trip

This March I happened to be traveling alone in India with baby Akash. We were in and around with a […]

March 30, 2019
climbing up the hemkuta hill is one of the things to do in hampi
India, Karnataka, Top Experiences, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Top fun things to do in Hampi

Hampi in Karnataka is a place like no other. It has the perfect setting of prestigious ancient ruins against the […]

March 26, 2019
a view from the way t hampi royal enclosures
India, Karnataka, South

The grandeur of Hampi Royal Enclosures

In Hampi, one tends to get overwhelmed with ruins, especially on a long visit. It happened with me too. So […]

March 25, 2019
India, Karnataka, South

Exploring the Vittala temple trail of Hampi

I visited the Vittala temple right after the Hampi riverside ruins. Despite being awed by the riverside ruins, the magnificence […]

March 20, 2019
India, Karnataka, South

The Hampi riverside ruins trail

Hampi riverside ruins lie scattered on both sides of Tungabhadra. I stumbled upon them while wandering around one morning after my […]

March 19, 2019
at the virupaksha temple in hampi
India, Karnataka, South

The Virupaksha Temple trail in Hampi

Hampi, much to everyone’s surprise is quite a widely spread destination. Moreover, there’s so much crammed within that space that […]

March 16, 2019
tehampi has old temples
India, Karnataka, South

The first day of my Hampi trip

My Hampi trip began in Goa, from where a short train ride took me to Hospet. Cutting through the Western […]

March 14, 2019
a woman in hampi
India, Karnataka, South

What makes Hampi in Karnataka such a special place?

Hampi in Karnataka is one of those have it all kind of destinations. Its fame spreads far and wide and […]

March 12, 2019
palash flowers of purulia in spring
East, India, West Bengal

Two days in the land of Palash; this is spring in Purulia

Nature is at the core of Indian mythology and many believe Hinduism to have a deep animist essence. One school […]

February 27, 2019
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