Travel Hotspots

In its world of timelessness lies a very small settlement in a clearing at the top of a mountain peak beyond the Parvati valley in Himachal Pradesh. There is just something about those looming snow covered mountains, deep green forests, rushing sounds of waterfalls and streams, unpredictable weather and slopes …

An island surrounded by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Under British rule until 1997, and still possessing a great deal of autonomy, Hong Kong is a unique blend of East and West, Britain and …

Boarded the train to Chennai without giving a second thought? Never worry! I assure it satisfies you well. This is the land where both commerce and tourism flourishes to its hilt. If a list is made of the places to visit here the top ones would be Marina and Eliot’s …

  “I will not go anywhere near the waters” said my friend, adamantly. “This is the first day and you are already sulking about nothing” I sigh inwardly for this person sitting opposite to me. We have travelled miles and miles to come to enjoy this and all he thinks …

Goa known as ‘Tourist paradise’, a name most befitting, is a costal state treading the waters on the West of the Indian subcontinent. The cuisine, culture, heritage and architecture of Goa is a confluence of the Indian and Portuguese ways of life and this makes Goa stand apart from the …

Located in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district, on the southern upper Palani Hills, 7 kilometers away from Kodaikanal, the village Vattakanal or ‘Vatta’ is a place abounding in genuinely natural nature. Palani Hills are Western Ghats’ eastward extension – East-West Length: 65km, North-South width: 40km, Area: 2064 sq. km. This range …

You hold a smartphone and while on travel, use it all the while, to play Temple Run 2. Oh, I wished, you owned a console video game instead. Anyways, digging apart, here are the top 5 apps worth considering while you go out on an expedition, with family or else. …

“Now mind is clear as a cloudless sky, Time then to make a home in wilderness”-Allen Ginsberg. This was feeling I had each day for the twelve years that I spent in the hill stations of Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar (or Panchi and Mahabi as locals call them). Every moment was …

If the Delhi life starts getting the better of you, escape into this mellow, warm-hearted corner of the city famously known as Majnu Ka Tilla. This Tibetan Colony, established in the 1960s, is situated between the Outer Ring Road and the Yamuna River in Delhi. Popularly known as ‘Mini Tibet’ …

There is no doubt that India has one of the most picturesque and scenic locations in the world. One such place, the beauty of which is panoramic is Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. It is a shame that this historical town doesn’t get the attention that it deserves. The capital …