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BEACHES Goa
37 Reviews Yes, I think you mean Baga! Never mind but one of the most scenic walks really a long time ago,with a bit of a climb is to be had there. I guess most travelers dont know about it but I happenned to do...
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DAY TRIPS AROUND MUMBAI Mumbai
60 Reviews 800kms on bike, 2 days, 4 locations, scenic roads, lots of driving and unlimited fun! The trip started with the idea of doing a day bike trip to Diveagar and Harihareshwar. I had read that the...
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Tips collections Delhi
20 Reviews Valley Of The Dolls. One can find just about every kind of a doll one needs to see in Shankar's International Dolls Museum. There are about 6,000 dolls collected from over 85 countries and a third of...
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Places around Hyderabad Hyderabad
10 Reviews Odyssey Wonder conducts adventure trips to places like kondamadugu near hyderabad. camping at srisailam, adventure trekking, rappelling and adventure sports for corporates, colleges and individuals...
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OTHERS Goa
44 Reviews There are several dozens of very stately mansions in Goa, most of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are also several hundred smaller mansions spread out amongst Goa's numerous...
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MISCELLANEOUS Mumbai
31 Reviews Palace on Wheels Tour Duration: 8 days Rate: USD 2626 - Single traveler. USD 1999 - Twin sharing. This is the closest you can get to living like a maharajah. One of the top ten luxury train...
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Parks Delhi
6 Reviews The Buddha Jayanti Park is situated in southern part of the Delhi ridge in New Delhi.A beautifully gilded statue of Buddha stands under a pavilion in an artificial island in the park. The park laid...
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Everyday a Sunday Hyderabad
4 Reviews Try and find a local guide and take a ride. Get to know the local people, thier lifestyle, their habits and aspirations. Its fun and amusing aswell, but it teaches you a lesson or two in optimism....
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RELIGIOUS SITES Goa
13 Reviews I recently went on a pilgrimage to Meherabad and loved it. It is home to the Samadhi or Tomb-Shrine of Avatar Meher Baba, who claimed he was God in human form. Engraved on Baba's gravestone is the...
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INDIAN MOVIE SCENE Mumbai
8 Reviews Castella de Aquada(“Fort of the waterpoint”) is also known as the Bandra fort. It is located at Land’s End in Bandra and was built by the Portuguese in 1640 as a watchtower Overlooking Mahim Bay,the...
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Coronation Park Delhi
2 Reviews Kingsway camp, on the outskirts of Delhi, was the venue of King-Emperor George V's Coronation Durbar in 1911. After much intense debate about the merits of the capital remaining in Calcutta, or moving...
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ENTERTAINMENT Mumbai
5 Reviews SUPERDOME- Superdrome is one of the best sports- cum-leisure centres in the city. Conveniently located in Tardeo, it offers an entire gamut of facilities There are 4 AMF Bowling lanes as well as 6 AMF...
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Agra - Taj Mahal Delhi
4 Reviews I think most people know about this place and have seen tons of pictures of it. But when you see it for the first time in real life, it still takes your breathe away for its shear beauty and...
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PROMENADES Mumbai
2 Reviews Located northwest of South Bombay, Bandra is one of the wealthiest suburbs/ neighbourhoods in greater Mumbai. It was once a completely separate port town from Bombay, but rapid urban growth swallowed...
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Nainital Delhi
1 Review Nanital is Suited in Uttranchal state North India Kms 330 from Delhi by road.Nainital is known as the Lake City as it is located around the 'Nayana Tal'. The city is a beautiful mixture of all the...
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FESTIVALS Mumbai
3 Reviews International Film Festivals in Mumbai The Pumelo Independent Film Festival(PIFF) ( http://www.pumelo.com ) is from February 25th to 1st March of 2007 in Mumbai, India. They have a competition for the...
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Humayun's Tomb Delhi
4 Reviews More pictures of Humayuns tomb here... The design is said to have inspired the design of the Taj Mahal, which was built by Humayun's grandson- Shah Jahan. You can look up more info on the monument at...
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Corbett national park Delhi
3 Reviews A convenient and popular weekend getaway from Delhi is Corbett National Park. Its a wildlife reserve, located in the foothills of the Himalayas and is a great place to see the tiger and other animals...
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Safdarjung's Tomb Delhi
4 Reviews This marble domed mausoleum is the last famous Mughal monument built in Delhi in 1753-54, by the son of the second Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daulah. It is a son's tribute to his father, the Wazir of...
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Lotus Temple Delhi
2 Reviews I came across the Bahia Faith Lotus Temple by accident - and what a pleasant surprise! The Temple is a marble representation of a lotus flower and is located in the South of Delhi. I visited on a...
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Purana Qila Delhi
1 Review Visiting Purana Qila was unexpected: we had wanted to see Humayum's tomb but found it closed - since some minister was visiting it. We looked at our map and Purana Qila seemed pleasantly near. In a...
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Qutab Minar Delhi
3 Reviews At the Quitab Minar complex you can find several buildings, with windows like these. When the sun shines through you can see little stars being reflected on the ground. More abou the Quitab Minar...
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Raj Ghat Delhi
1 Review Something that maybe is less than spectacular to most, but made a deep impression on me, is the place where Ghandi was cremated. It is surrounded by short walls in the city, but once inside it is...
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We travelled 3rd class from Delhi to Jaipur ...what can I say...we loved it !! and the locals were very friendly . trust me it is not that scary as you may think, open your mind to the locals...open youself..do things you always though where not possible...you will not regret it ...!!!
when in india try the apple town called kulu valley in the himalayas. off the main city is a little village called seobagh, literally meaning apple orchards.what a delightful place it is with some homestays, no hotels, the river bear meandering through, some heavenly secluded waterfalls where one can bathe everyday...one can even do some gentle river rafting in the river waters thereseobagh has a perfumery too, a distilled water plant and this brings some jobs to the local youth. the buddhist monastery is a visual delight and the biggest in this area. my little friend wangchuk studies in it and rest of the time walks on the mountains with other friends singing songs and chewing gum!!!try seobagh someday. it gives apples a whole new meaning.
In Gujarat, in the middle of nowhere, are the ruins of an Indus Valley civilization at a place called Lothal. If its restoration is faithful to the archeological evidence, it demonstrates an extraordinary engineering capacity in 2500 bce, including some innovations found rarely enough inDelhi and Bombay - underground plumbing! The site also features what proports to be a drydock.On the way back by a long, straight highway my neck suddenty jerked backwards by the sit of a totally nude man standing by the side of the road. My guide laughted and said, "Oh, that's only a Jain. Some of them don't wear clothes." I replied, "I got a pretty good look,and I'm certain that was no Jane. That was a Jack!"One caution: beward of eating lunch in a "dhaba". I did and got deathly ill. But I had been in India only 2 months at the time and after a while the bugs don't bother you anymore.
If as us when you arrive at Kalka you will be a bit lost as there is No information or maps in The Lonely Planet.So -- I have had a go to draw one out, Maybe it isn't the Best but then again Maybe better than nothing !!I have listed Hotels, Cafes and internet access as well as the train stationHope it helps a little !!
While approaching the renown fortress in Gwalior, I came across a young lady standing in front of a very fine palace, the Gujuri Mahal. She wanted me to go inside and visit the museum, for it seems that few foreigners do. I was actually hoping to see the archeological museum housed in the Gujuri Mahal, so I was more than happy to allow the young lady to drag me in. The museum is well worth seeing as it has an excellent collection of centuries old Indian sculpture. A sad fact about India is that there is dirth of quality museums in the country and this was one of the best I came across. Virtually all of the museum pieces are in the courtyard so it is all sun lit which was great on the bright day that I visited Gwalior on.The Gujuri Mahal is located on the bottom edge of this photograph next to the very fine mosque. Beyond is the old town of Gwalior itself which is set apart from the rest...
I rented a car and driver through my hotel for half a day while I was in Jaipur. My destination was the famous Jain Temples in Sanganer, located 12 kilometers south of Jaipur. I visited the largest temple in the town which was the home of the famed Sun-clad Jains. If you cannot figure it out by their names these people go around in their birthday suits. This is because in no way are they to exploit or use animal products or even products produced by insects such as silk. Therefore no clothing. I did not see any of these folks when I was at the temple. Needless to say they do not come out much.Like almost all Jain temples this one was exquisitely decorated with very fine carvings and well worth seeing. To enter you must remove all clothing containing leather like belts. Shoes and socks are also removed. Of note it was outside of this temple, on a nearby street, where I had my pig incident...
It you have time enough get out of the touristy routes, there’s millions of small and lovely villages, with no other interest than their population, where you will be welcome and you can feel the real India**********SPANISH:Si tienes tiempo sal de las ruta turísticas, para en cualquier pueblecito que encuentres, los hay a millones, que no tienen otro interés que sus habitantes, allí siempre serás bienvenido y podrás sentir la verdadera India.
All parts of the coconut palm are useful and have economic value. The name for the coconut palm in Sanskrit is kalpa vriksha, which translates as "the tree which provides all the necessities of life". Uses of the various parts of the palm include:-The white, fleshy part of the seed is edible and used fresh or dried in cooking. -The cavity is filled with "coconut water" containing sugars, fibre, proteins, anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals. Coconut water is sterile until the coconut is opened.-Coconut milk is made by processing grated coconut with hot water or hot milk. -The flower clusters of the coconut is fermented to produce palm alcoholic "toddy". -The interior of the growing tip may be harvested as heart-of-palm and is considered a rare delicacy - "millionaire's salad". -The coir is used in ropes, mats, brushes, caulking boats and as stuffing fibre.-Copra is the dried meat of the...
Snake Charmer (sapurey) handle the snakes by music and other activities. It was traditionally a family business and the art of snake charming was passed on from one generation to the other. The secrecy behind it was well-guarded.Believe it or not, it's me on the picture. It's not a recommendation to try it. Be careful and don't trust the Snake Charmers. As far as I know, there is no official supervising on this activity, and no guarantee that the Cobras are really harmless.More Pictures
A place where you can get antiques and other old periodical material at expensive price, you have to bargain upto 60% and leave the primises, the owner will call you back and sell you at a price you want. beware of fake items sold as antiques.
Neemrana Fort-Palace State of Rajasthan
2 Reviews and 244 Opinions This is such a lovely place, whether for a couple celebrating their love or for a singleton,...
Taj Mahal Palace Tower Mumbai
22 Reviews and 859 Opinions The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower was built in 1903, and was a majestic landmark before the Gate of India...
Leela Goa
5 Reviews and 487 Opinions hallo was meeting adam pyotr mancic in the surfclub arambol. best friend at this time. every night...
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Q: Hello, I'm a UK passport-holder planning to spend the month of August in India, for the first time! However, I'm going to visit...
A: I hope that you are aware that August is Monsoon season in Delhi. It is also VERY hot and humid. If you can cope with this, also be aware that if (impossible to...
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