I NEED A LONG BREAK!
Destinations for a long weekend or 4-5 days' break
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Shopping Guide: Decoding Kolkata’s Burrabazar
Eastern India’s largest wholesale market Burrabazar is a place where “anything and everything is available”. Apart from all the things that you may want or need, its chaotic yet colourful lanes offer a lot for curious travellers. Neha Bajaj, one such traveller, writes about her experience and shares informative tips for shopping in Burrabazar. Calcutta (or Kolkata as it is now called) is a city soaked in stories of valor, legends of literature, archetype of architecture and fusion of cultures. It was my third visit to Kolkata and this time I decided to take detour from the prominent attractions and visit the chaotic yet vibrant market of Burrabazar. Justifying its…
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Honeymoon Diary: Romantic Bali
Romantic beaches, Indian traditions, rich cultural history. Bali has it all. No wonder, the destination’s popularity is steadily increasing among the honeymooners! Chandni Mahajan and Maan Jalta, media professionals, who had a dreamy honeymoon in the island tell you all that you need to know if you are planning your honeymoon in Bali. Tell us why did you guys pick Bali as your honeymoon destination? We wanted a relaxing yet luxurious stay in a place away from all the chaos. Bali is one of the most exotic, tranquil, romantic places and hence an apt choice to get a perfect blend of some action and seclusion at the same time. Flight…
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Why it’s So Easy to Fall in Love with Poland
The writer visited and fell in love almost instantly with Poland. The article lists reasons why you must visit the country at least once.
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Our Romantic Honeymoon Trip to Bali & Singapore
Aakriti Jain and Ashish Gulati came back from their perfect honeymoon just recently. Mentally, they’re still there…cycling somewhere in Bali perhaps! Aakriti, a media professional, tells us about their travel experience to romantic Bali and Singapore. Honeymooners planning a trip to either or both of these location, here’s all that you need to know… Firstly, tell us briefly about yourself. How did you two meet? Ashish & I have been in this beautiful relationship since past 7 years. We met during our school days. Our friendship began from a basic “hi, hello” to meeting each other after tuition hours. We could be a perfect example of two like poles who attract…
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Meeting the Big 5 on the South African Safari Tour
In his previous post Sandeep Sahajpal shared with us his first impressions about South Africa. In part two, he writes about the most talked about aspect of South Africa: the wildlife. One thing that the African continent is famous for is, of course, wild life. While on the continent, one must do justice with this aspect as well. I preferred to go to Pilanesberg, much against the suggestions of going to Kruger. In Africa, the big five game animals are the African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and White/Black rhinoceros. While the game park authorities claim that leopards and buffalo are hard to find, we could see the…
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South African Sojourn: First Impressions
Sandeep Sahajpal wasn’t too keen about the country before this trip. He was warned about the crime scene and discouraged from taking the road trip he had planned in South Africa. Curious as he is, he went ahead for a holiday and came back utterly impressed! The wanderer who inspired us to start ‘For the Love of Travel’ series, Sandeep goes beyond the picturesque landscapes in talking about why he finds the country fascinating. This is the first article in the four part series where he writes about his South African travel experience on the blog. …
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Stockholm: A Memorable Experience
Romancing with the idea of love, converting my thoughts into a verse, I often imagine a serene lake encircled by very old trees draped in colours of fall, dead leaves covering the moist earth and sound of those leaves crunching under my shoe. Surreal, it all seemed until I experienced this and much more for real in Stockholm, one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. If peace were married to beauty their home would be something like Stockholm. I wasn’t sure if I admired the beauty more or the tranquility there. For my first solo trip, the experience was much more exciting than I imagined, primarily because of…
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Honeymoon Diaries: Greece & Spain
Planning your honeymoon in Greece and Spain? Take notes from the travel diary of Amish Singhal and Sheena Agarwal who started their nuptial journey with a trip to these gorgeous destinations. Our First Meeting: We met about seven years back at a networking event and that’s how it all began! Slowly, we connected over social media. At that point in time, I was in Ahmedabad and we were essentially each other’s shrink. Later, I moved to Delhi in 2009 and since then we have been together. Our Honeymoon Destinations: We went to Greece (Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos) and Spain (Barcelona) on a Cruise (Royal Caribbean). We chose to honeymoon in Greece because…