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Why Travelling with your Sister is always Fun!!

We often come across this question, that what pushed us to choose our sister as travel partners. #ghoomophirosisters. Here you go..

You already know each other inside out

Travelling is a rigorous process consisting of a lot of sleepless nights and hurdles to overcome. It comes in handy to know each others’ habits, likes & dislikes, and strengths & weaknesses from beforehand. In such a case, there remains no room for unpleasant surprises when you already know how the other person reacts in similar situations. God forbid, if there is a crisis, you both can make a good pair ward off the trouble and emerge out of the negativity because of your mutual understanding and coordination.

It is easy to share money

It is much easier to share costs with your sister as compared to any other person. If you lend and do not get the money back in time, you know whom to catch hold of in financial crisis. You can vouch for her to pay your bills too as that is what at least an elder sister does! If you both are not earning as of now and your parents are funding the trip, there is no need for even splitting the costs; the payments can be done from one common source only. All these things add- on to the simplicity of the trip and hassle free travelling.

You both can be brutally honest with each other 

There is a certain element of openness and frankness in the relationship of two siblings. They can criticise each other with ease when the need arises and be appreciative too with the same amount of comfort. The thought of the other person getting awkward usually does not arise.

Your sister will tell you when you behave irrationally or may be when your clothes do not look right! She might be savage in her delivery, but her intentions will always be altruistic.

Fights cannot go on for too long between you two

Quarrels with your family especially your siblings do not last for long. One moment you yell and shout on the other one and the very next moment you can be seen laughing together. That is how the relationship with a sister is! They are not serious and do not last for very long. You tend to forget about them soon and do not hold long- term grudges against each other.

 Both of you will look out for each other

It is because you trust your sister with crucial things of life, you feel safe with her during travelling too. You can depend on her for all the important stuff like booking tickets, carrying documents and protecting you from unwanted circumstances. She will always have your back.  Also, it is nice to have someone to take care of your belongings and watch your bags while you run to the restroom!Convinced !! Plan a trip with your sissy soon then!

Convinced !! Plan a trip with your sissy soon then!

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How Solo Travel Heals Break-Ups

Break-ups are painful. It feels bad, that the person you trusted from your heart, gave everything dumped you and did not acknowledge your worth. They are not only miserable but quite disappointing too. These are in fact testing times, but unfortunately most of us go through it. Few come out of it gracefully and use this to evolve themselves as person while others linger on it for more time. Best thing one can do is, pick up a bag-pack, get your passport and start travelling. Invest your anxieties, anger as cure and look at the brighter side of life. For your solo travel, since you shall be involved in multiple activities, you will realize that you can conquer anything and everything in the world. Here we are penning down some important reasons to travel solo, which can detox and detach you from your past which bonfire of your ex’s belonging can’t do.

Travel Distracts You

Breakups leads you in vicious circle of thoughts. You keep reminded of the time spent with your ex, things done, not done and all kind of multiple thoughts. They drain you with numerous thoughts. Exploring new places solo gives you fresh perspective and thoughts about the life. You realize different people have different problems and you are the not the only going through pain. Solo travel lets you heal your pain, as you are away from the painful memories.

Travel Boosts your Confidence

During break up, one’s confidence does go for a toss. In this situation planning everything on your own, meeting new people, though for a week or a month helps you to get on the right track and boost your ability to make decisions. Travelling solo does everything which is required for a bruised ego.

Travel lets you explore your true-self
Post breakups, it is very important to hold on to your senses and realign yourself towards your goals.travel lets you to go beyond your limits and forces you to experience the new things about yourself. You realize your strength and weakness. It is actually a rediscovery mode, which eventually helps in healing your breakup grief. Trust your intuition and enrich your experience.The memories you make with yourself are yours to keep and will never come with any regrets. You’ll learn valuable lessons and truly understand what you’re capable of. An adventure is food for the soul.

Travel lets you smile again

World is a beautiful place. Nature’s enchanting beauty will definitely make you smile again. It will also let you realize the value of time and who is worth of your tears.

If you’re feeling upset, go pack your bags and get yourself indulged in the world of adventure. Travel is the best thing you can do with your break-up. It is indeed a therapeutic experience one can have. We are sure, once you shall be back, you shall be thoroughly rejuvenated and up to take up next steps with more zeal in life. You might change something in your stars and thereby changing your destiny

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Why you should date a girl who loves traveling

Traveling is one of the most rewarding and exciting things you can possibly do, so it makes sense that dating people who make travel a priority is definitely a good idea. You might wonder, if traveler women are wifey material or not, so here you go with few convincing reasons

Life shall be super adventurous

Girls who travel are the most exciting partners as you will find them coming up with one story or the other. It is little difficult to have any dull moment with them, as they are always up with any new adventure or the other. You can always trust her that she will survive any situation and can also help you out to overcome them as well. She will always be keen to be your fantasy’s crime partner. You shall be pushed to your limits every-time, you plan anything in life with them

She is witty, spontaneous, independent and intelligent.

Travel alone usually made these ladies so independent that they can never be burden on you. Instead you will always find them giving you a helping hand in your everyday chores. Usually they are low maintenance and easy going. You wouldn’t find them getting into undue arguments unless mandatory. They are smart enough to handle situations on their own. Travel teaches them adaptability, and hence they are adaptable to all situations of life with you.  As they meet lot of people on the travel, they know how to keep the conversations engaging and add fun element to it.

She is good problem –solver

As they travel, they need to think on their feel almost every time they get stuck to difficult situations which may include delayed flights, messed up washrooms, missed trains. They are the ones, who don’t make faces in such situations. Instead they always find a work around to get the travel on. This problem solving ability lets them to be great partner in bringing their partners out from the challenges of life. She is one of those who make lemonade, when life throws lemons at her;)

She is Active

Whether she is trekking to Himalayas oar getting lost in jungle, she has the habit to cover it all in limited time. This makes her active in her day today life to be healthier version of herself.

She isn’t materialistic

She is not the one who will get wooed by expensive gifts. Instead all you need to gift her small adventure trips, your time or pictures of you too traveling together. She will be happy to listen chirpy birds or gazing stars with you. Life Experiences is what makes her happy.

Open-minded

Since she happen to have her interaction with multi-culture people, she is open to all. You can be truly yourself with her without having the fear of being judged at every step. She is not those who will tell you “You are weird”. Instead, she will come up with similar stories.

Financial Management

She is probably the hardest working gal you will ever meet in your lifetime. She will take a couple of jobs or more, to fund her trips and adventures. What’s more, she shares her travel experiences to the world via a blog, and converts it into an extra source of income. They are the ones who find myriad ways to generate money on the road.

She’s loving and thoughtful

She may be on the road a lot, but a girl who loves to travel always have the habit to write. She tries to relate everything she sees with you and miss you. You are part of his everyday routine and do take ideas from other cultures to make your life better.

So did you make up your mind or still thinking? I totally believe she will be worth it. So get ready for a wild crazy ride for entire life time, where-in you can have meaningful conversations with her while experiencing beautiful escapades, soaking lazily on the beaches.

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Tranquility in the lap of Nature- Great Himalayan National Park

If you are looking for a surreal getaway from Delhi at a distance of overnight travel, then Himalayan National Park is a must for you. Bus from Kullu to Aute can take you inside, from where locals can guide you to the way toGoshani or Nagini, small villages in Kullu. It is from these villages, one can get into the park with the help of porters either by hiking or car can leave you at the entrance gate. Inside the park there are various hiking trails. Neuli- Sarangarh loop, Neuli- Sainj valley, Sainj- Tirthan valley, Gushaini-Tinder village, Gushaini- Shilt Hut, Neuli-Manu temple, Siund- Pashi villages, Jiwa Nala- Parvati River valley, Gushaini- Tirthan valley and Shamshi- Kaza are some of the popular ones. We took Gushaini to Tirthan. The place is bounded by lush green forests, waterfalls, and indeed make it one of the scenic places. Thankfully, modernization has not yet reached this part of the Kullu and hence place continues to brim its beauty. Park is part of world UNESCO Site. It is the home for several endangered flora & fauna and is bird watcher’s paradise.Let this photo essay drive inspire you for your next trip to Great Himalayan National Park.

Beautiful Tirthan valley & river, which is famous for trout fishing

Several locals, shepherds can be seen inside the park with their cattle.

Entry Gate to the park. There is a small entry fee, which is been taken by the forest department. Do carry your photo ID, while you enter the park.

This is what you can expect inside this beautiful jungle. The lovely camaraderie of waterfalls, trees, and birds perching. Perfect place to find your solitude and unwind yourself.

Camping in the midst of Jungle, in itself gives you goosebumps, as you set your camp beside the flowing river, and want to get lost in the wilderness.

The place is totally unchartered and your solidarity can surely resonate with the mesmerizing and unprecedented beauty of the jungles and you would not mind coming here, whenever you are looking an escape from maddening cities.

Best time to go here is summers, though the park is opened throughout the year, but summers attract a lot of trekkers to the park.

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Getting Lost in wilderness of Pashangarh Taj Safaris.

Pashangarh wilderness lodge is located in Pashan Garh, adjacent to the Panna National Park and is a beautiful rugged property of Taj Safaris. . It is mere 50 km from Khajuraho, a famous World Heritage Site along the river Ken. It comprises of 12 cottages of stone cottage( as Pashan means stone)

The lobby celebrates Haveli design, with a spacious central courtyard. The interiors are contemporary mix of chocolate linens, block-printed black silks, celadon cottons and cotton lace chandeliers.

All suites have private veranda machaans, luxurious bathrooms with huge central showers, seperate wc, twin hand basins.  The overall design is stony and rough, with white marble, leather, ebony and chocolate highlights. Highlight is, there are no TVs in the property. When asked, I was told, we want people enjoy the beauty rather than getting indulged in TV. The interiors make for a bold statement in luxury and stone walls reduce to buttresses at the corner where two squares intersect, leaving behind glass, jaali latisse, mosquitoes screens and sliding doors. Every small item is room is well crafted and thought through. Staff is very courteous and available for the guests.

Dining

Dining in Pashan Garh is an experience in itself, not only with the vividity of menu but also in the presentation. Dining experience is also the highlight of the place. Lunch was served to us in the nearby rural settings in bitten silver cutlery. However, poolside lunch is also available. Care is taken for each and every guest separately to make sure, they have Wow experience.

What I enjoyed most was the lakeside bullock cart dinner, which not only gave us privacy but also complete freedom to gaze the stars as we had our dinner. Other option available is dinners on the deck. The presentation of breakfast next morning added to our experience.

Highly recommended property if you are traveling to Khajuraho,  if you plan to get lost in the wilderness for few days.

 

 

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All about Devbagh Beach Resort, Karwar

Devbagh Beach Resort

Devbagh is a stop for an ardent beach lover. Sun, sand, surf, sea and endless open space, Devbagh is famous for its private beaches, where you can build your dream castles, collect seashells, chase crabs, locating fishermen in boats or just soak yourself in sun and let waves wash away your worries. 3 Kms away i.e just 29 minutes ferry ride from Karwar is situated one of the finest property of  Karnataka Tourism. Devbagh Beach Resort is located in the converging landscape located in Karwar, which is 100 Kms away from Dabolim airport and located at Karnataka–Goa border. Devbagh is at its beautiful best from October to May.

Accommodation: Resort opens a world of pristine natural beauty.  It has got lovely log-hut cottages with a balcony. Rooms are spacious with all modern facilities. The Gol Ghar, is the group dining hall, serves a delectable buffet spread of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine. The seafood is highly recommended. Fishes served here are usually fresh. Dinner is served on the beaches wherein every evening bon-fire is set up with snacks. Spa here is amazing. Oils and other ingredients used are purely herbal.

Activities: Devbagh has something or the other for everyone. 24 hrs are less for you to explore the place completely. If you are an adventurous person, try parasailing, snorkeling (which is being done under the supervision of trained professionals, who ensures complete safety of its guests), banana boat ride, scooter-ride and other water sports. One can also go for speed boat cruises in Arabian sea to spot Dolphins. If you are a nature lover, get up in morning and take a stroll in backwaters and can spot rare birds in mangrove thatches. It is a paradise for bird watchers as conditions are conducive for migratory birds. If you like studying human nature, then a stroll in an adjacent fishing village is a good experience; wherein you can witness how their day starts, to how it ends. It gives a complete picture of a day in fishermen’s life. If a relaxing vacation is on your mind, then soaking in the sun or lazing on a hammock is a good option. One can also cruise up to the confluence of Arabian sea and river Kali. A trek in the jungles is highly recommended and capturing sunrise and sunset is photographer’s delight at the resort. The Place is indeed photogenic.  A day tour to the city is also organized by the resort on request, wherein you can roam around the Karwar. All activities are conducted under strict supervision and interaction with the staff adds lots of value.  The staff here is very courteous. Manager of the lodge makes it a point to spend time with each family staying and take care of their day to day needs. Personal attention is given to all guests. If you are looking for a getaway beyond Goa with all similar amenities, Devbagh beach resort tops the priority chart. You can reach out to www.dandeli.com for your bookings. They made it really simple for me when it comes to the arrangement.


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The “Haunted Place” of India- Bhangarh, Rajasthan

About the Place: Bhangarh Fort is situated on a hillside in the deserted town of Bhangarh, Rajasthan. Bhangarh is a ruined town between Jaipur and Alwar in Rajasthan and is located at the edge of Sariska Tiger Reserve. Bhangarh fort is a major tourist attraction and is said to be one of the most haunted sites in the world. Many legends are associated with the haunted folk.

It was established in 1613 by King Madho Singh. It might be renowned for its haunted and spooky presence but it can be visited as the place is beautiful and tranquil. There are several spooky stories attached with it. Entry for bhangarh is prohibited between sunrise and sunset.

Legend belives that the city of Bhangarh was cursed by the Guru Balu Nath, who sanctioned the establishment of the town with one condition, saying, “The moment the shadows of your palaces touch me, the city shall be no more!” When a descendant raised the palace to a height that cast a shadow on Balu Nath’s forbidden retreat, he cursed the town as prophesied.


Good Time to Travel:Place can be travelled any time and good getaway for Delhi folks.is one of the largest national parks in northern India, covering an area of 392 km². It is situated in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan.

How to reach from Delhi:

Delhi-Gurgaon-Bhiwadi-Alwar-Sariska-Thanagazhi-Pratapgarh-Ajabgarh-Bhangarh.
It’s a nearly 300-km drive.

Must things to carry :

1. Always carry a spare tyre as there are stretches where for kilometres there are no petrol pumps or habitations.

2. Always carry some dry food as good dhabas and eateries are rare.

3. Carry a torch with you as the fort does not have electricity and even in day time, a torch will help you to see parts of the fort better.

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Enthralling historical city & the gateway to India’s most flamboyant state-Pink City Jaipur

About the Place:Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan in Northern India. Known as the Pink City because of the colour of the stone used exclusively in the walled city, Jaipur’s bazaars sell embroidered leather shoes, blue pottery, tie and dye scarves and other exotic wares. Western Rajasthan itself forms a convenient circuit, in the heart of the Thar desert which has shaped its history, lifestyles, and architecture.

Must See places:City palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal,  Jaigarh fort, Amer, Nahargarh fort, Central Museum, market. This place reflects beauty.

Good Time to Travel:The best time to visit this place is between October and March. Since the weather is pleasant during these months, that allows one to explore more of this place without getting scorched in the seething heat.This city of Rajputs is well known for its fairs and fests that are held on a grand level. The festivals include kite festival, camel festival, teej, gangaur, elephant festival, to name a few. The city witnesses maximum tourists during these days. To add on to its liveliness, this place has brilliant bazaars filled with bright turbans and ethnic attire, hand-dyed and embroidered textiles, pretty jewellery and delicious food.

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Another of those cool hill retreats left behind by the British; Dalhousie

About the Place:Dalhousie is a gateway to the ancient Chamba Hill State, now Chamba District of the state of Himachal Pradesh of India. This hill region is a repository of ancient Hindu culture, art, temples, and handicrafts preserved under the longest-running single dynasty since the mid-6th century.

Spectacular snow-covered Dhauladhar mountains are also visible form this enchanting town. Dalhousie was popular with the British Army personnel in 1860’s. By road Dalhousie is about 550 km from Delhi, 52 km from Chamba via Banikhet and 43 km via Khajjiar and the nearest railheads at Pathankot & Chakki bank railway station are approximate 85 km.

Must see places:Kalatop, Khajjiar, Jandari Ghat, Bholani Mata, Sach Pass

Good Time to Travel:Summer months from March to June are the best time to Visit Dalhousie

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6 To-Do’s at Dandeli

Dandeli, is a small river side town in North West Karnataka is very popular with tourists from Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore. The modern town on the river is surrounded by deciduous forests and a renowned wildlife habitat where one can spot rare animals and birds, roam in deep valleys and hilly terrain. It is around 4 Hr. drive from Goa Dabolim airport and the road trip from Goa to Dandeli is very scenic. Though place is famous for white water rafting and tree-houses, but apart from the same, there are few must to do’s at the place.
Kayaking on the Kali River
If you are white water lover and want to be high on water sports, then kayaking on the Kali river can offer lot to you. Options available are from class 4 rapids for professionals to calmer beds for beginners.

Rafting on the rapids of the Kali River 

River Rafting are a great team activity and the class 4 rapids on the Kali offer the perfect group getaway. There are half day or full day options and the river has water for most time of the year as the dam above the river is opened every morning to generate electricity.

Bird watching at old magazine house resort 

The place is always surrounded by variety of birds and is heaven for bird watchers. At any season, you can find their naturalists spotting more than 150 different birds a day. Place is famous for hornbills but if you are true birder, this place is must for you in the list. It is surrounded by birds endemic to Western Ghats. If lucky, one can spot rare birds too.

Visit some of the unique tribes of Dandeli
One must always feel the locals and engage themselves with their lifestyle. Spending time with them gives the tourists true flavor of the place. Dandeli offers four different tribal experiences. There is famous Lambani tribe, who comes are nomad in nature. Then, there is the very famous Siddi tribe, who are people of African origin and who were brought to India as slaves. Then, there are the Gowli tribes who manage cattle and earn their living by selling milk and milk products. There is Medar tribe who works in the forest and is bamboo craft artisans.

Watch the sunset from Ganeshgudi Hill
Ganeshgudi hill can be reached after hiking for 40 minutes from Old magazine house. Usually they have their groups going for hiking around 4 PM in evening. From the top of hill, one can witness the conglomeration of 4 beautiful rivers and the view as sun sets down is beautiful. During hiking, if lucky, one can spot wild sloth bear and other small birds and natural flora and fauna. Sitting and waiting for sun to set at the hilltop is photographer’s paradise.

Taking a coracle boat ride on the Kali
If you are not a water sport fan, but still want to experience Kali River, one can take a ride in coracle boat. Options available are for half an hour to one hour. During ride, one can spot crocodiles basking in sun and hornbills. The ride in itself is very scenic with trees around.
Whenever you are going Goa, do make sure to add 3 more days to visit this beautiful but silent place called Dandeli, which will let you lost in the wilderness.

Why not plan a vacation to this beautiful gateway Dandeli. Thank you for the wonderful stay team Dandeli. They can be contacted at +919483940400

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