Just Go!
One of the things that makes or breaks your trip is a good backpack, and those who’ve traveled often will understand why. And to choose a good travel backpack is not as easy as one may think. Unwieldy suitcases, bad backpacks etc can lead to a lot of discomfort, and worse, leave you with a … Read more
Ooty and Kodaikanal are the most sought after hill stations for a short weekend getaway in Tamil Nadu, and are quite accessible from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. However, off late, many travellers have found the need to explore the green and cozy side of nature beyond these two celebrated hill stations. Introducing the lesser … Read more
I’ll start off this post with a little bit of history before diving into things to do in Hampi. The Indus Valley Civilisation (also known as Harappan and Mohenjo-dharo) is one of the oldest civilisations where arts and crafts flourished. This period is also known for achieving accuracy in measuring length, mass, and time. Zooming down to … Read more
Mykonos has many faces than just being a beach party destination. It has lots of those ancient windmills that Greece is famous for, white and red top (instead of the blue unlike Santorini) buildings, a sneek peak of Venice called Little Venice, pelicans walking around with their head help up high, gay bars and many … Read more
This was the biggest question that kept popping up when I was planning my Greece trip. After being born and raised in a city which has one of the world’s largest beaches, (Marina in Madras/Chennai, India) I was skeptical to spend time in more than one beach/island city in Greece. However, I was completely wrong. … Read more
When I was planning for the Greece trip, there were a few people suggesting that Delphi could be skipped, that it is just another place with ruins and so on. However, on reading the various experiences written by different bloggers, the more I was inclined to add this as a part of my must visit … Read more
Most people claim that Chennai as a city does not offer many one day/weekend trips to plan for. They say that once you are done with almost all the places you can think of in and around Chennai, weekends feel so boring and pointless when there is nothing to look forward to. If you are … Read more
I’m going to start this post with the fact that not many people actually know about Meteora. I guess that’s probably because Greece is known more for its beautiful blue islands. If you ask me, places like these make my trip more satisfying than anything else. Short version: Things to know before heading to Meteora. … Read more
We landed on 25th Sep’15 afternoon at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. The immigration process was pretty quick and our backpacks were among the early ones to come out. We downloaded the GreekGuide app (works offline too) for Athens and other cities which has all important information one might need for the trip. As we landed we saw Ikea which … Read more
One of the oldest civilizations in the history of mankind, beautiful landscapes, warm and friendly people and the best place for vegetarians travelling abroad – that’s Hellenic Republic aka Greece for you! I have jotted down on how we planned this trip after a lot of research on the internet. And here is my story on … Read more