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Cafe Bodega – Altinho, Goa, India

If you want to taste yummy tummy food in Goa, Cafe Bodega is the ideal place. I ate lunch for two days here with friends. Meaning we could taste multiple dishes!!! A Portuguese style building with art exhibits called the Sunaparanta centre is located in Altinho, Panjim, Goa. In the middle of the building, theContinue reading “Cafe Bodega – Altinho, Goa, India”

Boat, Cruise, Ferry – Beautiful GOA

The Divar Island The boat rides I took in Goa where so significantly different. The ferry ride was first time experience in my life. I watched a mini lorry seated on a ferry crossing the Mandovi river, along with some two-wheelers and our Honda city car. We were also sitting in the steel benches inContinue reading “Boat, Cruise, Ferry – Beautiful GOA”

Houses of GOA

Have you seen a three-storey building standing just on Grinding stones. Yes the houses of Goa museum is one such wonder, an Architectural Icon of Goa made by a famous architect Gerard Da Cunha. The building stands on a three-pillar structure. The central pole and two Indian grinding stones at the corners supporting a buildingContinue reading “Houses of GOA”

VAGAMON : Floating clouds tranquil Paradise

Vagamon is a small hill station in Kerala, India, accessible from Cochin which has airport. From Cochin there are buses to Vagamon. Its 100 kms away from Cochin, nearly three hours of travel by car. We can reach Vagamon from Kumily, Tamilnadu which is about one and half hour travel distance nearer than Cochin. AllContinue reading “VAGAMON : Floating clouds tranquil Paradise”

Munnar and Eravikulam National Park

Munnar (three rivers) is the point at which three rivers meet namely, Muthirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala rivers. Munnar is a very new city found in the British rule. The weather condition is very conducive for tea plantation. The population here is built based on the tea estate. Many workers from Madurai and other parts ofContinue reading “Munnar and Eravikulam National Park”

Avalanche, Ooty

Avalanche is located 20 kms away from Ooty. It has lush green forest and wildlife which is a must visit if you get a chance to visit Ooty in Tamilnadu, India. The Upper Bhavani Dam, Emerald Lake and the Sholas are the places to visit in Avalanche. The Upper Bhavani is located in a forestContinue reading “Avalanche, Ooty”

Kamakhya Temple and Umananda temple

KAMAKHYA TEMPLE Kamakhya temple is located in Nilachal hills in Gawahati, Assam. I visited this temple on the first day after landing from flight at Gawahati. The temple closes usually by 5.30 pm. The travel up the Nilachal hills is a 20 mins drive. The road up the hills is a forest zone with manyContinue reading “Kamakhya Temple and Umananda temple”

Delighting Waterfalls of Meghalaya

Nohkalikai Falls Nohkalikai Falls looks tallest flowing from a great height into an aqua pool of blue waters. Surrounded by the Sohra East Khasi hills, it feels exuberant to watch the falls in bright sunlight. We can’t go near the falls. It’s just for view. Rainbow is visible behind the waterfalls. The falls is namedContinue reading “Delighting Waterfalls of Meghalaya”

MAWKDOK DYMPEP VALLEY ZIPLINE, Meghalaya

After the hectic 3 days trek in Nongriat (1 day to trek downhill and reach Serene Homestay, 1 day to trek to Rainbow falls, next day saw double decker bridge in morning sunrise and left the Homestay and came uphill) we reached the Mawkdok Dympep Valley. It was a foggy layer of mountains. The valleyContinue reading “MAWKDOK DYMPEP VALLEY ZIPLINE, Meghalaya”

LIVING ROOT BRIDGE & RAINBOW FALLS

The desire to go to Meghalaya was enthralled by the intention to see the Living Root Bridges. Where building bridges are a necessity for peace and prosperity across the world, the natural bridge fascinated me to the core. The idea of building bridges with the roots shows our Indian ethnicity and how our ancestors wereContinue reading “LIVING ROOT BRIDGE & RAINBOW FALLS”