Category: India
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Jim Corbett Museum
On International Museum Day, I bring to you the smallest museum I’ve ever visited! But a small size =/= less impactful !! My <500 words #blogpost on the #jimcorbett Museum that honors the extraordinary Late Jim Corbett. We know him as a skilled hunter but was that all about him? More in my post! #newblogpost #heritage #photographs #souvenir #jimcorbettnationalpark #tracker #author #international #museum #impactful #honors #extraordinary #corbett #skilled #hunter
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Can’t Get Enough…
We travelled across the region of Bundelkhand, Seeing the remnants of history. Laxmibai’s Jhansi was the first stop, Despite her defeat, we only saw her victory. Orchha beckoned next, With its fort, rivers, cenotaphs & palaces. We wandered around the tiny town awestruck, Till our feet developed calluses. Orchha told us about Chhatrasaal, The ruler […]
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दिल का आंगन
दिल के मकान में एक आंगन है। वो आंगन मैंने मैहर के नाम कर दिया। अरे! मैहर तो छोटी जगह है। इतना बड़ा आंगन क्यों दे दिया? एक छोटा सा कमरा काफ़ी था। मैं हँस पड़ी। मैहर का खुला, नीला आसमान, ये गेहूं और सरसों के खेत वो कमल के अंगिनत झील मैहर की त्रिकूटा […]
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Gulabi
Gulabi… room & mood both! Casalini Estate, Taradevi
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The Good Part
We skipped to the good part! Taradevi Mandir, Himachal Pradesh
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What We Like About…
It may still be a bad time to talk about travel as India has emerged from the second COVID-19 wave only two months’ back. However, there is a post idea that has been on our minds for weeks now & we felt this would be the perfect time to write it down. So, we have […]
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Strawberry Overdose
A Couple of Days in Mahabaleshwar It was the summer of 2019. We had to visit Mumbai for a family obligation. But a long weekend lay just a few days later. We packed our bags for a week-long trip with a couple of days thrown in for sightseeing around Mumbai. Now, it was May. Most […]
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Doors of Rajasthan
So we’ve been wanting to do this for a LONG time but something or the other made us put it off. Finally, the Holi post of Incredible India made us bite the bullet! Isn’t that a treat to the eyes? So, here we go, with our version of ‘Doors of Rajasthan’!! Do you like it? […]
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Mughal Garden
If you reside in Delhi NCR and yet, are unaware of this gem, well, it is not too late now. Are you wondering what is so special about it? Then read on! P had visited the Mughal Garden earlier & had been wowed by its grandiosity. A visit to this Garden was a fitting gift […]
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Mashobra
& Beyond To Chail, Fagu, Kufri & Theog March is that time of the year when the bitter cold has ended but the merciless Delhi Sun is still at least a month away. Being the winter lovers that we are, we wanted to hold back a slice of the frost & this made us think […]
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LODI GARDEN
Winter is a great time to go sightseeing in Delhi. Before winter 2020 begins, we felt we must finish blogging about our winter 2019 sightseeing! We post about Lodi Garden today. We had been to the Lodi Garden earlier but never with a camera. We had to make amends. Also called Lodhi Garden, Lodi Gardens […]
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Blissful!
Cheery that our Pachmarhi pic was shared by the official Incredible India Twitter handle. Gratitude… For the last few years, we’ve been trying to build a space for Let’s Go Sightseeing with NO support except from a handful of loved ones! Perseverance will pay. Check out the retweeted post here…
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MANDAWA
The ‘Open Air Museum’ In 12 Hours We had been to Churu earlier. When we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we had to include another Shekhawati town. Mandawa was our fourth & last destination. We left our Jodhpur hotel after breakfast. Jodhpur to Mandawa was close to 330 […]
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Pali
A Brief Halt at a Unique Indian Temple On our Udaipur to Jodhpur stretch of the Rajasthan road trip, Pali (92 KMS from Ranakpur) turned out to be a spontaneous halt. We had known about a unique temple existing in Pali but when we found it right on the highway, we had to stop. The […]
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Jodhpur
The Blue City In 36 Hours We had been to Jodhpur earlier but never together. When we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we had to include the blue city. It was our third destination. We left our Udaipur home stay after breakfast. Our first halt was Ranakpur (94 […]
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Ranakpur
A Halt at The Ranakpur Jain Temple On our Udaipur to Jodhpur stretch of the Rajasthan road trip, Ranakpur (94 KMS from Udaipur) was a halt that had to be made. P had been here earlier; there was no way N could not see the marvel that the Jain Temple was. A photo-log from our […]
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Nathdwara
A Quick Halt at The Shrinathji Mandir On our Jaipur to Udaipur stretch of the Rajasthan road trip, Nathdwara (351 KMS from Jaipur) turned out to be an impromptu halt. On a whim, we turned inside from the highway to bow our heads to Shrinathji (a form of Lord Krishna). We write the key points […]
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Udaipur In Three Days
Recently, a classmate reached out to get a three-day itinerary for Udaipur. As we dug through our emails, photographs, and memories, we couldn’t help compiling an itinerary of the city of lakes… Day 1 – City Palace Museum, Jagdish Mandir, Bagore Ki Haveli & Lake Pichola Start at the City Palace Museum. It opens at […]
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Udaipur
The City Of Lakes In 36 Hours We’d been to Udaipur earlier but never together. When we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we’d to include the city of lakes. It was our second destination. We left our Jaipur home stay after a hearty breakfast. Our first halt was […]
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Jaipur
The Pink City In 36 Hours We had been to Jaipur earlier but never as a tourist. One time for work, the other time to shop. So, when we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we had to include the pink city. It was our first destination. The First […]
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ROAD TRIPPING THROUGH RAJASTHAN
Living in Delhi NCR, a trip to Rajasthan becomes almost compulsory every winter. In the past, we’ve made short trips to Churu, to Jaipur, to Kishangarh, to Pushkar, to Ranthambhore, & to Sariska. However, in 2019, we decided to do a proper, week long road trip of the desert state, flitting from place to place. […]
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