Tag: accommodation

• 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 […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 3, 2021

  India, maharashtra, Travel

  accommodation, awe, bagicha corner, berry, breakfast buffet, breathtaking view, charm, chingari, chocolate walnut fudge, cocktail, date night, dhonewada, dramatic sunset, elephant's head point, farm, food, forest, forest county resort, forested trail, hike, ice-cream, j1, jeep compass, jw marriott, lakeside, le meridien, lodwick point, long weekend, longitude 73, magenta, magical Sun, mahabaleshwar, maharashtra, malvani, mapro garden, margarita, mulberry, mutton sukka, mychoize, nature lovers, paasha, peace, prawn biryani, pune, selfdrive, serenity, Sightseeing, strawberry, summer, Travel, venna lake, western ghats, wilson chikki, wine

• 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 […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  November 26, 2020

  HP, India, Travel

  accommodation, affection, artifact, barog, bird, bird watching, biryani, blanket, blue sky, book, calm, cantonment, chail, chail cricket ground, chandigarh, charles dickens, charm, chill, clearing, comfort, connectivity, conversation, cottage, countryside, decor, delhi ncr, destination, dog, dream life, drive, drizzle, enchanted, enlightenment, expedition, fagu, falcon cafe lounge, forest trail, gabbar, garden, golden retriever, happiness, hike, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, home stay, hptdc the apple blossom, hptdc the chail palace, hptdc the pinewood, huff and puff, indian railways, khanabadosh, kufri, library, long weekend, maharani suite, march, mashobra, mountain, music, mychoize, nature, panchkula, pet friendly, pine forest, purani koti, relax, rhododendron, royal bar, saag mutton, selfdrive, shatabdi, snow, snowfall, stone house, sultan, sunbathing, sunrise, tea, theog, Travel, traveler, vista, wandering house, weeping willow, winter, wreath

• 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 […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  August 7, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

  18th century, abandon, accommodation, ancestral residence, arch, arched gate, architecture, art, attention to detail, bajrangi bhaijaan, beautiful, belgian glass, bird, Black Drongo, bollywood, boutique hotel, breakfast, brightly colored room, bumpy ride, burmah-shell, cart, ceiling fresco, chokhani haveli, churu, cold night, culture, decor, decoration, destination, efficient staff, Europe, explore, family friendly, food joint, fresco, gold paint, golden fresco, golden haveli, grandeur, green and yellow door, guide, haveli, heritage, highway, history, Indian Roller, indulgence, jodhpur, Journey, kedar mal ladia haveli, kothi, long weekend, lord krishna, lounge, love, magic, mandawa, mandawa fort, mandawa kothi, masala chai, memorable, merchant, miniature donkey, modern amenity, nh8, old house, open air museum, opulent, pool, private quarter, rajasthan tourism, religion, restaurant, restore, road trip, shekhawati, Sightseeing, small town, spacious room, splendid, stained glass, terrible road, tlc, tourist, trade, train, travel bug, visit, visual extravaganza, walk, water scarcity, water well, winter, woolen

• 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 […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 7, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Bali Basics

  

  Before we headed to Bali, we had a lot of confusion about its geography & location. Was it an island? Was it a part of Indonesia? How big was it? Blame it on ignorance. And, there’s no better antidote for ignorance than travel. Once we’d been there, many contacted us when they were planning their […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 13, 2019

  Travel

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• Masai Mara National Reserve – All The Practical Stuff!

  

  When we began our research for the Masai Mara National Reserve, we found information to be scattered across the Internet. Climate information at one place, visa at another, what to carry at yet another… We made a mental note then itself that we would list down the useful bits at one place when we got […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  March 4, 2019

  Travel

  accommodation, africa, best time to go, bio break, birds, clothing, flight, food, full day game drive, game drive, getting there, grassland, information, kenya, kiboko kenya safaris, mammals, masai mara, masai mara national reserve, nairobi, Off-road drive, oman air, passport, reptiles, road condition, road trip, safety, savannah, sentrim mara, sun, sunrise game drive, sunset game drive, tip, tipping, tour operator, travel agency, visa, weather, yellow fever