travelfreak: Long silence

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Long silence

Most of August was spent in planning the African vacation.. hence the silence:). Will be back soon with articles on the trip, one of the best, most exotic and fun vacations have had..

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Sair kar duniya ki Ghalib,
zindagani fir kahan....
Zindagani gar rahe bhi sahi,
naujawani fir kahan.....

I love travelling, to the point of being crazy about it.. never before thought of writing it down, but one trip made me feel there are so many unexplored places in the world.. maybe if my blog can help people explore those, would be a good value addition to this world!!

P.S. Click on the pictures in the blog to view them in full . .

P.S. This blog is written informally, and most of the stuff is written from memory without researching on the topics again. So please excuse any factual inconsistencies. . .

Recommendations

Adventure Sports
- Andaman

- Austria
- Barbados

- Florida
- Kilimanjaro:)
- Ladakh

- Lake Tahoe

- Maldives
- Thailand
- Switzerland

- US Parks: Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Zion

- Vermont

Beautiful Drives

- Andalusia, Spain

- Arizona and Utah, US

- Blackforest

- Cape Town and around

- Europe - Austria, Switzerland,

- England - Cotswold, Lake District, Peak District, Scotland, Wales

- Madh and Aksa, Mumbai

- Ladakh

- Palm Beach, Florida

- US cross-country

- Vermont in fall

- Virginia

Exotic
- Africa safaris

- Bali

- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Ladakh

- Maldives
- Istanbul
- Thailand

Light and Sound programs

- Andamans cellular jail

- Golconda fort

- Red fort, Delhi

- Somnath temple

- Uxmal Mayan ruins

Natural Beauty

- Andaman
- Austria

- Bali
- Black Forest
- Bhutan
- Cinque Terra

- Cotswold

- Finger Lakes

- Kanha
- Lake District
- Ladakh

- Maldives
- Peak District

- Puerto Rico

- Roanoke, Virginia
- Scotland
- Switzerland
- Tanzania driving

- Thunderbay, Canada

- US Parks: Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Zion

- Vermont

Fun & Party

- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Barbados
- Goa

- Hong Kong

- New York
- Thailand

- Vegas

Relaxing
- Barbados

- Bali
- Blackforest

- Florida, Keys
- Goa
- Kerala

- Maldives

- Puerto Rico
- Thailand

Romantic

- Andalusia

- Canada
- Cotswold

- Kerala

- Maldives
- Paris
- Thailand

Shopping

- Bangkok
- Barcelona

- Calcutta
- Hong Kong
- Istanbul
- London
- Nairobi local markets!

- New York
- Paris

Spiritual

- Banaras
- Bhutan
- Ladakh

Wineyards

- Cape Town

- Napa

- Sula, Nasik

Travel Tips

.. for the uninitiated....

Travel bookings

-Search for flights using kayak.com, efficient and saves time
-For hotels, booking.com is my first and last choice. Search for reviews on tripadvisor and book on booking.com

Europe:
-Cheap flights to take - Ryanair and Easyjet. Book in advance, you can get amazing deals
-Bus bookings through megabus.com, tickets at 1 Pound (Quite a steal)

India:
-Search using cleartrip.com. You can search for trains also using this website. Book through the airline though.

Accomodation
Europe:
-Hotel bookings- bed and breakfast win hands down. For the local experience, at an affordable price
-Youth hostels also work, if you are ok with it. Good locations, cheap, good way to meet people, affordable

Cash
Europe :
- ATMs are abundant everywhere (except Sicily!). Use Credit Cards
Asia :
- Carry cash if possible (Used my credit card in Thailand, I got a replacement as its classified as a High Risk country!)

Itineraries
I would suggest go to the place, and decide what to do. They turn out to be the best vacations. But not everyone agrees to it:). So some places to research before going :
-Lonely Planet (always works)
-Frommers.com
-Tripadvisor.com (Very good for hotel reviews)

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Long silence

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