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A week long vacation to Himachal

DEV BHOOMI | LAND OF GODS | ABODE OF SNOW Shimla City houses Himachal has many meanings. And true to its meaning, I believe, the snow clad mountains is where the God's live. Me and my wife made this 10 day trip from Jan 27th to Feb 5th 2017 starting from Delhi Airport . The Plan Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Delhi Delhi to Shimla drive Shimla Shimla-Khufri Shimla to Manali Manali Dharamshala Dalhousie Amritsar Delhi The Execution We suggest you to start from Chandigarh . Reason being, it has a well-connected Airport, ISBT bus terminus and railway station. Average journey time between cities is 7 hrs. Plan for 2 days stay each at Manali, Shimla and Amritsar.  People starting from Delhi airport can catch a bus from airport itself (Indo Canadian bus...it was hell costly I admit...1800 Rs per head till Chandigarh) or from ISBT Kashmiri Gate (Book a HIMSUT

Kerala : How to plan for a lifetime's experience

Kovalam Beach I have been planning this for months and it finally came along in the best time. A full stretch Kerala trip with Kanyakumari as an added bonus. I will not tell you what to do, but HOW to do it. How to plan your dream Kerala Trip.  Caution : Mine was too comprehensive. Needs high energy and will be quite tiring.  I chose the monsoon theme..I wanted to be in the middle of the action. This is the only place in India which offers monsoon as a tourism opportunity. I was lucky. I expected super heavy rains. Instead. I ended up right in between the rainy season and summer which was Perfect . Advantages in travelling in mid August Rainfall almost over. Waterfalls at their fullest. Greenery all over the state. Backwaters, beach sides and rivers all very clean. Abundant coconuts to enjoy. Hotel rates brought down. Less crowd everywhere. Festive Preparation going on. Shopping becomes pocket friendly. Our route map: