I first read about Pundrikji-ki-Haveli on the ASI Jaipur circle website. It is said to be the home of Pandit Ratnakar Bhatt, the royal purohit (priest and advisor) at the court of Maharaj Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur. As the story goes, the pandit, originally from Maharashtra, was studying Astrology and Tantra
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For a busy nine to six office tripper refreshment is necessary. For this, I some times traveled to Mandarmani or Digha. These are nearby from my hometown- Kolkata. But from last few sea beach trips, I was totally frustrated about some of the people who are ethically, culturally backward and they are against the “Swach
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Are you looking to travel abroad in the coming months? If so, you’ll need to find a visa that ticks all the boxes for international travel. Not sure how to go about doing that? Here are five top visa tips for your next overseas adventure. Assess what class of visa you need There are a
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Let’s be honest – there are some places on the map that have an undeniable need to be visited! We, Agness and Cez of eTramping, would like to entice you on a journey to some of the most incredible destinations in the world. These places have been drawing inspired travellers for hundreds and thousands of
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Last year, I made an impulsive decision to finally visit New York, which I had been postponing for many years. I’ve always wanted to check out the city’s most famous landmarks—like Time Squares and the Empire State Building—as well as the other hidden gems that are known only to born-and-bred New Yorkers. And so, I started
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It’s  23rd January 2017. Today, I have office. My office is in Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata. During my lunch hour, I suddenly made a plan to visit Netaji Bhawan and thanks to the geography that after Sarat Bose Road is the Elgin Road. Name plate of Netaji Bhawan It’s only a 10 minutes journey from
My time in Pondicherry has come to an abrupt end [Read: Pondicherry – First Impressions]. Like always, chaos deemed superior and I had to return to Bombay after only five and a half very eventful months. The how and why isn’t very important and the details are borderline boring. Since I’ve always been told that
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 with 87 strangers from the world over. Apart from yoga, meditation and classes on Buddhism, we observed 10 days of silence. Ironically, from those wordless times came amusing dinner-table stories, four of which I am sharing here: 1. The great Indian stereotype Imagine a magnificent Gompa (Tibetan Praying Room), and steps leading to a two-leveled garden. On
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By Archana Singh. The Himalayas are not just a destination for me. They are home. Despite their popularity, I have found hidden delights, and discovered beauty in places, cultures and people from fresh angles. In my attempt to get off the beaten path, I discovered that Ladakh is not only its landscapes, it is indeed
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By Reema Sathe. Traveling opens my mind, helps me learn new principles of life, and unlearn some. I have travelled alone for work plenty of times, but this year, I decided to take a vacation to the hills of Kumaon – alone. My only agenda for this trip: To rediscover my inner strength and take
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