• Explore India,  Itineraries,  Maharashtra

    Nasik(The Grape Capital of India)

    Nasik Nasik is a city in Maharashtra. This place has recently gained lot of popularity as a tourist destination especially due to its famous vineyards. It is three and a half hour drive from Mumbai. Best period to visit this place is from October to June. Nasik is filled with lot of greenery which is very refreshing for our eyes. Let me further list down the points to discuss ·       Hotels ·       Restaurants ·       Sight Seeing places Luxurious Resort Hotels ·   The Gateway by Taj (I personally recommend this place, as this hotel is a superb resort hotel with a lot of greenery and an affordable one.  They also have…

  • Explore India,  Itineraries,  Maharashtra

    Lonavala and Khandala

      Lonavala is a famous hill station which is nearest to Mumbai. It is around 2 hours drive from Mumbai. The best season to visit this place is monsoon. There are small waterfalls everywhere on your way to lonavala, foggy and very scenic particularly in monsoons. Lonavala has developed since a few years and now the place is full of activities which can be enjoyed in other seasons as well apart from the waterfall. Let us first list down the topics to be discussed below   ·Hotels ·Restaurants ·Shopping ·Sight Seeing   Hotels Luxurious Hotels to stay Hotel Dukes Retreat (Khandala) (rooms are with excellent valley view)   Hotel Fariyas…

  • When in Mumbai

    THEWALK THANE (Hiranandani Estate)

    THEWALK (Thane Hiranandani Estate) This is a cool place to hangout near Mumbai and Thane for people of all age groups. If you are planning for a short drive and a decent place to spend an evening then this is a perfect location. There are a lot of things to do here on THE Walk. You can visit this place especially during some festival or event. You can follow them on facebook for the upcoming events. We had visited this place during Diwali. It was a great experience. There was a carnival arranged by the Adlabs Imagica here. It was a grand Carnival with lot of cartoon characters and dancers.Kids…

  • Explore India,  Itineraries,  Maharashtra

    SHIRDI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdlHCCH4Tc   This place is in Maharashtra. It is a five hour drive from Mumbai. There are a lot of devotees who visit this place every year to Sai Baba temple in Shirdi. Over the years this place has been developed and also the temple is managed well to handle the crowd of devotees. There are a lot of other attractions and places to visit in shirdi which will be discussed further. A three days trip will be ideal to visit all the places.   Let me list down the points to be discussed   ·       Hotels to stay ·       Restaurants ·       Shopping ·       Sight Seeing places       Hotels…

  • Explore India,  Maharashtra,  When in Mumbai

    Adlabs Imagica (Khopoli)

    Adlabs Imagica Well this theme park is located in Khopoli. The theme park has a lot many activities to do and all the rides here are unique in its own way. The entrance of the park is very beautiful and huge with water fountains. They also have a selfie corner there to click pictures. The most important and good thing about the theme park is that it is stroller friendly and also they have clean washrooms and a separate nappy changing room inside the washroom. So there is no need to worry if you have younger kids along. The staff is also very friendly and helpful. There are not many…

  • Explore India,  Maharashtra

    Hotel Novotel Imagica (Khopoli)

    Most of the people visit here as they have to book a stay near the theme park for relaxing. Well, this hotel is not just for relaxing but they have a lot to offer. There are many activities inside the hotel itself and enjoy your day with kids or else if you are planning to visit the theme park, then you can extend your stay just to enjoy all the in house activities inside the hotel. I just have one word for this place that is Fun. Well this is an ideal place for those who have kids with any age group from infants to 13 year old. They are…

  • When in Mumbai

    Renaissance Hotels (Powai, Mumbai)

    Renaissance Powai This is one of the best locations in Mumbai to hangout. The location of the hotel is excellent. The hotel is situated near Powai Lake in Mumbai. I have been to this hotel several times and have tried all the restaurants and cafeterias inside. I had once visited the hotel in Christmas. This was a great experience. The hotel was full of lights and decorations. There was this huge Christmas tree near the reception and also a gingerbread house. They had also arranged live music in the hotel. I think this is the best time to visit the hotel. The atmosphere is very soothing. I had visited the…

  • When in Mumbai

    Tikuji NI Wadi Fun Resort for Family and Freinds

        Tikuji Ni Wadi is a resort situated in Thane(Ghodbunder Road) which is just an hour’s drive from Mumbai. This is a very spacious resort with ample greenery and filled with chikoo trees.     They have a huge area with many khatlas (a traditional seating for Indians) to take rest and spend good quality time with your freinds and family.           There is a theme Park and a Water Park inside the resort. They also have lot of other fun-filled activities inside the resort which will be discussed below.   This resort can accommodate a large number of crowd. Since the resort is huge…

  • Explore India,  Gujarat,  Itineraries

    Ahmedabad

    AHMEDABAD Hotels to stay Restaurants Shopping Sight Seeing Places Hotels to Stay Ahmedabad is a huge city with lot of good hotel options  all around the  city. The hotel  can be opted nearby the places you want to visit. It may be for shopping, Akshardham or sight seeing the city. Well I have shortlisted the hotels which are in the city centre and are conveniently located  for visiting all the major attractions in the city. The hotels are located near Sabarmati Ashram. Starottel Hotel: This is a good 4 star hotel with an open air lounge and restaurant. Fortune landmark hotel: This is a 5 star property with good lounge…

  • Explore India,  Itineraries,  Pondicherry,  Tamil Nadu

    Chennai and Puducherry

    Chennai; city in south of India specially known for their culture and of course the delicious South Indian Food. Puducherry is a very beautiful and scenic place in the south of India and has beautiful beaches around. It was ruled by the French governor till 1954 and then became union territory of India. So can find French colonial style buildings and streets there. Puducherry is 3 and a half hour drive from Chennai airport, so both the places can be visited together. So I would first discuss the places to be visited in Chennai.                                                           Chennai                                                            So I would discuss the following points further: Hotels to stay Restaurants Shopping Sight…