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Is Kanyakumari a place for you?

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  Is Kanyakumari a place for you?   Is Kanyakumari the place for you? It may or may not be. This southern tip destination has been in my bucket list for quite some time.  I don’t know why I waited so long to visit this place. We started our road trip to Kanyakumari from Thiruvananthapuram city at noon, as our goal was to see the sunset from the most southern point of the country. The four-hour bike ride through lavish green trees and the coastal belt made our day. The journey itself was rejuvenating as much as the destination. The Perfect Sunset After reaching Kanyakumari we quickly parked our bikes and started running towards the view tower to see the sunset. Tip – You should reach the view tower one hour before to ensure that you are able to grab the perfect spot to view the sunset.   Food Walk Considering the location you will get plenty of delicious South Indian food options, varying from junk food available with street vendors to lavish 5 co...

Three Days In Kodaikanal – “The Princess of Hill Stations” in South India

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Three Days In Kodaikanal – “The Princess of Hill Stations” in South India Live life the way you want to, not the way you are forced to… We all compromise, during some phases of our lives, as life doesn’t always flow the way we plan it. Not everything is under our control, though we can take some baby steps to rejuvenate ourselves from the hustle-bustle of city life. If hills are a fascinating factor for you, then this place is the perfect fit.  The best part is that Kodaikanal is not very commercialized like other hill stations of South India (i.e. Ooty or Munnar). Located at an altitude of 7,000 feet, this place offers everything for rejuvenation that tourists dream of.   Is Kodaikanal A Place For You? If you are living in IT city Bangalore or Chennai and tired of visiting more local weekend getaways, then yes this mesmerizing place is for you. Even if you are from the north part of India and are looking for a change of scenery from Himachal or Uttarakhand, then you...

Potential and the Future of the Travel industry in India

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The Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) has changed the world as it was the world as usual. Economies of the majority of nations have drop-down while the situation among poor or developing nations is even worse. Since peoples are avoiding travel in order to maintain social distance hence Travel and tourism industry is a highly affected industry. The majority of worldwide airlines, travel companies, tour operators, and other wings associated with The travel and tourism industry are struggling to survive in this pandemic era. A lot of peoples have lost their jobs as organizations are operating with minimal bandwidth and are getting lean. A report about India’s online travel agency market indicates that 58% of market share is solely acquired by India’s OTA leader (Source: Kalagato, 2017). Internet penetration is rapidly increasing in our country, As of today, We are the second largest online country in the world. Under the so-called campaign “Digital India” our government needs to focus m...

Dharamshala (In and around)

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When everything is going against you, remember that airplane takes off against the winds, not with it. Bad times are occasions for good learning, these are the occasions which a good learner never misses. This is my first kind of blog wherein I had collected content prior to the commencement of the journey itself. Well I was awaiting for sanction of my leaves from last few months then I eventually got approval for leaves commencing from last week of March’20 (right at the time of lockdown due to COVID) so my plans starting from Indonesia then landed to Sikkim then Himachal eventually canceled as all territories one by one closed their doors for visitors due to the global pandemic. Then few districts of Himachal eventually opened their doors in mid of July’20 with a lot of restrictions i.e. COVID negative report, E-pass, Confirm hotel booking and so on. Since I was already in quarantine in Delhi for the last 4 months so I decided to take the risk and my curiosity eventually helped me ...