Sri Lanka road trip it was, last Christmas. It was a 10-day trip covering Habarana, the rich temple town of Anuradhapura, the beautiful ancient city of Sigiriya in the North, the tea-covered hills of Nuwara Eliyain Central Srilanka, the beaches of Unabatuna in the South and back to Colombo via Galle and Bentota. We selected the towns in a way […]
Hakeem We are talking about the Hakeem at MP Nagar. The restaurant is in a commercial complex just off the main road. A regular restaurant with average ambience, it is clean though, and that was all what we wanted. Besides the food of course, for, what they lack in ambience, […]
The royal Jehan Numa Palace is definitely one of the best hotels to stay when in Bhopal. An erstwhile palace, the main building’s layout is an absolute delight. One enters from a small reception area with a lobby decorated with artifacts and photos of a regal past. Beyond the door, straight ahead, lies […]
We chose Welcome Heritage’s Golf View hotel for our three-night stay in Pachmarhi. Apparently built on the land that once used to be the little town’s golf grounds, you will fall in love with the place the moment you set your eyes on it. Built in sprawling grounds and greenery, the […]
Well, we discovered, that’s all what you pretty much do in Pachmarhi – caves and waterfalls hopping! An extremely rich bio-diversity zone, Pachmarhi has, historically been a cantonment hill-station since the time Captain James Forsyth of the British Army along with Subhedar Major Nathoo Ramji Powar, discovered it in 1857. Owing to its big cantonment base, the hill station is still, thankfully, […]
Until I landed in Bhopal, I didn’t know that the city is also known as the city of lakes. Why, it has approximately 15 lakes, both big and small, scattered around various parts of the city. That it is also extremely well maintained was another discovery. Clean sidewalks, a lot […]