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Gokarna Beach Trek and Camping – Sept 29 th and 30 th 2018 When we hear about treks, we imagine lofty mountains or lush green hills. Well, if you want to try something entirely different, then you must read this blog on Gokarna Beach Trek. You must be speculating what is there to trek around beaches. But trust me by the end of this blog, you will add this place to your bucket list. Gokarna   is a small beach town on the coast of the Arabian sea, home to a must-visit Hindu Pilgrimage site – the Mahabaleshwar temple. This quaint little town gets equal attention for its many calm and clean beaches; tourists from across the country, as well as foreigners, are drawn to the beauty of the town. To really experience the sanctity and sight-lines of Gokarna, trekking along the coastline and exploring one striking beach after another is recommended. You are bound to be a victim of love at first (beach) sight! As part of this trek, we covered the following beaches along the ...

Monsoon time of the year and I was looking for a short holiday for just over a weekend. As I started looking for a holiday suiting my needs, I found this best holiday package Jog Falls and that too in this season. This was planned by F5Escapes, an all women tour group. And yes, they had called it right, the next 3 days they took us to nature lover’s paradise where we could unwind ourselves amidst nature. Let me take you all on this monsoon getaway. Day 1 : We started our journey from Bangalore around 6 am in the morning, after picking everyone from all areas of Bangalore, we halted for Breakfast at 10 Am. Post that we drove for next 5 hours to reach our destination “Inchara Homestay” in Thirthahalli taluk of Shimoga District, Karnataka. This homestay is nestled amidst areca nut and coffee plantations in the little village of Mandagadde.  The simplicity and elegance of this sets it apart from several other homestays in Karnataka. We were treated with a wholesome lunch on arri...

Let me take you all on another memorable trip of mine – Spiti (Paradise on Earth). Spiti is tucked away in a far corner of Himachal Pradesh on the wrong side of the greater Himalayas and is often called as “Little Tibet” or “Mini Ladakh”. But there is a difference, unlike Ladakh Spiti makes your holiday very pleasant and stress-free with less crowd, no houses, no vehicles to give way to, no mobile network or anything to remind of the world we have left behind. So, when you finally lose that cell phone signal, you will be transformed to a completely different world. Spiti lets you enjoy the bewitching beauty at your pace and time. This was in my bucket list from a long time and after exploring lot of options I finally planned for this trip through a single women’s travel group called “Wonderful World”. And I am glad that I made the right choice since they had organized this tour well. They believe in making small group of like-minded travelers so that at the end of trip all of...