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Exploring Sri Lanka: A Journey Through Yala and Galle
This is the final post in the series on our trip to Sri Lanka. On the fifth day, we planned on visiting the famous Yala National Park. We opted for the early morning safari. We woke up early, got ready and reached the main entrance by 05:40 AM. The drive from our hotel to the…
Explore Sri Lanka: Train Rides and Temples
This is the fourth post in the series on our trip to Sri Lanka. We were eagerly waiting for that day. We had a train to catch that day to visit the famous Nine Arch bridge. The tickets for the train were already booked by our travel agency. The tickets sell fast, and it is…
Exploring Ujjain: A Journey to Mahakal Temple and Beyond
The urge to visit the Mahakal temple had been a long standing one and was recently fulfilled. Initially, the plan was only to visit Ujjain. But, on taking inputs from friends and family, Omkareshwar was also added in the 3-day itinerary. We were starting our journey to Ujjain from Visakhapatnam. There are no direct trains…
Exploring Aurangabad: A Weekend Getaway to Ajanta and Ellora Caves
We decided to take advantage of the long weekend. We planned a two-day trip to Aurangabad. Our itinerary included visiting the Ajanta and Ellora Caves. We started our journey from Hyderabad. Trains are easily available to Aurangabad from Hyderabad and there is also an airport at Aurangabad. We took a train from Kachiguda station to…
Discovering Cultural Gems: Sri Lanka’s Tooth Relic and More
This is the third post in the series on our trip to Sri Lanka. It gives a glimpse of the third day of our trip. After a hectic second day, we were fully packed for the third day as well. We had our breakfast and started early. Our first stop was at the famous Tooth…
Unforgettable Puri Trip: Temples and Scenic Routes
A random scroll on Instagram showed us a video of Puri on the feed. Booking the tickets and planning an itinerary were all done in the next few hours. A friend and I were traveling from Visakhapatnam. We booked a ticket in the Vivek Express. It starts at 10 at night from Visakhapatnam and reaches…
Exploring Sigiriya and Dambulla: A Sri Lankan Adventure
This is the second post on our trip to Sri Lanka. We didn’t have much activity on the first day. So, we decided to start our second day early. We planned for the climb to Sigiriya and so, we woke up early and got ready. The plan was to start the climb early so as…
The Beginning of our journey to the Tear drop of Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
It was our first day in Sri Lanka. After landing in Colombo (we took a flight from Chennai, as was mentioned in my earlier post), we met our travel agent at the airport. The immigration at Sri Lanka airport was done quite smoothly and we had no issues. There was Visa exemption for Indians when…
Exploring Kanchipuram: A Day Trip from Chennai
It was once again the time for our annual family trip and we zeroed upon Sri Lanka. Since, it was visa free for Indians and also having heard a lot about its beauty, we opted for Sri Lanka as our next travel destination. The entire Sri Lankan trip will be covered in different posts based…
Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Riches of Lord Vishnu | Must-See in Thiruvananthapuram
This is the last part in the series of posts on our trip to Kerala. Early in the morning, after having our breakfast, we checked out from the resort at Kovalam. We had a flight to catch in the evening and based on it, we planned our itinerary. Our first stop was at the Lord…
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