Namah Resort - A Lifetime Remembrance of My Stay @Namah_JimCorbet

Think of a place to stay at Jim Corbett where you prefer to stay the whole day instead of going out for a safari or forest tour. The place I am talking about is so much surrounded by nature but gives you a luxury class comfort. The place is having so beautiful scenic views within the property itself to keep you hooked with complete joy and fulfillment. The place that has water bodies and ponds, fantastic view of hills and clouds resting in the lap of hills, view of deep forests on one side, and Kosi river flowing right adjacent to it. You find trees full of flowers and fruits bowing gracefully as you walk across. The greenery around and the spaciously constructed blocks of luxury rooms. The interiors and exteriors are placed to graciously. I am talking about Namah Resort situated at NH-121, Dhikoli, Jim Corbett.

Namah Resort is Amalgamation of Luxury and Serenity

You can have a walkthrough of Namah Resort here. I treat this place as the unification of luxury, nature, and serenity. Probably that is a unique combination that you will find rarely. The tagline “Straight from the Heart” is there living magnificently not only on every wall, pathway, facility or service but you will find it flowing in the blood and heart of every single staff of this property. Namah Resort is a place where you not only spend your today gracefully but build some great moments to stay in your memory for a lifetime.

If you are planning to visit Jim Corbett with your family or/and friends, don't miss an opportunity to have a heavenly experience. The property is designed in a huge area with a lot of beauty in and around. The place has adequate facilities to engage you, your family and friends, not to leave behind the bandwagon of kids. In fact, the location is ideal for the corporate world to organize their CXOs official vacation trip here.

Hotels in Matheran are Easy and Profitable to Book

Matheran is a quite popular hill station in Maharashtra. If you have to find hotels in Matheran, it can be a problem if you are going there for the first time. It is always advisable to do a good amount of research for the places where you are going for the first time. Whenever I am going to any location for the first time, I try to find out as much information online as possible to ensure that I am not landing there without any knowledge about the place. The life and lifestyle have changed tremendously. Today's lifestyle is not as relaxed as it used to be a decade back. We are in a fast forward mode most of the time now. The tasks in hand are more than the time we have. That kind of situation demands a highly reliable website where you can find comprehensive, trustworthy, and time-tested information that you can follow blindfolded.



Matheran is situated on the Western Ghats and is the smallest hill station in India in size. It is 800 meters above sea level. Matheran is less than 100 km from Mumbai and around 120 km from Pune. The best way to reach there is by road. It's proximity to many cities around makes it quite popular and easy-to-access destination among the residents of Maharashtra. Even it is popular among tourists visiting Maharashtra. Matheran is a favorite weekend destination around. Matheran means “forest on the forehead”. It has been declared as an eco-sensitive region by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. It is a unique hill station in Asia being the only automobile-free area.



If I have to visit a new location for a vacation, my first preference will be to search for the best hotels in that area so that the family enjoys most and stays comfortably. For finding Hotels in Matheran, it is important to find them by star rating. At Cleartrip, I could easily find Matheran hotels by star rating along with the number of hotels in each category available. There are 5 hotels in 3-star category, 7 hotels in 2-star category and 2 hotels in 1-star category.

If you want to locate hotels by area, it is easy to find here. The are 2 hotels in Alexander Point, 6 hotels in Bazaar Peth, 5 in Charlotte Lake, 2 on Charlotte Lake Road, 5 on Chinoy Road, 2 are on Maulana Azad Road, and so on. This is what made me fall in love with Cleartrip. The clarity, precision and simplicity with which the required information has been presented are really praiseworthy. It shows the attitude of getting into customer's shoes and then assessing the standard and design of the relevant pages for providing information to the customer. The search phenomenon is not yet over on the site as many people would like to search for hotels by a chain. This is also available there. And finally, if you want to find hotels in Matheran by property type, that provision is also there. There are 2 properties in resorts category, 1 property is in bed & breakfast category and 1 property falls under heritage hotels. That is the beauty of the Cleartrip.com to provide best of the information with most professional, efficient and precise manner in best possible way.

Fuelled by Love and Compassion You Can Win Every Customer And Battle

Marketing and Service fuelled by love and compassion is quite important

It is quite important for marketers to be more authentic and show people behind the brand. People are the main key. People build relationships, grow them strong, generate power and lead towards success. Everything has to be fuelled by love and compassion. When people in your team are heartwarming, it impacts a lot on the overall growth of the organization. When organizations grow, people working in it automatically grow. A marketer must have a capability of creating a deep bond with its people working in the organization and people who consume its service or the product.

If you look at this video above, you will understand what I am trying to say. It is so touching that it wet my eyes. It creates a big picture right in the beginning. It is beyond generic marketing tactics played by marketers. The message is clear quite loudly. It talks about love. There is an element of love with the country where you work. There has to be a deep bond created with the place where you work and the people around. Few messages are wonderfully driven in this video. The heart has a big role to play in whatever you do. If you love your work and people availing your services you get a signal of everyone loving back. In this video we see Helena Flynn, 23 working with British Airways. Since she is part of worldwide maincrew she is posted on flights coming to India. The way she prepares herself and presents herself in the flight is marvelously captured. The way she builds a bond with Mrs. Reddy gradually results in mutual respect. This is quite an impactful video.

British Airways has customized its product and service to India to suit their Indian customers. It is not possible if you don’t know India well. That is something fuelled by love. British Airways has been flying to India since 1924. There are 49 flights from London Heathrow that operate to five cities in India. These are Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Overall, it is an important message to build a strong bond with your customer. Serve truly and heartily. Such bonding never fails. Such bonding never dies. Such bonding stays for life.

Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok Unsafe According To IATA

IATA declares Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok lacking Safety

Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok must address to airport safety issues

IATA warns Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok against risks of scarce capacity and inferior taxiways

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The Thai government has been warned Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport against high risks of scarce capacity and inferior taxiways. These are high potential safety issues that need to be addressed by the Suvarnabhumi Airport at a top priority. The lack of safety at Bangkok Airport is a severe threat to people. The airport authorities and Thai government must plan to mitigate these high risks at the earliest. They must take immediate actions to clear these anticipated threats. The infrastructure, security, space, and technology are the best tools to address these risks. The problems are riskier because of the high volume of international commuters transiting at this airport. Bangkok is among the top most tourist places in the world. In fact, the travel industry is the main earner for Thailand. It impacts highly on Thailand’s economy. The impact of these risks might be taken seriously by the international travelers thus deteriorating in volumes.

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) plays a major role in auditing and reporting such issues to respective countries. Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is Thailand’s main airport. In fact, a year ago, another air industry organization also issued similar kind of safety warnings to Thailand government. It was about inspection and regulation at the airport. It seems that Thai government understands the negative impact. They have formed two independent agencies to administer and closely watch airports and airlines in the country. The most important factor is to identify the loopholes and address to them at the earliest with a concrete plan. The funny part is that the government is seeking more time from IATA and other air industry organizations to meet international standards. What a pity that an international airport with the quite high traffic of airlines and passengers is not meeting the international standards? The blame should be put on IATA and other air industry organizations. Were they sleeping so far? Why were the timely alerts and alarms not raised? What is the structured pattern to identify the culprit countries and force them to address to such problems immediately? What is the penalty mechanism? How can the life of so many people be put at risk?

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Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok came into existence almost ten years back. It is Thailand’s mainstream airport for the inflow of thousands of tourists on a daily basis. It is in fact, the international gateway to Thailand. As per IATA, the operating levels have gone overboard that needs to be addressed immediately. The expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is inevitable the situation explodes further. There are many ways to do it. The foremost priority of the country should be to restrict the inflow in a structured manner. The number of tourists and airlines arriving in Thailand at this airport must be controlled. 

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can  apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Zone by The Park Hotels – A Social Catalyst – A Social Hotspot

Zone by The Park Hotels is a complete paradigm shift in hospitality

A social catalyst – Zone by The Park is a hub of social interactivity

Zone by The Park is a social hotspot for the modern business and leisure traveller

Zone by The Park is a complete paradigm shift in the field of hospitality. It is a social shift in hospitality. The concept has become a benchmark in the evolution of a new concept Social Hospitality. It is a social catalyst. It is a social hotspot. It has emerged as a hub of social interactivity. It is a social hotspot for the modern business and leisure traveller. Everything in life has changed. We can call this as the age of networking. Social has undergone a transformation. Social networking plays a major role in the life of every social being. All these thoughts were merged together to bring out a unique concept of Zone by The Park. The meaning of luxury has changed. Yesterday’s luxury has become today’s necessity. Luxury is never static. It always changes with the time. A room has to be superior. The service has to be excellent. All this is a basic requirement by default and not by demand.

Zone by The Park is a chain of upscale hotels with a concept that goes beyond an excellent service or a superior room. This chain is an entirely different kind of experience. It goes beyond the generic services to become a hub of social interactivity. It is an ideal social hotspot for the modern business and leisure traveller. The social catalyst provides you a casual atmosphere just as is the need of today. The relaxed atmosphere is created with the help of un-boxy ambience and setup. The concept encourages building new connections, exchange ideas with new acquaintances and a lot more. There is a continuous quantum of momentum and energy. A happening bar 24x7, restaurants with different themes, and a lively nightlife takes Zone many steps ahead of the regular concept of a hotel. The concept of Zone has been well accepted in three cities – Chennai, Jaipur and Coimbatore. The zone has become a benchmark for the new term – social hospitality.

Zone is the brand conceptualized by The Park Hotels. The unique concept is driven by none other than Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd. in consultation with Project Orange, a UK-based architecture firm. The moment you enter any property under designed under this concept, you will find a colourful Zone auto-rickshaw. This symbolic auto-rickshaw is designed in vibrant and energetic colours. It serves you coffee and snacks there and then only. The guest rooms are customized as per your needs in a comfortable and contemporary style matching all your multi-tasking requirements. Every stay at Zone by The Park is going to be a memorable experience in all aspects. There are upscale signatures like a luxury bed, a large flat screen, a touch pad and a lot more. You visit once at any of the properties under Zone by The Park and you will be having an urge to visit it again and again. This social hotspot is a perky social catalyst.

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

4 Windows Apps for a Memorable Outing on Valentine Day

If you wish for an outing this Valentine Day, try these 4 Windows Apps

These 4 windows apps with definitely make a memorable day out this Valentine Day

To make your Valentine Day outing a memorable one, try these 4 Windows apps

Valentine Day is a special day for all couples. Some prefer to stay at home while others would prefer to make it a memorable outing. If you fall in the latter category, then you must try these 3 windows apps. You can try these apps in a combination to make it more structured. That way it will provide you a comfortable and hassle-free planning for the day. When you talk of an outing few things that come to your mind would be to have a great dining experience, some fabulous shopping, a hassle free travel and probably a movie for the day. Plan it as per your beloved’s style so that the day becomes most enjoyable for both of you. And to top it up, try music of your choice on the way while you are on the move?

For travel, you would like to have a cab on your disposal. These days instant booking is more popular rather than booking a cab for the whole day. That gives you a freedom to enjoy the day in your own way. Uber app allows you to book as a cab, in an easiest possible manner. You have the option to choose from a low-cost cab to the premium one depending on your budget and mood. You don’t need to make prior reservations in advance. Probably that is the best possible way to give you peace of mind. That is why to make your Valentine Day special for your beloved by going for a comfort of not driving your own car is important. Book a cab, go for a comfortable ride and drive to your destinations in a hassle free manner.

To decide for the best place for dining out on Valentine’s Day try this fabulous app Zomato. The app helps you in not only searching for the best restaurants of your taste and style in your desired locality but also lets you know the tentative cost of food, ratings of various restaurants, type of food offered by these restaurants and the customer’s feedbacks. Look for a restaurant that makes you feel special for the day in a most romantic manner with the best possible food of your choice. Have a detailed study of the ambience and décor of the restaurant well in advance.

To book tickets for a movie of your choice in a cinema hall of your choice, go for BookMyShow app. The app not only lets you book tickets for a movie but also for events in your city. These events could be live concerts, plays, sports events of a special event happening in the city. Get the tickets in a simplest and smartest manner.

To top it up with the music throughout your journey, just ensure to download Saavn on your Windows phone. Enjoy a wide range of romantic numbers on the move. Prepare your customized playlist of romantic songs well in advance.

That is the best possible way to make your day a fantastico day by loading these Windows apps for a wonderful outing on Valentine Day. These Windows apps for Valentine Day will definitely make your day a memorable one.

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can  apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Park Plaza Zirakpur: A Grand Place For A Family Vacation Or A Huge Event

Park Plaza Zirakpur Chandigarh and Sarovar Hotels A Grand Place

Park Plaza Zirakpur Chandigarh from Sarovar Hotels is a great place for family vacations

Park Plaza Zirakpur near Chandigarh by Sarovar Hotels is a great hotel for family vacation and large events. 

I would call it a rare and unique combination of serenity and business. A property that is ostentatious on one hand and standing tall with modesty and generosity on the other hand. This is the place where you can visit for your personal, professional or official purpose. It could be a family vacation or a business meet or a professional meetup. Space and luxury promise to add manifold grandeur to any event that is organized here. Park Plaza Zirakpur from Sarovar Hotels stands amongst very few largest properties having 80,000 square feet of banqueting space including the lawns. This huge space can easily absorb more than 3,000 guests. Property suits well to organize large training, event, workshop, exhibition, product launch, wedding, family function, festival, social event, seminar or for that sake suits well for any occasion.

Park Plaza Zirakpur and Sarovar Hotels have added prestige to Zirakpur. Perfection is the named as Park Plaza Zirakpur here. The property is a whole new world in its own that promises to keep you engaged and connected. I stayed here for two nights and had a great experience that I would be sharing below. Strategically, this hotel is placed well adjoining to many commercial cities of Punjab having large businesses that can plan their events at this place. It is hardly 6 kilometers away from Chandigarh airport. Just at walking distance, you find Walmart. Chandigarh Railway Station is around 9 kilometers away. Inter State Bus Terminal is less than 14 kilometers. The best part is that it is as good as you are staying in Chandigarh minus the hustle-bustle and busy traffic. the place is neat, air is clean and ambiance is great. At a distance of 2 kilometers, you can visit Paras Downtown Mall, Zirakpur. Chandigarh IT Park is 8 kilometers away. Sukhna Lake and Rock Garden are 14 and 15 kilometers from here, respectively.

The open-air swimming pool on the second floor is a no-dive pool. Evenings are quite enjoyable and cool. Spa and gym on the first floor are large enough with all traditional and modern facilities. You have the presidential suite here to stay if you are fond of super luxury facilities and setup. I visited a presidential suite and found it huge and impressive 1200 sq. ft. You have separate sitting room, kitchen, dining, bedroom etc. I found a balcony missing here. Then you have Deluxe Rooms. Deluxe Rooms are 820 sq. ft that is ideally good for a family to stay. The 300 sq. ft. Superior Rooms are no less in any luxury amenities and is ideally good for a couple or a single person stay.

The wi-fi is available to you without any disruptions and at a high enough speed for live video streaming. Electronic safe, tea-coffee maker, mini refrigerator are there in every room. For dining, you have three options - Essence on the first floor, Zaranj and Free Spirit, both on the second floor. all three restaurants are unique and give you an entirely different kind of experience. You have 24-hours in-room dining facility. Essence is larger than the other two and is quite elegant. You have a separate and comfortable smoking zone here. Buffet Breakfast has a lot of variance and variety and is a no-miss at any cost. Zaranj has a street-look ambiance that is magical, energetic and lively. Free Spirit is having a right atmosphere to take your spirits up with all kind of world class range of spirits. You have a billiards table here and the bar is fabulous. There is a big screen to entertain you. On weekends, there is live karaoke and live Sufi music event.

Overall it was a great experience in terms of courtesy, room service, hospitality, food, room facilities, gym facilities and everything else.

#DriveWithSOUL : A Superb Experience To #JimCorbett With Tata Safari Tigers #NorthDrive

It does not matter at what age you are when you are young by heart. For that it all depends on the zeal and fire you have within and also on the vehicle you possess. Tata Safari is bound to give you that feel. That was recently proved when I met twenty-two Tata Safari owners to accompany them for the North Zone Drive to Jim Corbett  organized and sponsored by Tata Motors for a three day's trip. The trip started on 24th January early morning for travelling to Jim Corbett with a two nights stay there. The tour was filled with lot of activities, fun and unseen actions.

S.O.U.L. is a group of Safari Owners United League comprising of a group of Tata Safari owners. There are around seventy plus members of this group's Delhi chapter. Similarly there are state wise and region wise gatherings, events and collective activities - sometimes organized and managed by Tata Motors, otherwise, it is planned and executed on their own. The Delhi group is in its budding stage as it started just around three months back and within this period, there seems to be a good amount of activities happened with a bonding among their members and there is a unique kind of momentum and synergy in this group.

The members belong to varied streams of life from being businessman to army to MNC to professional. There were total twenty two Safaris and almost seventy total participants. The offer was for S.O.U,L. members, their families and their extended families. So there were families, friends and other relatives in the group. Overall it was a great amount of learning for me to find a superb team work, crisis management, project management and leadership. Each of the member is a leader in its own stream but here they were having one leader (or admin) to follow the instructions and guidelines. The tour was well planned, excellently executed and fully enjoyed by one and all. Kids had their own space and world there to enjoy. Youngsters had lot of sports and fun activities. There was adventure, fun, challenge, enjoyment and all kind of stuff to live during those three days.

It was a road trip of over 250 kilometers of distance on National Highway 24 from Delhi to Jim Corbett National Park, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand. We had a long road trip in plan, followed by lot of activities like barbecue, bonfire, wildlife safari, zip lining, musical evening, antakshari, DJ night, scenic views, temple vist and a lot more.

Overall it has been a memorable trip with an excellent group organized by an esteemed organization. 

Teddy Travelogues: Many Firsts For My 2 Year Old Daughter As Well For The Parents #TravelWithKids

It was almost 2 year old that we could not go anywhere on vacation after her birth. She was too young to manage while travel was the prime reason. But there were other reasons too like my wife was not prepared well to accept this challenge and I too felt that what if there is a problem when we are away from home and nobody known is around.

Any how our daughter was now 2 year old and we felt confident in moving out for a long distance for a family vacation. We decided to go to Kullu-Manali for a trip of 10 days. From Delhi to Kullu we had a flight and then we had already booked a cab for Manali straightaway after landing in Kullu. This was our daughter’s first flight and she was quite disturbed as soon as the plane started taking off. First of all it was the full flight with so many people around that created a chaos for her. And then that was it. She was unstoppably crying for next 15-20 minutes. It took a grit of us to handle her. She was actually helpless as this was her first experience in the air. Anyhow she was smiling after some time and that gave us a complete relief. But we were worried inside as this was just the beginning of the trip and we were not sure about our daughter’s behavior on hills where she was again going for the first time. We had taken special attention while selecting warm clothes for her for the low temperatures on hills.

The plan got haywire as due to bad weather the airplane had to land in Chandigarh from where we were being driven to Kullu on sharing cabs by the airlines. We knew that the little angel will not be comfortable travelling with strangers in the cab for this long distance of almost 250 odd Kilometers. Our request was granted by Airlines staff that was making these special arrangements for they were fascinated by the beautiful smile of my young kid and that was the reason for providing us an individual Sedan. The journey was quite enjoyable for my young kid. We had to stop on our way more than a couple of times to help her in getting her small portion of milk and biscuits.

Gradually it was quite late in the evening when we reached at Manali. Luckily the hotel that we had booked from Delhi was quite prestigious and known to all cabbies and hence we did not have any problem in reaching the hotel. The kid was somehow slightly irritated, may be due to the change in weather, location or a long and tiring journey. The time by when we relaxed in the hotel room after settling and before going to the hotel restaurant for dinner, she was asleep with a sweet smile on her face. Definitely the journey, with many firsts for the small child, and also a first for both of us – taking our 2 year old for the first time for this long journey, was a good learning for all of us.

No Comparison For International Travel Portal: TravelTours

How would you judge a good travel online portal? In my opinion the portal has to be crisp, with least or no advertisements that take lot of space on the page, and simple in appearance & navigation. If you look at this portal that is there to help you in planning and organizing international holidays, you will find all these good things there. The drawback of having too much advertisement on pages, in fact, portrays a serious risk for the portal itself, with high chances of getting important messages and information that the portal wants to convey, getting skipped. Simple travel sites have higher chances of repeated visitors since once a visitor comes here, it will evidently be clear that if the things are put in a simple manner, it helps in faster movement to desired pages without a waste of time for the visitor side and higher chances of getting business for the portal side.

Traveltours is there in this business for last 38 years starting operations in 1977. In all these years, it has been able to organize so many memorable honeymoon trips, fun-filled cruises, relaxing family holidays or exhilarating adventure trips. A wonderful experience is always assured, for each customer, irrespective of the type of international tour selected. The moment you finalize on an international tour here for your family or business, you can just relax and leave everything related on Traveltours.

For your international holidays, there are lucrative offers for almost all international destinations. You have an option to view all family packages, special interest packages; means category wise; or all options together. For Domestic (Indian) Holidays – the option currently is Himalayas where it covers most of the popular hill stations. Group departures provision is separately there. If you are more adventurous and interested towards cruise, you can see various destinations here. Then there is a separate section for Services – Forex, Business Travel, Travel Insurance, Visa & Passport. The minutest of the travel related requirements have been taken care of here. The site has external links for weather details, currency details and to know about World Time.

Among various international destinations, there are some hot selling or most popular destinations. Thailand holiday package is one among them. There is a 5 nights/ 6 days package for Bangkok and Phuket. This is a family package. You spend 2 nights in Phuket, 3 nights in Bangkok; and the package covers Phuket city tour, Bangkok city tour and return airport transfers. Not only that, you have an English speaking driver and a luxury air-conditioned vehicles. The guides provided are also English speaking. This package is having 3 categories – Standard, Superior and Deluxe. Prices are clearly mentioned with usual required options like child with bed, child without bed, single occupancy and double occupancy. Validity of this offer is mentioned there. Inclusions and exclusions have been defined very crisply. The hotels for each category have been named and recommended Indian restaurant names are there for your information.

Overall the detailed information, excellent navigation, quick browsing, simple but attractive presentation and prefect tabs categorizations – all these salient features are good enough to provide this online travel portal an extra edge as far as confidence, ease & comfort, detailed information,  navigation etc. are concerned.

Hua Hin Beach Review: A Beach for Thai Royal Family, Locales & Foreigners

General: 

This is the most popular beach amongst the Thais and equally important holiday resort for foreigners. The length of the beach is approximately 5 miles and this place has the highest density of world class golf courses anywhere in Thailand (Golf and Football are the two main games preferred in Thailand). This is the oldest (70 years old) of the beaches in Thailand as Phuket and Samui being the new discoveries. The place was unaffected by Tsunami. This place has an 18-hole golf course and a huge fishing port. Most of the Bangkok’s Upper class has their own beachfront summer houses towards the south and north of Hua Hin along the curvy sandy bay and usually they will come here on weekends with their families. 

This place definitely gives a different holidaying experience.

History: 

This place was discovered by the King Rama VII in early 1920s. He established his Royal Resorts here and subsequently became popular in a short time. The place is connected to Bangkok via Road as well as Train. In 1928 King Rama VII built his Klai Kangwon (Klai in thai means “far from” and Kangwon means “worries”) Palace which is used by the current Royal family even today and is open to visitors. In 1923 State Railways working under the then kingdom built the Railway Hotel in a traditional old Thai architecture, which today is known as Sofitel Central Hua Hin Hotel.

Bangkok to Hua Hin:

Taxi (120 Baht) from my hotel reached to Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal in 40 minutes to get a bus for Hua Hin. At 7 I was in the bus that was going to Hua Hin. You will find government and private Air conditioned and Non-A/C buses going to Hua Hin from this terminal starting every half an hour. Ticket costs 130 Baht per person. And the journey started. I adjusted my seat in a semi laying position and dropped my mobile from my back pocket in the bus. It was given to me by a young boy who had got into the bus to sell off cold drinks and snacks. We were amazed at his sincerity. We were half asleep when we reached at this place and the moment we got down one of us noticed that he had slipped out his wallet from his pocket in the bus. The bus was taking a slow turn about 50 metres away and was almost at a standstill and hence my friend could run and get into the bus. And he found his wallet back at the back of his seat. Great!.

We reached at Hua Hin:

It was around 11 when we reached there. We enquired and got to know that we can take bikes or taxi to go to the beach. Just tried to cross check with a foreigner and got to know that it is at a walking distance (around one plus kilometers) and we decided to go by walk. Near the beach we found an Indian Restaurant and decided that we will have our lunch here while coming back.

At the Beach:

The Beachside

On the beach side there were so many beachside snacks/beer shops having their shady tables and leisure chairs to relax. We sat on this chairs and immediately the shop owner came to us and told that for one hour sitting he will charge 20 Baht per person, if for whole day 60 Baht and if we order something to eat no extra charges for sitting. We negotiated with her that we will have beer and will not pay for it and not extra Baht for sitting.

Into the Sea

We decided to swim in the sea for couple of hours and have some photo session with our 7 megapixels camera before we have beer and later lunch before going back to Bangkok. Got into the sea and had a good time. Then to go deeper we decided to take tubes @ 40/- Baht. Enjoyed the swimming but there is a catch, there are big rocks inside the water, so you need to be careful. I wounded my feet slightly. Locales were busy in capturing sea food items.

Finally the Bikinis, the topless and the Men at the Beach

The beach is full of foreigners from almost all parts of the world. Many topless and bikini beauties were spotted easily lying on beach chairs, applying oil on their body after swimming and enjoying sun bath and swimming in the beach. We had a great photo session

Thai English 

Thai English is different – saw a logo behind a car – “EVERY HAPPY”. They don’t know tenses; verbs etc. but convey the message beautifully. Important lines to catch – “INDIA MANY BRAINS” 

“MANY SALARY” 

“MANY CARS” 

“NO GO” 

“NO HAVE”

I want to ‘Go with Oh’ to Paris

I have been to Paris once. That was a very short stay as it was for catching my Amsterdam flight from Paris Airport. Whatever I have heard, read and watched about Paris has been enough to make up my mind to travel this place with my family. Just checked few lovely pics on this website and got to know that you can win fantastic prizes on their Facebook page.

I would like to visit all below mentioned places with my family. I would like to taste the local wine and various salads. The first photo would be the best souvenir for my adventure.

Hill Stations of India - Gillian Wright

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Hill Stations of India - Gillian Wright

Odyssey Illustrated guide to
Hill Stations of India – Second Edition – Gillian Wright
US$21.95  GBP12.95

Note: The review has been written less in words and more in pictures intentionally so that the reader reads about the book more through the pictures compiled rather than words. Scientifically visuals are faster understood than words. 
About the Author, Photographer, Editors: Written by Gillain Wright and photographs are by Sarah Lock. Editors are Madhumita Mohapatra and Sheela Jhaveri. Book is quite interestingly written with lot of superb photographs, illustrations and poetry suitably fitting at appropriate places.Gillian Wright did her first class degree in Indian Languages form London University and worked for more than a decade for BBC radio and TV in India. The book has been printed and bound in Hong Kong.

The book: Enjoy the pictures, taken from the book with POP technology. The poetry is excellent and equally good is the prose. Pictures are marvelous. Information is quite handful equally for Nature Lovers, Historians, Geography lovers, poetry lovers, tourist. For each of the Hills covered, its background, its history has been explained. Even each location covers the name of hotels with ample details like address, quality of service and contact numbers. At times she has offered the maps too. All hills road routes are also explained making reading more useful. It covers every place of India and each place has been researched thoroughly before writing this book. The writing is from the “heart” more than from “brain” and that could happen only because the writer is fond of “Nature” and very sincerely she has shared her love for Nature in this book.

Excerpts: Chamba – “The road to Chamba runs along the valley of the fast-flowing Ravi, at first high above and then beside River. The town, 53 kilometres (33 miles) from Dalhousie and connected by regular bus services, was the capital of the former rajas of Chamba…” … Background – “The kingdom of Chamba was ruled, without a break, by the same Rajput family from AD 550 to independence in 1947. The first ruler, Maru Varma, established his capital at Brahamputra, today’s Bharmour. Around AD 930, his descendent, Sahi Varma, moved the capital to Chamba…”

Visit all the hills of India, and get the knowledge of their history as a bonus.

Photos: Cheetal Grand Restaurant Khatauli Part II

Photos: Cheetal Grand Restaurant Khatauli Part I