Kalibari or Kali Mata Mandir Trail in Kolkata
Kolkata remains a strong bastion of Shakti worship. You may not spot the temple dome from afar thanks to the rising skyscrapers but as...
Top 10 Kolkata Souvenirs To Pick – Shopping In Kolkata
Kolkata Souvenirs remind me of old Hindi films where the Hero or the father goes to Calcutta, as it was called then, and brings...
Hollong – Biodiversity Hotspot Of Jaldapara National Park
Hollong is a small corner of Dooars or Jaldapara National Park located at the Chicken’s neck of India. Technically this biodiversity hotspot falls in...
Top Things To Do At Tagore’s Shantiniketan or Santiniketan
Shantiniketan or Santiniketan – the university town immediately brings out an image of Rabindranath Tagore writing from this quaint town. It has been on...
Cooch Behar – Places To See In Royal City Of West Bengal
Cooch Behar – I first heard about this place when I was reading a story on Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. She came from...
Mayfair Darjeeling – Charming Royal Heritage Hotel
Review of Mayfair Resort, Darjeeling - a luxury heritage property that was once the summerhouse of Maharaja of Nawabganj. Old world charm is accentuated by the walls full of old photographs and a library dedicated to the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was on our Darjeeling sightseeing list. We started on a taxi from Gangtok covering about 90 odd kilometers distance...
Calcutta – Melting Pot Of Cultures Walking Tour
For a long time, Calcutta or Kolkata was the city that the whole world wanted to come to. This was the trading and business...
Elements At ITC Sonar, Kolkata – A Luxury Business Resort
I have often stayed at ITC hotels. As a travel blogger too I have worked with them quite a bit. What I like about...
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway – A Living Dream
Darjeeling Himalayan Railways is one of three Mountain Railways of India designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Riding Darjeeling Himalayan Railway from Darjeeling to Ghum is like taking a ride to initial days of mountain railways of India. The old steam engine is still working along with the new diesel engines. The museum at Ghum station takes the visitor further back with various Railway artifacts.
