the best place i have ever visited is singapore.
its so so clean and green..the moment you land there, you will just fall in love with that place
True, I loved Singapore too!!!
Other places I liked:
* Shillong
* Pondicherry!!
True, I loved Singapore too!!!
Other places I liked:
* Shillong
* Pondicherry!!
the place i visited most recently... for my brother's interviews....iim-b..its awesome...i want 2 visit iim-a soon!:wink:
well the best place i visited wld be the imax at bangkok........if u ask me why......well because of a lot of things..........its huge to begin with.......very clean, and the best of all it has movie merchandise thrown in with every ticket..........i went to see harry potter there with my young cousins, and as complementary gifts they where given original harry potter merchandise like his wands, his caps.......pretty exciting stuff for kids eh?
also when i was young me went to nepal...and there we went on a chartered flight trip over the himalayas saw mount everest, from such a clsoe didtance....awesome spectacle
hey PhrozenFire
Well actually Im looking to find a grp of ppl (enthu & decent) who would probably b looking at travelling 2gether .. my target destination preferably is Ladakh , this summer ( I love planning my own travels.. I hate those organised tours...)
@Aditi, There is a thread(in my signature)on PG for travel enthusiasts. I am sure you would find like minded people over there..Ladakh is on the summer itinerary of quite a few people..I have been to the place once and am also considering going there again (this time on my own bike, although I am considering switching to an Enfield before I do that)
Folks, Just came back from a trip to Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas..awesome place..Got a chance to visit the Indo China border at Nathula Pass in East Sikkim apart from Changu Lake and all..check out the pictures on my pictures site: photos.yahoo.com/elfindelhi
Look for the albums with "AMC" or "HMI" in the album name if you want to directly go to the Sikkim/Darjeeling pictures, although some of the albums also have pictures from my trip to Ladakh, Manali, Uttarkashi, few cities in US etc.
I'm in a fix. I was desperate to visit Shimla n satellite hill station this may but the prob is i dont have enough time n no fights operate to shimla. Called up all the airlines.... can anyone tell me if there are any flights to Himachal Pradesh?? What does the airport in shimla do if there are no flights?? Also, can u tell me some other hill stations in north india accessible by air?? Or may be some other tourist palce?? Goa is on my consideration llist but iam more of a hill person than a beach gal...
ritu985 SaysI'm in a fix. I was desperate to visit Shimla n satellite hill station this may but the prob is i dont have enough time n no fights operate to shimla. Called up all the airlines.... can anyone tell me if there are any flights to Himachal Pradesh?? What does the airport in shimla do if there are no flights?? Also, can u tell me some other hill stations in north india accessible by air?? Or may be some other tourist palce?? Goa is on my consideration llist but iam more of a hill person than a beach gal...
yeah me been to shimla last summer
in HP there is a city called kulu that has an airport.
shimla also has an airport i guess.
i remember the driver of our taxi showing us a level hilltop and saying thats the airport.
but anyways it imp to know that no popular carrier takes u there, as in jet,sahara, IA or things like that.
u need to book on private agents who are situated in delhi airport,
its funny cause the agents sell plane tickets like selling lottery tickets, and the aircrafts are rickety too.
but i guess it safe, and must be travelled cause it offers u spectacular view.
the kulu airport is in the middle of the beas river, and considering that the aircraft is a small one, u just imagine how the landing scene wld be,
u climb a huge hill, position urself in a valley, and then descend down a river........it was an awesome experience.
hope this helps
thanks a ton. I have been to shimla n iam absolutely in love with it... will try to see what can be done.. otherwise any other hill station accessible by air or has a close airport?thanks again
ritu985 Saysthanks a ton. I have been to shimla n iam absolutely in love with it... will try to see what can be done.. otherwise any other hill station accessible by air or has a close airport?thanks again
dargiling has an airport bout 60 kms from the hillstation in a place called gangtok.
other than that there are no more famous hillstations in india.
ooty is there, no airport though, closest airport wld be coimbatore.
thats it i guess.
shimla, dargiling, jammu, ooty r the famous hillstations of india
regards
Hi guys,
I am very unlucky tht i hv neither been to any hillstation or to any beach. But by reading this thread i really feel very curious to visit all those place in my life. I will be joining the IIMM Pune , so i hope during my stay there i be able to see the MUmbai n Goa beaches , Mahabaleshwar , panch gani. If i get time. So its lot to be explored in this life
i would say dharamshala is the best place i have ever visited in my life......its a hilly area somewhere in nainital or may be near nainital.
i was there for just about an evening but i still remember that rainy day........ya it was a rainy day and a rainy day on a hill station........man...
its actually a buddhist place....DALAI LAMA resided there when he was hiding from the TIBET govt
i was there for just about an evening but i still remember that rainy day........ya it was a rainy day and a rainy day on a hill station........man...
its actually a buddhist place....DALAI LAMA resided there when he was hiding from the TIBET govt
i would say dharamshala is the best place i have ever visited in my life......its a hilly area somewhere in nainital or may be near nainital.
i was there for just about an evening but i still remember that rainy day........ya it was a rainy day and a rainy day on a hill station........man...
its actually a buddhist place....DALAI LAMA resided there when he was hiding from the TIBET govt
I think you are mistaken dude.... Dharamshala and nanital are 100 of miles apart... they are not even in same state...
Well went to mussorie on a weekend trip... was a bit dissapointing....I expected to see the natural fall in kempty... but they have turned it into a kind of amusement park.... everything is artificial there(apart from the fall itself)
anuj
the place i ever visited has been to the international border of india - pakistan situated at hussainiwala near ferozpur in punjab, i hav been to places but none place has quite intrigued me as this, it pumps a feeling of hardcore patriotism in u while watching ur jawans at the time of retreat ceremony, awesome occasion
Well, the best place that I have visited will have to be the North - Eastern states, 6-7 years back. My uncle, being in the Air force, was posted near Tinsukia in Assam at the time. So we made his residence the home base, and explored the entire north-east of India. Best of all, it was the end of May, and the monsoons had already reached Assam...
It was amazing. Just a short drive away were beautiful tea gardens, and many many wooded areas.We also visited a tea factory, and saw first hand how tea was made from the leaves. Also, there was a dense jungle commencing from the edge of the AF base, and leopards were often spotted on the base itself! We often went for " Panther Rounds" at night, hoping to see a leopard in the wild!
We also went to the Kaziranga National Park, where the elephant we were riding was charged by a rhino!! It was the stuff high-school essays are made of. Kaziranga alone was an experience of a lifetime, but apart from that, we went to a place called Tezu in the Arunachal, which was to be reached by crossing the Brahmaputra in a ferry, jeep and all. Brahmaputra has to be seen to be believed. It is vast - at some places you cannot see the other bank - and fast. The amount of effort the boatmen put in is mind-boggling. At one place two dozen boatmen lined up on the bank, and pulled our boat along the banks with a rope, against the flow of the river, to take us into calmer waters.
We were also fortunate enough to visit Cherrapunji and Shillong. Cherrapunji lived up to its reputation. It was raining cats, dogs and horses when we reached there, and the visibility wasn't more than 2 metres due to the fog. But it cleared out amazingly fast too.
Oh, I forgot about Parshuram Kund in AP from where you can see into China!
Throughout the trip, the one thing that stood out was the armed forces, and how they strive to bring normalcy to the troubled areas. They do everything, from building roads and bridges, to ensuring that communications are maintained with the rest of the country.
I also think that The Seven Sisters are the most pristine and uncommercialised areas of the country, and arguably the most beautiful. Truly a taste of Incredible India.
Bertie Wooster SaysI also think that The Seven Sisters are the most pristine and uncommercialised areas of the country, and arguably the most beautiful. Truly a taste of Incredible India.
Impressive ! I could relate to what you were saying as I have just come back from the Darjeeling/Gangtok area and it was truly remarkable. I was also able to visit the Indo China border at Nathula Pass apart from mountaineering in Western Sikkim as a part of my advanced course being conducted by HMI-Darjeeling. We were caught in this season's heaviest snowfall and I had multiple shoe bites from the 10 kg Snow boots I was wearing but it was a trip I would always cherish. Hopefully, I would be able to go back to the NE many more times and explore it further.
For the picture lovers, I have uploaded some of the pics on my photos site : http://photos.yahoo.com/elfindelhi. For the relevant shots you could look at the albums with "AMC"/"HMI"/"Sikkkim" in the album name(s)
@Ritu - I know for sure that Leh has a fully functional airport(also for Military reasons) for which Jet as well as AI operate regular flights. Leh is much more than a hill station and if you don't mind the really high altitude it is the place to go to !
I think you are mistaken dude.... Dharamshala and nanital are 100 of miles apart... they are not even in same state...
Well went to mussorie on a weekend trip... was a bit dissapointing....I expected to see the natural fall in kempty... but they have turned it into a kind of amusement park.... everything is artificial there(apart from the fall itself)
anuj
well i dont know much about it but isn't it the same that is nearby a place called Makhlodganj
.......well we went on a trip to nainital once and there we came across this place......this is actually a budhist area,right?Dalai Lama used to come to this place(this is what the locals there say).......but anyways this place is awesome or may be i am exaggerated about this 'cos it was raining that day........
so u like mussorie ......ya the kempty fall is quite artificial
SINGAPORE rocks.....:) Instead of merely visiting tourist spots, I had the chance to get insights into how Singaporeans live and was amazed to see that they lead a very superior quality of life, ideal for a human being.
Impressive ! I could relate to what you were saying as I have just come back from the Darjeeling/Gangtok area and it was truly remarkable. I was also able to visit the Indo China border at Nathula Pass apart from mountaineering in Western Sikkim as a part of my advanced course being conducted by HMI-Darjeeling. We were caught in this season's heaviest snowfall and I had multiple shoe bites from the 10 kg Snow boots I was wearing but it was a trip I would always cherish. Hopefully, I would be able to go back to the NE many more times and explore it further.
For the picture lovers, I have uploaded some of the pics on my photos site : http://photos.yahoo.com/elfindelhi. For the relevant shots you could look at the albums with "AMC"/"HMI"/"Sikkkim" in the album name(s)
Great photographs dude. HMI! Now that's impressive. I wish I could join for a few months! But not brave enough to quit the rat-race.
Vipin_Singh Says@Ritu - I know for sure that Leh has a fully functional airport(also for Military reasons) for which Jet as well as AI operate regular flights. Leh is much more than a hill station and if you don't mind the really high altitude it is the place to go to
I think Leh has the highest operating airport in the world!
best place visited is kashmir valley undoubtedly.. been to manli,mussorie nd stuff.. but these places r too crowded to enjoy.. but kashmir is simply awesome..
another thing abt kashmir.. that is wat localites say..
Kashmir=Cash+ amir.. means only rich ppl can go there.. frankly i agreer.. its on the costlier side.. btu definitely worth it.. i still remember that flowin water .. at an amazin speed.. clear like a crystal.. gulmarg snow.. pehelgam horse riding... beautiful stuff.. definitely heaven in india.. can't say abt world....
i think by far the most beautiful plzce i eva visited is the infy training centre in mysore.
Hey All,
Did not find any other thread suitable for this post. Although this is an old thread, I think its the proper one for my purpose.
I have been away since Friday evening. The past 4 days were very hectic but enjoyable. I had 3 long distance train rides and one flight. Visited three cities and attended a wedding. Spent only the sleeping hours in the hotel rooms. Remaining hours were spent exploring. My first trip to North India and here's the verdict:
1. Its COLD!!!
2. The sarso ke khet spreading for miles together make for picture perfect scenery. Exactly as I had seen in movies ala DDLJ.
3. Taj Mahal is simply divine. Tip: Visit it at around 5 in evening and stay till 7 to get both daytime and moon light view of the Taj.
4. Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort not to be missed. (Hotel Taj Plaza, good hotel to stay. 500 metres from the Taj and only Rs. 1000 a night for a double room)
5. Delhi has lots and lots of places to explore. So many places of historical importance besides India Gate and North Block, South Block etc.
6. New Delhi is well planned and built. Certainly very fitting as India's capital. Do ride the metro. Its world class. My fellow travellers vouched that its comparable to the ones in Singapore, London and the US.
7. Indian railways rock!!!! No hassles while booking. No delays. Good service on trains. Theres also online booking.
8. GPRS is simply amazing. Its very fast. I even replied to an email from the train. When I didnt have the route for one of the ride. Voila... GPRS connected me to the Indian railway site and I got the route.
Have to catch up on so many posts in the past 4 days.
Thanks,
Abhishek.