It is December, the season to unwind and create memories with our loved ones. Hong Kong is the perfect destination to do so as they have so much planned for families, couples and friends at the Hong Kong Winter Fest 2024. You can indulge in Christmas markets, Disney-themed festivities, good food, all of it leading... The post Fireworks, Christmas Town, and Giant Christmas Tree – Why Hong Kong is the Perfect Travel Destination for Winter first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

I am someone who will pick up anything from my wardrobe and happily go on with my day. While traveling I look for comfort more than anything. But it all changed in Paris. I went to Paris with my sister Alka. She brought a sari along and insisted that I wear it in Paris in... The post Dressing Up in Kyoto Japan first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

It has been a long time since I planned a trip and applied for a visa! But that changed recently. I could have done this earlier but for my daughter’s tennis! But by now not being able to travel was coming on my soul and I asked her coach the permission to travel. He did... The post Applying for the Japan Tourist Visa through VFS New Delhi first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

The summer of 2024 was unusually harsh in Delhi NCR! As my daughter plays tennis, we are outdoors in all kind of weather! We have been doing this for a long time. So I have a theory about Indian summers, particularly around Delhi. I remember saying to my sister Alka, “it will be really hot... The post Saree Saga at Ibis Jaipur first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

I am a fan of Accor hotels. I have been invited to them previously as a blogger. But I stay with them on personal trips too like the one to Guwahati. I decided to stay at the Novotel Guwahati, This was last year as Chhavi was playing a tennis tournament out there. We settled in... The post A Magical Evening and More at Novotel Guwahati first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

I first went to Landour in 2016. I immediately fell in love with the place. Then I planned a trip to Landour in May 2024. I was flexible with my dates. But I went at the beginning of May as I could trains were getting sold out mid May due to the summer vacations. I... The post A Short Trip to Landour near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

In my family we love to travel. I do, so does my husband and my daughter too. But we all rarely go out together. We changed this when we went to Goa on a short holiday in April. We landed at the airport, we stayed at the Caravela Beach Resort and we went back to... The post A Family Vacation at the Caravela Beach Resort, Goa first appeared on Travel Tales from India and Abroad ..read more

It turned out to be a long break from blogging! All my breaks are unintentional though. Before I start on my fabulous experience of having a high tea at the Rambagh Palace, Jaipur I need to get two things out of the way, actually three. One I need to make peace with tennis travel as that is all I get to do these days. My daughter plays tennis and it is my job to take her from tournament to tournament. Two I did best when I blogged just to capture my experiences, without any pressure of achieving anything. I need to go back to that carefree feeling. Three, I have always declared when I have bee ..read more

I had the pleasure of interacting with Ilaan Garware, a class 12th student with IB board. Along with his schoolmates, he has launched the Youth Historical Foundation Maharashtra, a body aimed at kindling a profound appreciation for Maharashtra’s rich heritage and culture among the younger generation. The essence of the foundation is to “… ensure that future generations understand the past and take pride in their roots. … Some people ask, why should we bother studying history? It is the past, it is irrelevant. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Without history, we lose our sense of identi ..read more

Chhavi and I often travel to Jaipur for Tennis Tournaments. It is one of the venues that I like going to. I try to make a mini holiday out of it. One afternoon we were looking for a new place to go for lunch. We opened a website that had many restaurant recommendations in Jaipur. She put her hand on a blue looking restaurant called Cinnamon. I looked at the address and it clearly said Jai Mahal Palace. I somehow thought it was a shopping complex. We booked an Uber from our hotel, Ibis Jaipur and we were on our way. It was a short distance and soon our taxi driver said, ma’am it is going insi ..read more