Travel Diaries - A guide to your travel expeditions

                        Travel Healthy We often travel and binge into unhealthy food that gives extra kilos to our body. How do we keep ourselves fit while travelling? Here are few asanas which will keep you well toned no matter how many destinations you are travelling to  Follow these simple tips to get in shape  Tree pose (Vriksaasana) Steps:-   Start with mountain pose. While exhaling,place your left foot on inner part of your right leg,close to the groin area,with your toes pointing downward.As you inhale,stretch your arms sideways to form a T,palms facing down.As you exhale, bring your palms together in prayer position.Raise your arms overhead, keeping your palms in prayer position. Benefits:-  Strenghthens and tones the entire standing leg, up to the buttocks. Builds self-confidence and esteem.  Precautions:- People who are suffering from headache,insomnia,low blood and high blood pressure should ...

Visit my Instagram for Art and Travel Professional Binocular -  https://amzn.to/3xEUPeJ                                                        Ranthambore      If you want to discover tigers and find out what the former hunting grounds of Maharajas of Jaipur like, then Ranthambore National park is one of the Indian national park you will want to visit. This national park is one of the largest and most popular national park in North India, located about 13.5 km from Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. The park covers an area of approximately 392 sq km and is divided into 10 zones and zones 1-5 are best for tiger spotting. The park described as a tiger friendly land. Apart from Bengal tigers Rantha...

Visit my Instagram for Art and Travel       https://amzn.to/3becoLc                                                                 Café Ravi view   Café Ravi view is a beautiful retro café which is one of the oldest cozy meeting points, located at the heart of the city. It counts almost 48 years of operation and belongs to HPTDC. This café opens every morning its door for both tourist and local at 9am by serving breakfast, coffee, tea, north Indian, south Indian and Chinese cuisine,beer and closes at 9pm. Once you enter this café you will be greeted by old furniture, retro design and with some stunning wall hanging photographs. Its interior is designed in an old-aesthetic style that is creating a lovely atmosphere which will take you back to the bygone era. Cafes in Chamba are numerous and spread all o...

Visit my Instagram for Art and Travel                                                                    Jaisalmer                           Jaisalmer is nestled in the heart of the Thar desert. It is also known as the “Golden city”, situated in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. This world heritage site is crowned with an ancient palace and the architect of this town is made of golden sculpted sandstone.                       Things to do in Jaisalmer Local City:                      This beautiful golden city is adorned with lots of mesmerising things.   The first and the most excellent sight is Jaisalmer fort, which ...

Visit my Instagram for Art and Travel                                  She Haat                   She haat  is located on Nahan- Shimla highway at Bag-Pashog, Teh – Pacchad, District Sirmaur . This haat was inaugurated virtually on 17 dec, 2020 by  CM of Himachal Pradesh. This place is built for rural women to provide self employment to them. This is also a platform to popularise traditional food and to promote healthy cuisine and healthy lifestyle. This place is perfect spot to take a break, where you can enjoy local delicacies of district Sirmaur. Besides of it if you are an handicraft  lover and having an eye for shopping, this place can do wonders to you. Rural Haat : This place is located inside the she-haat, where you can shop for handmade products which are made by rural wo...

Visit my Instagram for Art and Travel        BEST OF NH 205 (CHANDIGARH-MANALI) While travelling to a destination you find yourselves hungry and in need of eateries or restaurants or even dhabas midway. Without any knowledge and less information on the internet about such places you might stop at any food joint you see near the highway and mostly you will be disappointed by either the food or the sanitation or some of you might only survive on packaged foods until you reach your destination. But what if you knew of the right or maybe the place to eat in at certain points of the highway? Now wouldn’t that be delightful because you will certainly enjoy your trip more on a full stomach. So here are some of the eateries adjacent to the highway that you can eat in while journeying from Chandigarh to Manali. The Spot, Ghagas – This highway food café is an ideal place for you to hit the brakes and rest your legs, with ample parking space, an open terrace with a view and c...

  Visit my Instagram for art and Travel                              FOOD JOINTS IN AND AROUND NAHAN Nahan is a quaint little town in Sirmaur district and is only 2 hours away by car from both Chandigarh and Nahan. If you’re looking for a quieter getaway during the weekend Nahan is a place worth considering. With a tranquil ambiance, pleasant weather, scenic drives and beautiful sunsets you will return back peaceful and relaxed after visiting this place. So if you plan a trip to Nahan what places should you eat at? Because let’s be honest every trip is incomplete without good food and fine dining. Café culture has been recently booming in this little town and there are many eateries worth your taste and money here. So here are some food joints or cafes that you can visit in Nahan. Maggie Point, Shimla road – There is a long lasting relationship between Maggie and hill stations, though the most basic food it...

    Visit my Instagram for art and Travel Beautiful Sights in and around Kullu  Aren’t you just tired of going to your coveted beautiful destination only to find yourself stuck in a place along with hundreds or even thousands of other tourists? Social media, travel blogs and websites all direct you towards the same place, no doubt they are exquisitely beautiful but they’re mostly overcrowded and wouldn’t you enjoy the beauty of these majestic hills in peace and tranquility. Here are some serene but mostly unheard of sights to visit if you’re travelling to Kullu or Manali Peej, Kullu – when you pass through the beautiful valley of Kullu you will see pristine mountains on either side. What if you could get to the top of one of those  within an hour’s drive? Peej is the summit of the mountain on the right bank of Beas river, only 22 km from Kullu bus stand and is a picturesque sight. With a traditional Kulluvi temple, a little lake, horses, wild flowe...

      Visit my Instagram for Art and Travel A TRIP TO BHURSHING MAHADEV Bhurshing Mahadev is an exquisite Lord Shiva temple built in commemoration of local deity Bhur Singh and his sister and is believed to be the edge of Himalayas from where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati witnessed the Mahabarat in Kurukshetra. But more than its religious aspect this place is famous for the scenic landscapes and picturesque views that it offers. If you’re travelling to or near Nahan or even Solan you should definitely take one day out of your plans to visit this magnificent destination.  To get to this destination your trip begins in Nahan, from where you can either take a bus to Shimla/Solan or drive on the Shimla road. If travelling from Solan you do the opposite and take the road to Nahan. National Highway 5 (commonly known as Shimla road) itself harbours a number of spots with panoramic views that sometimes are just breathtaking. The glorious blending of the endin...