Blogs from Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Asia

In the end, with this occurring around the world pandemic, the struggle betwixt Ukraine and Russia, and anxiety between India and China at the Ladakh border, we decided to go to a place that may supply peace to our minds for at least some time and loosen up inside the lap of nature Kashmir - as everybody says it as “Heaven on earth”. First, I must mention is about go to Kashmir at least once in your lifetime and add it to your holiday list now. The most mesmerizing valley, the undying example of nature, the picturesque mountains, the drives thru inexperienced meadows, and the tranquil dal lake of Kashmir, find a lot of these studies in this weblog. It will help you locate all the gemstones of Kashmir, it’s the way of life, and conventional ... read more

Champaner is just over an hour from Vadodara (or Baroda as many still call it), and one of the main reasons to come to Vadodara – not that many foreign tourists do, as we have only seen two white people here in two days. Champaner expanded and flourished at the end of the 13th century when it came under the Delhi Sultanate. The distinct Gujarat architectural style – a blend of the local Hindu style and the Islamic – came to prominence at the beginning of the 15th century with the establishment of the Gujarat Sultanate. Champaner is said to be the only complete pre-Mughal city in India. It flourished until around 1534 when the Mughal ruler Humayun conquered the city briefly. It was then in and out of Mughal control until the early 1600s when ... read more

The “Beast from the East” almost prevented our wanderings as heavy snow showers resulted in our Heathrow flight being the last plane to leave Newcastle that day. We felt very lucky to be able to meet our friends at Heathrow and make the connection with our overnight Jet airways flight to Mumbai and then transferring to a small domestic flight to the city of Vadodara in the Indian state of Gujarat. We noticed an immediate difference, -4c suddenly changed to a sweltering 36c!! What a first day in India – next morning the colourful Hindi celebration of Holi was in full swing - as Hindus of all ages celebrated the festival by throwing multi-coloured paint powder over themselves and their friends ending up in a myriad of rainbow colours accompanied by much shouting, laughing & merriment ... read more

It was around mid of September. Monsoon was at its peak. Unfortunately, Vadodara is not blessed with some splendid natural beauty, which could make the monsoon mesmerizing. But, as its said "If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere". It was one of the weekends, when we planned to explore out some destination to hang out. Google is always there to help! One of my friends struck with the place, Hathnimata waterfall. 10 guys geared up for the trip. It would be a one day trip. 75 Km all it takes. On Saturday morning, around 7, we met at Airport Circle in Vadodara. There were few late comers, who got us delayed for about an hour. We took the Vadodara-Halol highway. There was light rain which made driving a bit difficult and enjoyable too. ... read more

Pozítří ráno odlétáme, takže zkoušíme, jestli ještě funguje náš blog :)... read more