Traveler Madhu

This was one of my most awaited trips. I was planning for it since some time now. My hubby left all planning to me and I did spend quiet some time researching about the place,accommodation as I wanted it to be perfect. Fingers crossed during the trip, but it turned out to be more than perfect. This is so far my best experience. So going to share with you all. We started first with Alleppey. Reached there early in morning, we had booked accommodation at Cherukara Nest. This is a heritage homestay 2 mins walk from the Alleppey KRTC (Kerala Transport) bus station. As we reached there, felt like coming to some friend's home. Tony (owner) was very gracious and helpful. This was the first time we were staying in a homestay, and it was awesome. ... read more

I was waiting for this trip for a long time. It was our 1st anniversary trip(kind of, its 1 month more to complete a year). And upon hearing the name 'Kerala' itself paints an exotic and vibrant picture in mind. This time we planned to stay in Tiruvananthapuram and visit Kovalam, Ponmudi Hill station and Varkala beach. We planned this trip on our own without any help of travel agents. We booked train tickets from Bangalore to Trivandrum and booked rooms in Hotel Highland Park. We booked our rooms over phone 4-5 days advance of our journey. The day arrived and that day I had office but I was not interested to work. I had lunch and called hubby to pick me up as we had to leave early to catch our train. The journey was ... read more

This is our last trip here. Next week we will be back in our home in India. As we are staying in Suwon ( for hubby's work) we had thought of visiting Hwaseong before we leave. Hwaseong Fortress is the official fortress of Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do province. There are four gates in each direction: the north gate called Janganmun, the south gate called Paldalmun, the east gate, Changryongmun, and the west gate, Hwaseomun. A stream passes by the fortress, and where the water meets the fortress, they built Sumun gates. There are seven arch-style Sumuns, and above it a pavilion called Hwahongmun. As one of Korea's best known cultural heritages of 18th century, the fortress was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. You can get more info url=http://eng.gg.go.kr/entry/Tourist-Destinations-Must-see-02-Suwon-Hwaseong-Fortress-Suwon-si-gyeonggi-dohere. We got down at Paldalmun(Sou... read more

Last weekend we went on our last trip to Seoul. Since after a fortnight we will be leaving from here, we decided to see the famous Seoul Tower. Its a landmark as it is visible from any part of the city.The 236.7 meter high Seoul Tower built on the 243m Mt. Namsan has been known as the best tower in Asia. The travelling wasn't much an issue as we had travelled in the same line before changing a train in between. The station we got down was Myeong-dong another famous shopping area of Seoul. Dongdaemun & Namdaemun provide an inexpensive shopping experience where as Myeong-dong provides a high fashion but affordable shopping. Its known as Mecca for Shoppers. First we decided to see the tower then before boarding the train just stroll in the market. So ... read more

This was one place I was waiting eagerly to go. After coming here the one shopping place I had in mind was Namdaemun. One day while surfing channels we saw this huge accessories market and I got really excited to visit this asap. Named for its nearby namesake of Namdaemun (Great South Gate) and located near the downtown area, one of Korea's largest wholesale markets covers over 10 acres. It is filled with over 1,000 shops, stalls, retailers, street vendors, and has several department stores nearby. Since it is a very large market we thought of locating the shops we want to go beforehand. This site proved really helpful. And there is an interactive map which was very useful in locating our places of interest. We had to just change one train to reach there. As ... read more