From Brussels, we drove towards Rhine waterfall in Switzerland making a quick stop over at the Cuckoo clocks factory in the Black Forest region of Germany. It was a bright sunny day with a clear sky. The Rhine falls roared with glory from a distance. Like Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, there were boat services here too at Rhine falls that would take the tourists close to the water fall. There were platforms on both sides of the falls where the tourists could stand and enjoy the beauty of the waterfalls in close proximity. The tour manager bought the tickets and our group had to wait for a while before we got into the boat. The boat sailed towards the waterfall and as it neared the waterfall, I could feel the vapour rising from ... read more

Amsterdam is known for its beautiful canals and nightlife. Talk about cycling and Netherlands is the country that flashes across your eyes. A few friends at office and I booked a weekend trip to Amsterdam and Belgium through Start Tours ( a travel company providing guided tours) starting from London. From London, we reached Dover in a bus and from Dover to Calais (in France), we took a ferry across the English Channel. It is about an hour and a half ride on the ferry. On the bus at Calais, we drove first to Brussels, spent a day there and then arrived in Netherlands. That morning, we first visited Simon Hoeve cheese farm and clog factory in Katwoude. Gouda cheese is from Netherlands and the cheese farm we visited, had varieties of Gouda and other cheese. ... read more

It was spring time in the UK and we had a 4 day long weekend off at office. My friends (also my colleagues at office) and I planned for a road trip to Scotland from Nottingham. I was very excited about the trip because it was ‘SCOTLAND’ !! The drive to Scotland was a very scenic one. Beautiful grasslands and scenic landscapes all along the way ! We stopped on the way for a short break. There was small bridge and a stream flowing beneath the bridge. On one side of the road were small hills covered in the green blanket of grass. The grass had a parrot green colour and it looked so lovely in the sun. And the sheep and lambs grazing on those grasslands made the picture perfect. We walked down the bridge ... read more

Chikmagalur in all its beauty !! I should say one should visit this place during the monsoons ... The light drizzling and a trek through the Bhadra jungle and Kemmangundi .. What an experience !! I just loved it ... My husband and I were in a plan of visiting Chikmagalur for a long time and it finally took shape in August. And then the rains started .. It was raining heavily throughout Karnataka . We were skeptical about our trip but finally decided to continue with it. Chikmagalur is approx around 250 kms from Bangalore . It falls under the Western Ghats cover called 'Malnad' region in Kannada. We had booked a package tour kind of thing but slightly customised to our needs . Day 1 - On Aug 24th 2010, we started off from ... read more

LOS ANGELES !!! Like a dream come true..... My stay in the US was almost coming to an end. I was in the US on work and had landed in Seattle , WA , USA in September,2007 .It was almost time for me to fly back to India . Come December last week (2007) , I had to pack my bags and leave. But I did not want to leave without having visited Los Angeles. The only problem was that I had no company . But thanks to my friends who arrived to Seattle in December. They were all game for it. So there was nothing to wait for and we were all set to go to Los Angeles.It was around Christmas time .We booked a return flight from Seattle to Los Angeles . We, four ... read more