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Romancing the monsoons in Goa

In Destinations, Travel experience by gypsycouple20 Comments

On a rainy afternoon, the Goa station greeted us with a gloomy overcast sky and our fellow passengers seemed to ask the same question as we were asking ourselves, “Is this a good idea?” The green blanket enveloping the hills near Mumbai now seemed a much better idea than what the go goa chant sounded in our heads while planning …

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[Review] KAAV Safari Lodge – Wild simplicity

In Destinations, Hotels, Review by gypsycouple2 Comments

KAAV Safari lodge is an aesthetically built property at the edge of the Nagarhole national park which is a quick weekend getaway from Bangalore (Bengaluru) in the southern part of India. The lodge is situated about 10 minutes drive from the government run Jungle Lodges where the safari’s take off from. As indicated by the name, the hotel aims to provide …

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[Review] The Tamara – Love is in the air

In Destinations, Hotels, Review by gypsycouple3 Comments

We recently stayed at The Tamara resort in coorg where we were welcomed with non seasonal rains, converted an R&R trip into an adventurous one and reconnected with wilderness in what is definitely one of India’s most romantic resorts! Our review below will help you understand why. As we left Bangalore we were prepared for a relatively warm couple of days …