Sep
10
2012
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India Travel Notes presents: By Michael Braganza
Beaches and backwaters are the prime attractions of Kerala, India tours. The beautiful Indian state of Kerala has some of finest beaches in the world. Beaches here are exceptionally beautiful and nature has blessed them uniquely. Tourists from all over the world visit Kerala beaches in quite large numbers. Beaches provide amazing sightseeing options as well as wonderful holiday options. Beaches are dotted with swaying palm coconut tress creating green and serene ambiance for memorable holiday. Beaches are ideal for swimming. There are several options to do on Kerala beaches, such as; swimming, sun bathing, beach volley ball, water fun, water sports, nature walk, river cruise, sunset watch, etc. You will surly love to enjoy these beach activities on your Kerala beach tours.

Photograph by Christian Lagat
Beaches of the state are also known for Ayurveda and Yoga. There are several spa, yoga and ayurvedic treatment centers on the beaches of the state. Ayurvedic treatment resorts on the beaches are considered as the prime attractions of the Kerala tours and travel. Ayurvedic resorts of the state provide refreshing and mind relaxing holiday option. Today Kerala is globally name for its ayurvedic beach resorts among those tourists who want to get rejuvenated and revitalized as well as sightseeing and memorable holiday. Today Ayurveda – the Indian ancient treatment system – is at its boom. And people willing to get refreshed their mind and blow embark on ayurveda tours in Kerala from all over the world. There are several hotels and resorts that are widely acclaimed for ayurvedic treatment and massage therapy as well as wonderful stay & holiday options. They are also known for excellent accommodation.
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Aug
27
2012
India Travel Notes presents: By Chandan Kumar Sinha
Pristine backwater beauty, charm of sun-kissed beaches, ancient cultural heritage, aroma of spice and coffee plantations and enticing wildlife sanctuaries, Kerala offer something for all kinds of travellers. Especially those with a little religious bend of mind and those keen on learning about Indian architectural heritage, temple tours to South India has a lot on offer. Southern part of the country is dotted with a plethora of exquisite temple architecture which has been applauded by the world for its intricate designing and captivating festivities. These temples are of great cultural, religious and emotional relevance to the people and thus one must respect the traditional practices while exploring temples on a South India tour.

Photograph by Christian Lagat
Apart from the geographical splendour the architecturally brilliant and religiously significant temples are also a must visit attraction on South India tours. Some of the must visit temples of South India include:
Balaji Temple of Tirupati
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Jul
13
2012
India Travel Notes presents: By Kandpal Chandra Subhash
Summer vacation is the time when various tour and travel operators come up with various new plans and attractive holiday packages. This summer, plan a vacation to South India to have electrifying experience full of relaxation and excitement.

Photograph by Christian Lagat
Southern part of India covers some of the best hill stations in entire world. Millions of tourists plan tour to South India every year to enjoy picturesque beauty of the region, especially hill stations and beaches here. Spending holidays in Kerala, Ooty, Karnataka or Tamil Nadu in South India is superb idea to make your vacations most memorable and cherished one.
Tourist Attractions in South India during summers
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Jun
25
2012
India Travel Notes presents: Dana Goldberg
For a long time, India has been one of the premier destinations for traveling. With rich culture and magnificence, it would offer you many places to see. And going there to experience the place would not cost you so much especially when you decide to travel cheap. But traveling cheap has its own cost. Here are the pros and cons when you decide to travel cheap to India:

Pros
1. When you are India, luxury is not always wise. That is why when you travel cheap you don’t need to wear extravagant clothing. You don’t need to invest on your clothing for a visit in the country. Simple clothes are enough for you to survive India. Be mindful of the culture. Make sure you respect it by wearing discreet clothing.
2. When you travel cheap to India, you can eat anywhere you can. Prices are relatively low in this country. Aside from this, you can try the real local taste of foods without spending much.
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Jun
18
2012
India Travel Notes presents: George Lucy
Char dham is mainly known for an abode of god in India. There are four different abodes of god is located in four different location in India like a puri in the east, Rameshwaram in the south, Dwarka in the west, and Badrinath in the north. Yamunatri, Gangotri, Kedarnathand and Badrinath All four are the most famous spiritual pilgrimage destination in India that is situated in lap of Indian Himalayas.

The temple city of Haridwar holds the gateway to the char dham. However, Rishikesh and Dehradun, which are the capital of Uttaranchal, to provide access to them. North India’s pilgrimage hosts the number of Hindu temples that you can visit when you are on your Char Dham yatra. The holy rivers like Ganga and Yamuna are known for their historical importance that has held Hindu faith instilled in the people of India. All the ancient scriptures of Hindu literature speak highly about these rivers and their holistic importance.
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Jun
15
2012
India Travel Notes presents: By Mithi Dey
India is a continent of mind-boggling landscape, vibrant sea-shores and green glitzy hillocks. This seventh largest country (by geographical area) represents a variety of people with different lingual status and places. Each places is embellished with the unique culture and heritage, offering a wide range of entertainment to the visitors.
Interestingly, the rural location in India constitute about 70 % of the total population. Each area symbolizes the in dept beauty, laid down my Mother Nature and a bit by our ancestors. Unlike exploring the urban beauty, a rural travel to India presents the brilliant fusion of archaic beliefs with modern inventions.
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Jun
11
2012
India Travel Notes presents: By Abhishek Arora
Traveling to India can be daunting and a challenging experience, this article gives you 10 tips when planning a holiday to India. If you were to keep the following tips in mind, the journey will be less stressful and more enjoyable.
1. The Subcontinent: India is a vast country with 28 states (aptly called a sub-continent), each of which is a small country by its own right. Each state has its own language, culture and climate. Actually it is like many nations existing within a single large nation. No wonder India is called a subcontinent. The only thing common is an impressive array of unique tourist places.
2. The Summer-winter Divide: A majority of places in India, especially Delhi, experience two diametrically opposite kinds of weather in a year. Summer is extremely hot and humid, while winter is chillingly cold and foggy. Generally, summer starts in March and extends till July, when the monsoons take over. Winter arrives three months later at November and goes on till February. So be prepared to dress for the weather.
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Apr
13
2012
India Travel Notes presents: Allen Tannor
As India visa consultants based in London, we have had the opportunity over many years to gain the feedback from our Indian visa applicants on the most beautiful cities in India. Often these can be biased to opinion and personal experiences that people have, especially as India is such a large country, but we have come to the conclusion that it is Cochin.
Cochin is a city in the state of Kerala, and offers many Photograph by Zé Eduardo different perks for clients that are visiting using their India Visas from all parts of the world. The reasons for Cochin being selected as the most beautiful city in India is because it has areas where the contrasts make it photographers and a residents dream. Once you visit the old part, and the Chinese fishing villages, you can then venture the old harbour area where boats, yachts and ships set sail. This can make your trip and the tiring process of obtaining your India visa certainly worthwhile as you take in glimpses of the sunset across the Indian ocean background.
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Mar
21
2012
India Travel Notes presents: JACK ALBERT
Have you ever known how it feels to be surrounded by the mighty Himalayan Mountains? Do you know how it feels when you slip your feet into heavy ski boots, clamp them on to the skis and let gravity do the rest? Have you experienced travelling in cruise control down snow slopes leaving behind a blazing trail of white powder?
Go ahead, try the ultimate adventure in the snowy mountains – Skiing!

Photograph By – Bikramjeet Singh
The Himalayan Kingdom spread over India and Nepal offers a number of options for an exciting Skiing adventure. For instance, Gulmarg, with the world’s highest cable car is rated amongst the top 5 ski areas in the world. And there are many other places that deserve mention:
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Mar
19
2012
India Travel Notes presents: We just came accross this presentation on Slide Share and wanted to share it with you.
There are some amazing images from India!
Enjoy!