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A peaceful stay at The Fern Residency, Haridwar

We were on an unplanned break in Garwal area of Uttrakhand. Due to the weather and some issues at the place we were staying we decided to check out after a night. Then decided to climb down and stay in Haridwar. We had our own vehicle thus wanted a safe parking accommodation option. Started searching- finalized another property and then started our dowhill journey. Network was jerky and it was…

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Dal Cheeni, Ghaziabad - a good option to Dine in

We were looking out for dine out option during lunch hour on a Saturday. There were options aplenty in RDC (Rajnagar District Center), Ghaziabad but as usual it had major parking issue and we did not want to park our vehicle on road. So we searched for some options close by. Google search of restaurants near me showed us options in Kavi Nagar, some of them were just 6 minutes away. We decided to…

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An average experience at Sankalp, RDC Ghaziabad

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Meera's Bistro Meerut - A quaint eating joint on the highway

Exterior While returning from our short trip to Uttrakhand, we were looking for a decent joint where we could have our lunch. Honestly had seen some youtube videos of Meera’s Bistro and when the billboards announcing the travel time to Meera’s Bistro started, we decided to have our lunch there, provided it was not off road. It was not off road. It is located right on the highway (NH 58) and…

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An excellent accommodation option in Ghaziabad

We were shifting to Ghaziabad and had booked The Trot VVIP Suites in Raj Nagar Extension (review of the same already done –https://amanjul.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/a-horrible-experience-a-blot-on-hospitality-industry-vvip-suites-by-trot/ ). After the horrible experience, we booked Fortune. This was not located far away and was from the booking experience to check in, everything was amazing. It’s…

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The Central Court Hotel, Hyderabad

An average experience which could have been made better We recently planned a short family vacation trip to Hyderabad. We were searching for suitable accommodation, there are many options available in different price ranges including the 2 properties of Telengana State Tourism Department. While shortlisting options we had few points in our mind: Location of the property – we ideally wanted the…

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A horrible experience - a blot on Hospitality industry - VVIP Suites by TROT

We were shifting to Ghaziabad (Delhi NCR) and as we did not have any place to stay before the house was in order (in fact we did not want to stay with any relative or friend), we decided to stay in a hotel. While choosing a hotel, we had few things in mind, should be close to our house, should not be an OYO property and pricing of our stay should not be on a very high side. We searched through…

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Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat Varanasi

Varanasi and Ganga Aarti have become synonyms. Irrespective of the religion, caste or creed one would like to witness the Ganga Aarti (worshiping the river Ganga) when one is in Varanasi. Many would say its nothing but a highly commercial activity, but then which activity has no commercial angle to it. We had gone many times to Varanasi but some how had never been to Ganga Aarti (once missed it…

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Ghats of Varanasi - Namo Ghat

The 1st one from the series - Ghats of Varanasi or Ghats of Kashi

Varanasi or the erst while Banaras is popular for its ghats on the banks of the holy river Ganga (or Ganges). Ghat on the river bank in English simply means river landing stairs. The city till 2022 had 84 functional ghats. Most of the ghats are used for bathing or performing religious rituals (puja), out of all these ghats 2 ghats Manikarnika and Harishchandra are used as Hindu Cremation Sites.…

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An awful lunch experience at a Costly Joint in Varanasi - Khaboos - Hotel Castillo

After our not so exciting trip to Sarnath (in fact there will be a post saying why not to visit Sarnath if you are short of time coming soon), we were exhausted (due to heat), in an awful mood and were also feeling hungry. We had options of having lunch at our hotel (the food was good here), but we decided against it and thought of giving ourselves a treat. While travelling on the Rath Yatra…

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Good Budget Friendly Food Options at Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

We were on a spiritual cum pleasure trip recently to Varanasi. It was our 2nd day in Varanasi, post a decent Indian style breakfast at our hotel, we decided to visit the Ramnagar fort. While returning from the fort we decided to visit the New Vishwanath temple at the BHU (Banaras Hindu University) campus. Once we reached there at around 11.50 am, we realised that the temple closes at 12 noon for…

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Lucknow to Varanasi by Road - New route via Purvanchal Expressway NH 330, NH 731 and NH 31

Sudden plan, 4 days holidays, no school, no office……… Yes we decided to go to Varanasi on a short impromptu trip. No pre-plans, hotel booking at last moment (which hotel we chose and why will come in another post), this was the kind of trip. We were travelling to Varanasi by road after almost 10 years, earlier it used to take around around 7 hours to cover a distance of 315 kms thanks to the…

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The hyped Chaat Outlet of Varanasi - Kaashi Chaat Bhandaar

Almost all bloggers, youtubers covering Varanasi, make this joint – Kaashi Chat Bhandaar a must visit joint. So when we visited Varanasi, recently we were taken to this outlet by a local blogger. No we hadn’t requested for it, it was just that we were in the vicinity – Godowlia, and hadn’t had anything to eat since a long time (we are early dinner time folks) and it was already 9.00 pm (way past…

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