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Day 5: Relaxing in Nagarkot, Nepal
After a comfortable night’s sleep, we woke up to a beautiful morning here in Kathmandu, Nepal. Since we were coming close to the end of our vacation, we decided to do some shopping. I wasn’t sure if I had enough cash in hand and hence we decided to first go to an ATM. Now, here […]
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Day 4: Paragliding in Pokhara, Nepal
We woke up early to a hazy day in Pokhara, Nepal. It was a big day for us which we were really looking forward to in this trip. Today, we were to do paragliding in Pokhara with the beautiful Annapurna range as the backdrop and the Phewa lake below. However, the haze outside made me […]
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Day 3: Enjoying the sunrise over Annapurna from Sarangkot, Nepal
It was yet another day of early wake up here in Nepal. Today, we were to go and watch the beautiful sunrise over the Annapurna mountain range from Sarangkot. By 5:30am, our driver who was to take us to to Sarangkot had come to our hotel to pick us up. We got into the car […]
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Day 2: Traveling by bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal
My morning alarm and the hotel’s wake up call went off almost simultaneously at 5:30am in the morning. Today, we were to travel from Kathmandu to the city of Pokhara in Nepal. While doing my travel research, I found a couple of travel options between Kathmandu to Pokhara. The easiest option was to fly and it would cost […]
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Day 1: Watching Mt. Everest on the flight to Kathmandu, Nepal
“Sir, Howrah! Madam, Howrah!” I woke up to shout by the train attendant who was busy wrapping up used blankets. I pushed aside the curtain to realise that we were the only ones left on the train! We quickly packed up our stuff and got down at Howrah station. Couple of months back, we were looking […]
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Planning a budget trip to Maldives
In this blog we talk about step by step process of planning a budget trip to Maldives. Before we start, there are two things I need to tell you. One, this may not be ideal for a honeymoon trip. Second, it is recommended that you read my other post on things to keep in mind […]
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A budget trip to Maldives. Possible?
If there is one tourist destination in Asia that is considered “expensive” even by the western world standards, it is Maldives! Keeping that in mind, how would you plan for a “budget” trip to this country, if it all you can? That was a challenge that I was ready for when I travelled to Maldives […]
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Day 5: From Maafushi to Male airport, Maldives
Our final day in Maafushi-today, we are to return to Male to catch the flight back home. There are two ways to get to Male from Maafushi island. One is by spending around 180$ for a speedboat ride to Male. Another is by just spending 2$ on the early morning ferry from Maafushi(Note: This ferry […]
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Day 4: Enjoying the dolphin cruise and Sand bank trip in Maldives
We woke up to a bright and sunny day here in Maafushi, Maldives. Even at around 8am in the morning, the sun was so bright that I was a bit worried whether we had actually overslept. But a quick double check on the cellphone and watch confirmed that we hadn’t. So we got ready for […]
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Day 3: A picnic on “Picnic Island” (Maadhoo) in Maldives
We started our wonderful day in Maafushi, Maldives with a good breakfast and were ready for our trip for the day – a day trip to the “Picnic Island” which is locally called Madhoo. Joining us in this day trip was the same couple from Singapore and couple of their hotel mates. So we started […]