Recent content by Vinaya

Trust me, overnight train are safe.I have traveled overnight train many times and have not encountered a single bad incidents. I have traveled from Gorakhpur to Manglore, which takes three nights and never encountered any problems. However you must be cautious with your luggage.

I don't think saffron is cheap in India, if you ever find cheap priced saffron, it must be duplicate saffron. saffron is grown commercially in Afghanistan where you can find in cheapest rate.

I have articles on HuPages that lists all the major Hindu and Buddhist temples in Nepal. However, I am not sure if I am allowed to share my links here. Some of the major temples in Nepal are in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Some of the important temples in Nepal are Pashupatinath...

When I was unmarried, I never traveled with girls. I could not take risks related to unmarried couple. Having said that I have taken short travel with girls. Now that I am married, I am always traveling with my wife. During my bachelorhood state I traveled with boys though.

Cab services are available in major cities and towns in Nepal. In cities, that standard cab rate is just about 40 rupees per kilometer (which is 40 cents). Always hire cabs individually, and avoid hiring through agency.

It depends on your priority. If you love mountains, you can go to trekking and mountain expedition on Everest, Annapurna, Langtang etc. If you want to see urban areas, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Patan are good places. Sadly, many ancient monuments are destroyed by April 25 earthquake.

I am not sure if Mount Everest is visible from India, however, some portion of Himalayan mountain range is also in India and you can see various Himalayan mountains from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

It depends on where you are traveling. For instance, Delhi and Mumbai can be expensive because these are major cities in India. Your daily budget also depends on where you stay and where you eat. High standard hotels and posh restaurants are expensive.

You can try banking with the international banks that also operates in India, Standard Chartered Bank for instance.

Always keep cash, important documents, hand held devices in a small carrying bag and always carry that bag. For your luggage, buy a chain and padlock and lock with your seat.

Not unless you leave your laptop in a public place unattended. If you are only traveling in the city, there will not be a problem, but you might be robbed if you are alone in the wilderness.

I had heard about Alibag where there is a each as well as fort, but I did not know that was close to Mumbai. Can anyone tell me history related to this place, for example who constructed this fort, how long has the place existed in history etc.

Coorg seems to cater some of the things that I love to do, for instance trekking, white water rafting, camping etc. In order to promote tourism and attract tourists, many places in Indian and other south Asian countries are named after famous tourist places in Europe and America.

I want to visit Hyderabad again and again just for the sake of Hyderabadi Biryani.Off course Hyderabadi Biryani is also made in other cities and that tastes similar to Hyderabadi Biryani, however, Biryani made in other cities do not have the feel of Biryani made in Hyderabad.

You can do window shopping in shopping malls,supermarkets and departmental store in big cities and there won't be any problem, however, in small cities, windows shopping may annoy the shopkeeper.