Bangalore is a Travel Budget Heaven

For those looking for a rich historical and cultural experience, the city of Bangalore in India is a sure fire bet. Bangalore is a well known, international city filled with incredible cultural sites, tons of budget accommodation options, and a night life that travelers rarely find in a destination that costs so little. In addition, because of the many students who attend the Indian Institute of Management, this is a fun, educated, and hip destination for any budget traveler.

When going to Bangalore, expect to visit a lot of incredible gardens and parks. These have little to no entrance fees and are filled with culturally important old monuments. Bangalore is probably not at all what first time visitors to India expect to find as it is a thoroughly modern city with options for luxury hotels, five star dining, and no shortage of well developed tourist attractions. …

Offbeat travel destinations in India

Udaipur, India

India has been one of the most popular travel destinations in the world or quite some time, especially or backpackers. But the charm of backpacking lies in exploring places which are not seen as conventional tourist destinations. Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi or Kochi are all surprising and refreshing if you compare them to a traditional beach resort, for example, but as far as Indian destinations go, they are the staple.

Once you’ve visited these places, it’s time to explore the country a bit further, and start looking for some of the offbeat, quirky places where you can learn something new about fascinating India. …

Top 10 places to see in Asia

Temples in Luan Prabang, Laos

Are you planning on visiting Asia anytime in the future? When thinking about tours that will take your through most parts of a continent, it’s really difficult to pick the most essential destinations. Asia is one big continent, so it’s so surprise that there should be quite a lot of things there that a visitor might want to see.

And while the more attractions the better, it can be really annoying when you travel somewhere and just can’t decide what to see first, and how to organize your time so that you manage to see all the important places. To help you, here’s our list of top ten places to see in Asia. …

Top 10 movie-inspired travel destinations

How does one usually choose their travel destination? Well, budget and time are certainly an issue, and some people like to sit down in front of a map and just pick the unlikeliest place. Or maybe you see a documentary about a place and you decide to visit it. But let’s face it, when it comes to TV, it’s movies that we watch most of the time.

And if you really, but really like a movie, it’s only normal to want to go visit the filming site, or to go to the place where the action takes place (even if it was filmed in a studio). So I don’t know about others, but movie inspired travel destinations sound like a pretty fun idea to me. Therefore, here’s my top 10 movie inspired travel …

5 great ecotourism destinations

Now that global warning is pretty much accepted as a reality by most people, many of us have started worrying about the impact that our hobby has on the environment. You don’t have to be an informed environmentalist to know that a plane-trip, for example, is not exactly eco-friendly.

As a matter of fact, few means of transport are eco-friendly nowadays (except for biking maybe, but how would you visit islands, then?). So for all of you who are environmentally conscious, here is a list of ecotourism travel destinations that, where you can explore nature without damaging it, and improve the local economy at the same time. …

Most beautiful palaces in the world

Palaces, the residences of royalty and nobility, have been built around the world for as long as human civilization exists. Palaces are always built in such a way to display the wealth and taste of the people who built it, and old palaces can always give you an insight into the mentality of its former owners. There are as many types of palaces as countries, even regions, and the best preserved, most majestic palaces today are great tourist attractions. Furnished or not, with towers, pavilions, gardens, palaces come in all shapes and sizes, what they have common is that they are great places to while away a few hours of your holiday.  …

Romantic holiday destinations in India

India is the land of scorching heat, enticing spices and cultural diversity, perfect for a backpacking adventure in any season. But India is also famous for its wealth of romantic places and monuments. Taj Mahal is the perfect examle of enduring love transposed into a historical monuments, but there is much more to India’s heritage than this popular destination.

If you are planning for a honeymoon or a romantic summer getaway, India is the perfect combination of romance and adventure that you need. Discover places that are off the beaten track, towns, villages and cities surrounded by natural beauty and hiding architectural treasures at every corner. …

Top five most spectacular festivals in the world

Festivals are just another way in which humanity expresses its astonishment when faced with the wonders of the universe. From immemorial times, festivals and celebrations have determined people to travel to the most remote places, and join the most heterogeneous crowds as if they were in the middle of a huge family.

There is nothing that can beat that unique celebration atmosphere – which is also  why festivals occupy such a an important place in the touristic circuits. Although there is no universal standard that would establish which festivals are the most entertaining, the weirdest or the most aesthetically pleasing, today we dare presenting you a top of the of the world most colorful, most spectacular festivals:

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Asia’s Most Famous Temples

While Europe continues to be praised for its medieval churches and cathedrals, Asia’s huge mountains and tropical woods are still hiding some unbelievable pieces of architecture – some of them so masterfully built, that historians haven’t been able to revel their secrets yet. If you come to think of it, Asia is the world’s biggest and most populous continent: no wonder that its traditions and religions are so diverse.

One can have various reasons for visiting Asia: the people, the cities, the mountains, the cuisine, but, no matter what are your reasons to go there, be sure that your journey to Asia will soon go  beyond its initial purposes and become something very close to a pilgrimage. We hereby bring you Asia’s most famous and grandiose temples, hoping that your wanderings will sometime bring you close to at least one of these remarkable achievements: …

Karan’s Guesthouse and Indian Hospitality

Once you landed on Karan’s Guesthouse and after skimming through the blog’s posts, you’ll feel like an old history book had just opened its yellow pages and you’re about to find out all this fascinating legends that hide behind the foundation of a temple, the unsuspected bustle that brings about the hosting of an art gallery or simply interesting things an eager-to-know traveler should be aware of when setting his foot on the unique Indian district of Rajasthan. …