East Indian Traveller
Vattakottai Fort is a historic fort located in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India; that offers stunning views of the Arabian Sea and surrounding landscape.
Built by the Travancore Kingdom in the 18th century, this fort blends Dutch and local architectural styles, to bring forth a structure that’s both beautiful as well as formidable.
About 500 meters beyond the southern most tip of Indian mainland Kanyakumari, stands a majestic structure. A memorial standing on one of two rocks dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, surrounded by sea on all sides.
Also known as the pink city, Jaipur the capital of Rajasthan is a beautiful place to spend a weekend. The uniformly colored pink buildings are a breathtaking sight to experience while the magnificent palaces and forts add the much needed touch of royalty.
Flush with historic monuments and ruins, the small town of Murshidabad, is a treat for any history buff. The colonial era structures that dot the town, offers a different and unique experience as such architecture is not seen anywhere else in India.
A remnant of the Nawabi times of India, Hazarduari Palace is the most prominent landmark of Murshidabad, West Bengal. This monument and the town itself is like a time capsule, that transports anyone visiting this place to it’s glorious past, when this palace used to be the centre of the whole Bengal Province.
Gurudongmar Lake in North Sikkim is part of any travel bugs bucket list. The 6 hours long journey from Lachen to the Lake is an experience in itself, moving through snow capped mountains, high passes and beautiful valleys. It also involves some really taste food.
North Sikkim is known for its raw beauty and breathtaking tundra landscape. It offers mesmerizing views of snow capped mountains, high mountain passes, numerous waterfalls and high altitude lakes. Every year thousands of tourists come to the North to experience the best Sikkim has to offer, despite the chilling cold that persists all round the […]
Darigbadi is undoubtedly the coldest place of Odisha, so much so that whether there was Snowfall in Daringbadi or not has lately become the parameter of deciding if the winter was strong enough. In my eyes however, the raw natural beauty of the place is what makes it a must visit for everyone.
Perched atop 3000 ft, this quite hill station of the eastern ghats, is blessed with thick rain forest, coffee garden and green valleys all around. Even the roads are as scenic as they can get. Meandering through a think cover of green, with hills and valeys playing hide and seek with every passing kilometre, one can only praise the person who coined the term Kashmir of Odisha, to describe this gem.
Its the epitome of the stunning Kerala style architecture, that has stood the test of time, withstanding both natural and human onslaughts. This wooden palace manages to amuse many travelers from accross the globe, with the fine carvings that can be seen in the form of murals, floral engravings, and immaculate artwork.
Blue sky, merky backwaters, a sandy beach, an estuary, endless rows of coconut trees, mangrooves, boat, birds and us. This is Poovar lake, a nature lovers delight, lost somewhere near the tip of South India, tucked in Gods own country , Kerala.
East Indian Traveller