My Dream Vacation

Since childhood I have often travel to a lot of places but not across the country. I would love to go out in a family vacation and for that Knott's Berry Farm would be a perfect option. I heard it was once a working berry farm and not it is 160 acres of world class rides, unique family shows, and one of a kind attractions. Now with Trusted Tours & Attractions you can easily get Knotts berry farm tickets and travel to Knotts stress-free in a deluxe motor-coach provided by Southern California Gray Line Transportation for free.

Recently one of my buddies, Sam, has taken me into this poker game and I am kind of addicted to it. I only play online poker for now but I am looking forward to play it for real. And whenever I remember of cards and gambling, I remember of Las Vegas tours. My dream has been to visit there for a vacation and have the time of my life playing and enjoying there. I have seen a lot of clips about the place in Las Vegas, mostly in the movies. Those dazzling flashy lights and beautiful nights and the game of cards are just the main attraction of Las Vegas. I with to be someday in Las Vegas enjoying the time of my life and making memorable moments of my vacation there.

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Gorkha

Gorkha, the ancient capital of the principality of Gorkha that gave the feared Gurkha soldiers their name and from which King Prithivi Narayan Shah set out to unify all of Nepal, is approximately half way between Pokhara and Kathmandu. Trekkers walking between the two towns on the more southerly route can pass through Gorkha or it can be reached foot from the Pokhara-Kathmandu highway. The airstrip called Gorkha is actually a considerable walking distance from the town.

The best way to reach Gorkha from the road is to catch an early, morning bus from Pokhara and disembark at Khaireni, a little way before the half way stop at Mugling.The bus from Kathmandu arrives at Khaireni rather late in the day-after its Mid-journey halt at Mugling.If you set out on the trail heading north and keep asking directions, by nightfall you should be in this pleasant and relatively unspoilt town. There is not much to see the historic town itself. To visit the old palace of king Prithivi Narayan Shah, the unifier of Nepal, you have to climb for about 40 minutes to the top of the ridges where the palace is situated. The temple of Gorakhnath with its legendary cave and that of Kali are also there are and you have a fine view of surroundings including the Annapurna and Himalchuli range.

Three centuries ago, when Nepal consisted of many small kingdoms in the hills, the palaces were always constructed on hill tops. After you visit there, you will realize the difficulties the ruler of such a small kingdom faced when setting out to defeat the Malla Kings of the fertile Kathmandu valley and start the unification of a country more than 100 times its size.

Neeti’s India Visit - Mumbai

The best thing in Mumbai was the Water Kingdom. We stayed in Mumbai just for two night and one day. This is the reason why we opted for going to water kingdom and not to the Essel World. The water kingdom has a 45 degree and a 90 degree slide. I had slided in the 90 degree slide and almost lost my breath. It was so scary. I felt like a little kid for some time. Then I enjoyed the other rides like the Black Demon, a slide which was dark but finally I wasn’t scared. Then we rode bumpy rides sitting on huge air tubes of one and pairs as well. All in all, water kingdom was hilarious and tiring at the end. I had a nice sleep that night.

Next day in the morning we went to shopping in the fashion street. I was surprised to see the level of bargaining we could handle in the fashion street. If they said a t-shirt was of Rs 500 we could casually start our bargain with Rs. 150 and finally buy the stuff in Rs. 250. Well I had shopped mostly in Mumbai and was happy I did that.

Finally, from Mumbai we had to catch a connecting train to Lucknow to return back to Nepal.

Neeti’s India Visit - Goa

Goa was a splendid place with the sea and the friends I had been with. We lodged in the southern part of Goa which is quiet. Goa was fun. We went for cycling and enjoyed the roads of Goa with colorful tourists around. The northern part of Goa is livelier and is filled with youngsters. We had dinner in Bagha beach and rushed to Teetos to enjoy the nightlife. In the southern part of Goa, we visited the Fort Aguda and Rocky Beach. Both the places were remarkable. The cruise ride of Goa was entertaining.

Let me not forget to include the water sports that we enjoyed in the beach. Paragliding, banana ride, motor boat, and early morning boating. I just did not want to return back from Goa.

We also went to the café coffee day of the place whose coffee and pastries were mouthwatering. Luckily our last night in Goa was the 14th of February, Valentines’ Day. In the last night we had camp fire, drinks, and open floor dance arranged by the small restaurant near the hotel we lodged in.

Finally, it is not that easy to explain the flood of emotions shared with my friends and with Goa’s enormous beauty. This trip to Goa will be cherished by me today and always.

Neeti’s India Visit – Bangalore

Bangalore, currently known as the city of information technology is a place with mild weather in the day and cools in the evening.

We lodged in Mayur Deluxe Lodge residing in Balepet Square. The lodge was quite congested with narrow corridors. As soon as I reached Bangalore I gave a call to my cousin who stays there. She was a great help to my pals as she guided them to shopping malls and other areas where they could find stuffs cheaper. Then I went to meet my aunt who had cooked delicious dinner for me.

The next day we went to Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace. The palace is made up of teak wood which is supposed to stay cool throughout summer. The place had some stolen memories of Tipu Sultan and his ancestors. The palace is colored black and golden and has some vibrancies that pulls you to stay longer. Later on the day we went to Lal Bagh botanical garden. The garden was huge and had fountains all around. There was a green room also. It was an exercise on the trip walking on the passages of the botanical garden.

We also went to the science museum of Bangalore. The museum was also huge and due to time lagging behind we could not comprehend the place to the fullest.

We left Bangalore soon after we visited the museum for Goa. Since, we had very less time we skipped the fountain show of Bangalore. It was a remarkable trip to Bangalore.

Neeti’s India Visit – Hyderabad

Hyderabad was a warm place with lots of posters in the city of movies. They were so huge that one could easily say that the people who resided there loved to watch movies of their local language.

We went to The Cyber Towers. It was an educational and inspiring presentation and speech given by one of the IT heads of the companies working in Cyber Towers. We had our breakfast in the restaurant of Cyber Towers. The break fast was delicious. Later we went to the the Ramoji Film Studio. The Studio was enormous with more than 50 spacious gardens and fountains. The studio also had an adventurous section where we did artificial bungee jumping, trekking, climbing, and sliding. The studio also had a room with artificial rain theme where we danced for some time. Ramoji Film Studio also has an amuzement park and a place to shop around. One of my friends sister guided us to Ramoji Film Studio. We also visited Char Minar in Hyderabad. Char Minar was a crowdie place and we were warned to double check our pockets time to time.

We had also visited the Lumbini Park of Hyberabad. The sea was calm and it was a refreshing when we bowed our heads before the statue of Lord Buddha standing in the center of the sea. We also enjoyed a 45 minute show of musical fountains as a laser show of the most attractive and important aspects of the people of Hyderabad.

We did a lot of shopping pearls in Hyderabad. The friend’s sister took us to a shop which we could rely on and the pearls were worth spending on.

The trip to Hyderabad was full of essence and the most diversified place we visited in our IT tour to India.

Neeti’s India Visit - Agra

Agra, the place where the mystic that is in the seventh wonder of the world, Taj Mahal, stands was about two hours from New Delhi.

We had to walk for fifteen minutes to the place where Taj Mahal stands. This was to protect Taj Mahal from pollution. The maintenance department has put deliberate effort to repair its surroundings. We could see rickshaws all over the place that does not need fuel.

I was seeing Taj Mahal for the second time and believe me I felt as tough it was my first trip to the place. This huge creation took my heart like it took when I saw it for the first time. I had a crush on the antique piece standing in front of me. My friends and I enjoyed the story of the Taj Mahal’s making and the true love behind its making. The guide told us in a very interesting way the history behind Taj Mahal.

We clicked a class photograph hiring a photographer. These photographer have an album with them to market their skills in front of the tourists.

It was late when we left from Agra. We did dinner in a road side dhaba where food was simple and stomach filling.

Neeti’s India Visit - New Delhi

I have never been to India as of now. The closest I have been near India is at Rakshwal which is a part of India near the Nepal-India border at Birjung, Nepal. I was chatting once again with my dearest friend, Neeti Agrawal. She then have an idea about sharing me her experience about her India Tour. She wrote this post to share her tour to me and my readers. I hope everyone enjoys it with Neeti.

The day I reached to New Delhi with my friends, it had cold weather. We had lodged in the Hotel Crown Continental in New Rohtak Road. We had not reached on the check in time so we had to wait in the waiting room for two hours. We were already tired of the journey from Nepal to India by road. As soon as we got the rooms, I called my sister who was studying in Delhi to meet me.

My friends went on the Café coffee day, the metro of New Delhi, and did some shopping, whereas I went with my sister at my uncle’s place to meet them. We went for a movie and then for the dinner in the same mall. Later in the evening, when I met my friends, we shared our activities of the day and I realized that I missed some beautiful moments with them and they as well missed the movie I saw with my uncle’s family. Still, I decided to not to leave my friends ahead in the trip.

The next day in the morning we had a minor clash with our tour operator since he was not happy with our attitude of doing things on our own. After we sorted out the things with him, we left New Delhi to visit Agra. We returned from Agra in the late eve.

The next day we visited the LaxmiNarayan Temple. The temple was very soothing on the trip. It was the day of Shivaratri. Then we went to Raj Ghat. This is the place where important politicians’ and legends’ memories are engraved after their demise. We had seen Late Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi’s visions and accomplishments engraved there. A tour to be remembered throughout my life was the trip to Raj Ghat. We went to visit India Gate and Lotus Temple. Lotus Temple was huge and again the architecture it had was just out of question. The place was had good crowd of tourists but it was still quiet.

New Delhi is no doubt the place Indians are proud of. Delhi was a place to be remembered and a place with lots of things in particular.