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The enchanting meadows of Uluppuni, Idukki

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Kerala is blessed with so much of greenery unlike other destinations in India. The meadows and tea estates are the real contributors of this natural beauty. Meadows are of ecological importance because they are open, sunny areas that attract and support flora and fauna that couldn’t thrive in other conditions. The Vagamon and Wayanad are so popular for the green meadows and most of you (From Kerala) might have conquered these destinations by this time. Now I have a charming destination to share with you near Vagamon. The lush and green meadows Travelers visiting Vagamon can definitely consider this beautiful destination in their travel bucket. Uluppuni is around 16kms from vagamon towards pulikanam route. The major attraction of Uluppuni is the picturesque meadows. whoever visited Vagamon might have seen the real beauty of meadows there. One can see the even better version of the meadows at Uluppuni. Uluppuni journey will be a very good trekking experience and worth putting some efforts to see the majestic scenery. The route is completely in an off-road condition which …

Do you know what is the power rank of a passport ?

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How many of you know what is the power rank of an Indian passport ? Which country have the best passport power rank ? As a traveler, this information is important for a traveler who have international travel plans. What is a passport’s power? Simply the number of countries it allows you to travel to, without a visa. An American or a UK passport lets you enter more than 150 countries without a visa – at best, you’ll automatically get a Visa on Arrival. This is how the firm’s Passport Index website has ranked passports based on a ‘Visa Free Score’. This passport power will vary every year, hence the passport index website will publish the latest rank on every year. Passport power rank of India, Indian passport holders can only travel to 49 countries without visa/visa on arrival. What is Welcoming Rank ? Welcoming rank is nothing but, countries ranked by how many passports they accept visa-free, with visa on arrival or with eTA. You can see the most welcoming and least welcoming countries from …

How to pack lightly for a long trip

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There is a misconception that long trips needs long luggage and huge trolleys with you. Do we really need all these junk items to travel with us? Are you a person who used to carry all the clothes and gadgets with you while traveling? If your answer is a big Yes, then this article will give you some insights on how you should pack your bags for the long trips. I know that long trips will take days, weeks may be months which need enough clothes, food items and all your gadgets. But, can’t we actually sort out some them into inevitable items and minimize our luggage? The way we pack our bags are also important for long trips. The backpackers are expert in that since they can’t carry hell lot of items with them like luxury travelers or Glampackers. So as promised, let’s see how we can pack a lighter bag for the longer trip. Make a packing list first. This step is actually really important which most of the travelers will skip. The …

Step by step guide to planning your ideal holiday

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In your holidays, have you ever packed all stuffs in one night and set out to a destination which you never heard of? How great that experience was? Is this how you are doing in your holidays? Then this post is for those people, who never used to plan the holiday journeys properly. Unless and until you are traveling like a kite, you should know the actual steps you need to follow for executing a cost effective holiday trip whether it is backpacking or family trip Let’s go through this step by step guide. Decide Your Destination Deciding your destination is very important whether you are into backpacking, glampacking or traveling with your family. I have seen many people traveling without a destination in mind. Most of them are merely following a group or family without even knowing which all destinations they are going to visit. Sounds similar? Choosing a destination is very important while planning your holidays, as it will give you a definite goal. Deciding the destination should be your first milestone which …

Cowboy Park at Mattupetty is ready for adventures

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Cowboy Park of Mattupetty is all set to receive tourists across the globe. The new park is a joint venture of Kerala Hydel Tourism Centre (KHTC), a subsidiary of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and Fun Factory group. Kerala is witnessing yet another Hydel Tourism Project after the Kakkayam Dam Project, Calicut. The Cowboy Park is situated near to the boating center of Sun Moon Valley Park of Mattupetty which sprawls across 15 acres. Mattupetty is a hill station in Munnar at an altitude of 1700 meters. Mattupetty is also known as ‘cattle village’, the name which came from the famous Indo Swiss farm project or Livestock project. In Mattupetty you can enjoy the greenish valleys and feel the fabulous climate around. The main attraction of Mattupetty is the dam and the lake here. What all adventures are waiting for you? The Cowboy Park is offering very good entertainment & adventure programs for youngsters & Kids 12D theater with 13 special effects, Adventure zone with 100 meter zip lining, Multi-play area for kids, Cricket …

How to distinguish Backpackers and Glampackers

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Now you can see backpackers are exploring every longitude and latitude on this earth. Definitely I can say backpackers have changed the way of traveling what it was in the beginning. Backpackers can be of all ages, background, financial status and cultures. Due to this factors, we can see so many subsets in backpackers. Before I introduce the Glampackers, let’s see how the backpackers came into existence. What is backpacking? In my words, backpacking is nothing but traveling to a destination where your mind is tempting you to travel without any plans. Backpacking is basically a form of low cost, independent travel. Backpackers are the people who will be following this form of traveling mostly prefers public transportation and inexpensive lodging such as youth hostels or couch surfing. See what Wikipedia is saying about backpackers. The definition of a backpacker has evolved as travelers from different cultures and regions participate. A 2007 paper said Whatever the case you should have a clear idea of what you are doing, Backpacking or Glampacking. The world of travel …

How I make time for travel despite a busy schedule

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I have seen so many people who are really interested in traveling but giving excuses like I don’t think I will be able to make it alone, I am not a professional in that, it’s very expensive etc. But the one I will always hear is I don’t have any time. Time is really tricky. It can run out, it can fly and be up. Time can be spent, killed, and passed. There are people who believes the time as money. Whatever it is, the funniest part is people don’t have it. I can understand that managing a heavy workload and a burning desire to see the world can be a tough balancing act. Everyone cannot take entire one week or one month vacation just for traveling. In fact, most of us are subject to work restrictions, busy schedules, and limited vacation days. On the top of that, it’s honestly painful to see my friends and colleagues are posting beautiful travel pictures on Facebook and Instagram while I am stuck at my desk. Everyone is …

Do you know to which police station the sky belongs to ?

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Think of a situation about your maiden aircraft journey, you might be excited like an insane guy and wanted to let the world know about your first flight experience. You will be busy in taking selfies in the aircraft to post in social media. This selfie is more than enough to register a case against to you. No need to panic, the case is not for taking the selfie, but if someone has came into the frame of your selfie knowingly or unknowingly ? taking a photo without their permission is a crime, posting it in social media is yet another crime. Everyone knows that the case needs to be registered somewhere by someone but no idea where it should be. You will wonder how someone is going to register a case against you at the sky which is almost 50 thousand feet high from land. All will agree on the point that case is needed, but which country’s rules needs to follow for that? Suppose a crime happened in British airlines at Switzerland airspace …