Watervillas in the Maldives are epic
But only the Ambanis and Bachchans can afford them!
MALDIVES can put a cramp in your savings!
So can regular people go to the Maldives?
How do you penny pinch in paradise?
Here are 10 ways:
1. Go in Low Season. May to October.
2.Ditch private resort islands for local islands
3. Go for state run public transport- MTCC ferries
4. Select a budget friendly island- Maafushi
5.Bring your own snorkeling gear
6. Book scuba diving in advance
7.Walking tours to know the local culture and landscpaes
8. Ditch 5 star dining for local eateries
9. Avoid high taxes on alcohol
10. You can book a diving trip and just live on a boat
#maldivesonbudget #maldives #budgettravel #travelromancesmiles
Right now I am in Portugal 🇵🇹
As soon as I landed I got some DMs ( from
Men ) telling me how they were mugged here. I was harassed and on the verge of getting mugged in Bordeaux France 🇫🇷 A very nice woman came to my rescue .
But you can fear less in the above countries!
Of course there is no 100 percent Guarantee anywhere as it takes one incident so never be completely oblivious!
Although I have left my door unlocked in Singapore when I lived there ( by mistake ) and left my wallet with cash in a theatre and both times I was completely astonished that I was fine!!
#safestcountries
#solofemaletravelers
#indiantravelblogger
#travelromancesmiles
Leave a ❤️ for the Kashmiri beauties!
It’s not just the mountains and valleys that are beautiful in Kashmir, it’s also the people – inside and out :))
Hope nobody takes this the wrong way, just having some fun here :))
Leave a ❤️ for the nomads, strongest people of India!
They claim to live till a 150 years
They are mostly vegetarian
They deliver their babies on their own
They have their own medicines from 🌱
As the winter approaches in Kashmir, the nomadic tribe sets itself in motion towards the plains of Jammu.
Families of Bakarwal nomads and their livestock—sheep, goats and buffalos 🦬 and new born babes are walking for days and months towards Jammu.
#nomadictribes #kashmirinomads #nomadictribesofkashmir #pahalgam❤️ #travelromancesmiles
Suggestions please! I’m in beautiful Kashmir again, this time with my full family and looking for things to do that are off the touristy map. Unique stories or places to cover!
Send me your suggestions and I will cover it and mention you ❤️
Leave a ❤️ if you’ve been to Kashmir, you’re from Kashmir or Kashmir is on your Must-Visit List.
#travelkashmir #kashmirdiaries #travelromancesmiles
Suggestions please! I’m in beautiful Kashmir again, this time with my full family and looking for things to do that are off the touristy map. Unique stories or places to cover!
Send me your suggestions and I will cover it and mention you ❤️
Leave a ❤️ if you’ve been to Kashmir, you’re from Kashmir or Kashmir is on your Must-Visit List.
#travelkashmir #kashmirdiaries #travelromancesmiles
Suggestions please! I’m in beautiful Kashmir again, this time with my full family and looking for things to do that are off the touristy map. Unique stories or places to cover!
Send me your suggestions and I will cover it and mention you ❤️
Leave a ❤️ if you’ve been to Kashmir, you’re from Kashmir or Kashmir is on your Must-Visit List.
#travelkashmir #kashmirdiaries #travelromancesmiles
Attention budget travelers!
Here are some places in india that have the best deals!
Also tell me –
What’s the cutest budget hotel you’ve stayed at?? Pls leave suggestions in the comments.
And do leave a heart ❤️ if this content works for you.
If you are a college student or want a quick cheap getaway this reel is for you 🙂
Do let me know if you have any questions.
#budgettravelr
#budgetplacesinindia
#solotraveler
#travelromancesmiles
Leave a ❤️if you agree that there is no education like travel. There’s no better investment in yourself than travel.
When my sister says my son has school I can’t take him on a trip- I always tell her traveling is more important than school!
Here are a few personal reasons why I feel this way –
1. We have new cultural experiences- We become more open to other peoples perspectives and beliefs and religion. We immerse ourselves in their culture and dress and food and lifestyle. Gives us a new perspective on life
2. We learn to live in the present: I think a lot of my travels in my early 20s were escapism. Every time I had a break up or lost a job or something happened I took a bus or a train somewhere and then I was away from that challenge- living in the moment 🙂
I guess I still do that – a lot 😂
3. We meet new people: interact with people from all over the world. Hear their stories. Open our minds. Make friends – like minded ones who I’m in touch with.
4. You’ll see incredible places: every place has a story to tell. Travel helps in living each story.
5. We come back with exciting stories to tell. If I have grandkids – I will entertain them 😂
6. We grow by getting out of our comfort zone. Travel 🧳 takes us away from the comfort zone and forces us to experience new and different things!
7. We try local foods, expand our pallet!
8. We get to relax and unwind: traveling takes away all the stress and helps in mental and physical rejuvination.
9. Helps us stay healthy! And youthful. Take my parents to a new place and they are filled with awe and wonder. They walk more, they explore more. This keeps them young and healthy!
10. We learn new languages or maybe a few words here and there – esp if we meet someone hot we want to communicate with 😉
So now you tell me – why do you think Travel Is Important!
#travelisthebesteducation #traveleducates #learnwhiletraveling #travelromancesmiles
Best Airports for a long layover:
Leave a ❤️ if you don’t mind a layover in these airports. Which airport would you choose for your next layover?
1. Changi Airport- Singapore because it has:
– Plant art
– Butterfly garden
– Rooftop swimming pool
-24hr cinema
2. Dubai airport because it has:
– World’s largest duty free shopping
– 24hr gym
– Sleeping Pods
– Showers
– Open air Zen garden with mist machines
3. Hong Kong airport because it has
– Imax theatre: largest screen in Hong Kong
– Aviation discovery centre
– Premium lounge: massage and spa
– Golfing
– 3D gaming experience
4. Incheon airport, South Korea because it has:
– Ice skating rink
– 72 hole golf club
– Indoor eco garden
5. Charles De Gaulle airport, Paris because it gas:
– Get nails done and massage
– PS4 games for teens
– Lux restaurants and lounges
6. Istanbul airport because it has:
– Canopies dotted with skylights, Floor to ceiling windows
– Magnificent Lounges
Pls note most of these facilities are chargeable so leave a budget for airport exploration next time 😉
#bestairports #layover #exploreairports #travelromancesmiles
Leave a ❤️ for the Houseboats Of Kashmir!
All your questions about houseboats answered here-
1.How did houseboats come into existence?
Britishers were not allowed to buy land here so they made a houseboat.
2.What did you use it for?
They used it as the recreational home.
3.How much is it to buy a houseboat?
Cost of a houseboat is 7-8 crores.
4.Can you make new houseboats?
New houseboat cannot be built. You can only inherit a houseboat.
5.How many houseboats are there in Srinagar?
There are only 1500 houseboats in Srinagar.
6.Can anyone just keep their houseboat on the lake?
No, they have to rent that area of the lake to keep the houseboat there
7.Can the houseboat be renovated?Renovation is a task. A lot of permissions are required.
8.What wood do they use in the houseboats?
Cedar Wood because this wood can stay healthy for more than a 100 years.
#houseboats #kashmir #kashmirtourism #travelromancesmiles Srinagar Kashmir
Save this for your October travels!
October is the time when travel season starts again in a lot of places. The end of the monsoon. Cooler weathers begin!
And it’s not as crowded as November and December to travel. Prices are not jacked up like in November December!
1.Ladakh
🌡: High 12•C Low 0•C
Fewer visitors, less crowds!
2.Mysore
🌡: High 29•C Low 19•C
Grand festivity of Mysore Dasara.
Popular season for honeymooners
3.Bir Billing
🌡: High 23•C Low 12•C
World Paragliding Championship.
4.Goa
🌡: High 28•C Low 25•C
End of off season. Shacks + Restaurants start opening!
5.Kashmir
🌡: High 22•C Low 6•C
Flowers are in full bloom and medows are the greenest
6.Varkala
🌡: High 30•C Low 23•C
Beach hopping, Climb Varkala Cliff. Surfing season starts.
7.Kodaikanal
🌡: High 20•C Low 15•C
Post monsoon lush greenery and serene landscapes.
#placestovisitinoctober
#india
#solotraveler
#travelromancesmiles India
Happy Onam!!
September is the best time to go to Kerala!
The snake boat race is super duper cool. The yummy Onam Feasts.
And the biggest reason is the first holiday resort in India- @theleelakovalam
I strongly suggest staying here if you want a chill experience with your partner or parents 🙂
I took my parents!!
And we had a blast as most of you saw in my stories.
#onam
#kerala
#kovalam
#travelromancesmiles Kovalam, Kerala
From Kashmir to To Kanyakumari, Tourists Are Leaving Tonnes Of Garbage And It Needs To Stop!
I am traveling the world and I can truly say there’s no country as epic and diverese and hospitable as MY INDIA 🇮🇳
But My India also has another side.
A dangerous side and if we don’t check the situation now, we will not have all these beautiful places left!
For example Bahubali hills- who will want to go there if it’s just a garbage dump!
Or beautiful Darjeeling-destroyed by their waste management challenge – with overflowing garbage Darjeeling’s innards are rotting.
Jodhpur- I remember visiting 15 years ago and it was so special. My last visit – I was shocked by the overflowing gutters and the sanitation issue in the blue city.
Our mountains in Himachal and Uttarakhand need our support too. The garbage that we as tourists take there, stays there!
Beautiful Ladakh too- soon it will not be as beautiful anymore as people just leave their plastic there and it stays there in the nature forever and ever because there is no way to get it back from the wilderness!
We need to be responsible! We need to act now.
I know some of you will not respond well to this post and some may unfollow or leave an angry comment but I feel as a travel content creator it’s not just my duty to show beautiful places but also to show the reality of the situation and spread awareness.
Please Leave a comment and let me know how we can handle this situation as it is very very urgent!
#stoplitter
#wastemanagement
#india
#travelromancesmiles
Leave a ❤️ for the spectacular temples of India 🇮🇳
1. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
It’s the richest temple our country has got and possesses wealth of around 20 billion dollars (Rs 13,60,99,90,00,000).
which is approx 1,20,000 Crores including gold, gold idols and precious metals and stones.
2. Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
Total asset: approx 125 crores plus plus and on top amassment of 158 kgs of gold offerings. Lord Ganesh sits under a gold roof.
3. Golden Temple, Amritsar
Upper floors are made of 400 kg of gold. The altar on which the holy book of Guru Granth Sahib is places is studded with diamonds and precious stones.
4. Tirupati Balaji Temple, Andhra Prades
Net worth of 900 crores. Every year the temple receives around 3000 kg of gold as donation. It gets 365 crore from the sale of ‘Laddu Prasadam’
While Rs 126 crore is expected from sale of hair offered by devotees.
5. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Temple collects over 60 crores cash plus gold and diamonds which are increasing annually.
Which temples did I miss? What’s your favourite temple?
#richesttempleofindia #templesofindia
#travelromancesmiles #shenaztreasury
Save this video for when you visit. Everyone must come to Paris once in their life. But never visit in August!!! September is funnn. June is the best!
I’m so excited to be here again. I love Paris. No matter how many times I come here, I want to come back again ❤️🥖
#paris #parisvibes
#thingstoknow
#travelromancesmiles
Leave a ❤️for Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
I recently visited Azerbhaijaan and it’s being called The New Dubai but I feel Baku Is a Lot More Than “The Next Dubai”
Here’s my Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 vs Dubai genuine review –
1. I fell in love with the old city.
In Dubai — where historical sites are very few and far between, and culture is lost in the malls and beach clubs with over the top eye candy with their plastic surgery and designer wear
Here in Azerbhaijaan I feel the eye candy is the Old Town.
Baku’s Old City has preserved its 12th century defensive walls and its now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2. In complete contrast to the old city is the New City- Baku’s over-the-top architectural marvels.
What stood out for me –
Flame Tower- comes night and you see them light up symbolizing Zoroastrianism’s origins in Azerbaijan
( and since I am Zoroastrian that was special for me )
3. The culinary culture of Azerbaijan, which borrows from the travelers who passed along the Great Silk Road, is just as rich. Influences from Turkey, Iran, Russia, and Georgia are evident in Azeri dishes.
4. You don’t have to travel far from Baku to visit some of Azerbaijan’s most unusual natural wonders. Fire mountain and the 17 the century Zoroastrian + Hindu temple
5. Nightlife – Baku has an exciting nightlife! And it’s way cheaper to party here than dubai.
6. Shopping 🛒 of course the malls in Dubai and the brands are all there much more than Azerbaijan so if that’s your thing – then Dubai wins in that department:)
7. Money spent – wayyyy less than in Dubai!!! Hotels , restaurants- everything is much more economical here!
Visa is easy to get! And there’s a direct flight from delhi – there in a few hours!
#baku #azerbaijan #newdubai #travelromancesmiles Baku, Azerbaijan
Kashmir is truly the most beautiful destination in not just india but the world. Yet the one question every traveler here asks – is kashmir safe to travel to right now?
I got a lot of questions like these on my DMs and Comments so I decided to ask the locals.
Please leave a ❤️ for Kashmir and their hospitality!
#kashmir #kashmirvalley #kashmirtourism #travelromancesmiles
Iconic Lake Burdened With Sewage? Is the Dal Lake in trouble. Please read further.
You can’t come to Kashmir and not take a picture in The Dal Lake, can you. When you think of kashmir, you think of the Iconic Dal Lake
The Shikaras and Houseboats are on every Honeymooners Wishlist.
But do you know the lake is in big trouble?
I wasn’t aware of this either till so many of you Dmd me.
I was wondering why it wasn’t clean and upon doing research, interviewing people and reading your Dms I learn this –
Environmentalists say efforts like removing the weeds have helped, but more needs to be done to save the lake, especially from untreated and unwanted sewage.
The lake is in major trouble!
SEWAGE comes from CITY DRAINS, the Homes Along The Lake and Some Houseboats.
I interviewed some houseboat owners-
This is the reply of one houseboat owner- Mr Sameer Ahmed says –
“ Houseboats are not the main cause of pollution of the lake,
As per the official reports of Rukku University Houseboats contaminate the lake by 0.8% during peak season.
For which the government has already connected the house boats to sewage treatment plants!
It is the people living on the peripheral areas of the lake and government run pump stations which pollute the lake.
The lake is famous only because of the houseboats and people living inside it making it one of its kind in the world. It carries rich cultural heritage.”
What are your thoughts on this? Write in the comments.
📷 @omarbazaz
👗 @tul_palav
#kashmir #dallake #srinagar #travelromancesmiles Dal Lake, Srinagar
Iconic Lake Burdened With Sewage? Is the Dal Lake in trouble. Please read further.
You can’t come to Kashmir and not take a picture in The Dal Lake, can you. When you think of kashmir, you think of the Iconic Dal Lake
The Shikaras and Houseboats are on every Honeymooners Wishlist.
But do you know the lake is in big trouble?
I wasn’t aware of this either till so many of you Dmd me.
I was wondering why it wasn’t clean and upon doing research, interviewing people and reading your Dms I learn this –
Environmentalists say efforts like removing the weeds have helped, but more needs to be done to save the lake, especially from untreated and unwanted sewage.
The lake is in major trouble!
SEWAGE comes from CITY DRAINS, the Homes Along The Lake and Some Houseboats.
I interviewed some houseboat owners-
This is the reply of one houseboat owner- Mr Sameer Ahmed says –
“ Houseboats are not the main cause of pollution of the lake,
As per the official reports of Rukku University Houseboats contaminate the lake by 0.8% during peak season.
For which the government has already connected the house boats to sewage treatment plants!
It is the people living on the peripheral areas of the lake and government run pump stations which pollute the lake.
The lake is famous only because of the houseboats and people living inside it making it one of its kind in the world. It carries rich cultural heritage.”
What are your thoughts on this? Write in the comments.
📷 @omarbazaz
👗 @tul_palav
#kashmir #dallake #srinagar #travelromancesmiles Dal Lake, Srinagar
Happy Onam!
After 2 years, the Snake boat race is back!
Over a 100 oarsmen paddle in unison on each boat and it’s so spectacular to witness. In the run-up to Onam,
Kerala’s snake boat race season is the world’s biggest team event.
When it happens?
June to September
Location
In and around Alleppey
What are the snake boats called?
chundanvallams
Significance of the snake boat race?
It marks the day when Lord Krishna brought a boat to the famous Ambalapuzha temple.
#onam2022
#snakeboatrace
#kerala
#travelromancesmiles
Leave a ❤️ apps that make our life easier!! Please add your favourites to this in the comments.
1. PackPoint- PackPoint is the most used packing-list apps.
2. Maps.Me- Maps.Me is one of the recommended offline maps for travel planning and navigation.
3. WiFi Map – With the app, you can connect to WiFi hotspots for free, get actual passwords, and make updates together with millions of WiFi Map users! Fast and secure VPN for public WiFi networks.
4. Polarsteps – This all-in-one travel app shows you the world’s most enticing travel destinations, gives you insider tips and plots your route, locations and photos when you’re on the journey.
5. TravelSpend- The app will help you keep track of your travel budget and to save money. Add expenses in any currency. They will automatically convert to your home currency. You can also invite your friends or family and organize your budget together.
6. IRCTC – IRCTC Rail Connect app should first be downloaded from Google Play or Apple’s App Store. IRCTC’s Web portal helps passengers book train tickets and also help out in all other related services. However, it also offers an app that can help anyone carry out tasks such as booking a ticket and much more.
7. Splitwise- Splitwise is a free app that allows consumers to split expenses with friends. If a group needs to share the cost of a particular bill, Splitwise ensures that anyone who pays is reimbursed the correct amount and with a minimal number of transactions.
What other apps do you use?? Please add to this list and let me know which apps from these are most helpful ❤️🥳
Happy traveling !!!
#travelingapps #travelhacks #travelsmart #travelromancesmiles
Save these for your next trip
Citymapper and resident advisor work all over Europe
Where should I go after Paris??
#paris #appstouseinparis #parisguide #travelromancesmiles Paris, France
Does anyone remember when it was trendy to know french in india and everyone went to Alliance Francaise?
Even my granny used to be obsessed with french and my grand father used to say to her – stop speaking like that!
I enjoy putting on the french accent too 😅 the french people seem to hate my accent though 😂
I love coming back to this country and I love how every time the French leave me in a huff and a puff- frustrated !
My french pronunciations suck even though I studied french in school when ‘Alliance francais’ was a thing. My teachers name was Mrs Bringey and she spoke french with a Bengali accent.
#france #paris
#solotraveler #travelromancesmiles Paris, France
