Gold and Beautiful

In my previous post , I listed places in the city of Udaipur that are worth a visit. In this post, I am listing places outside the city of Udaipur that are equally beautiful and have a rich history. You will definitely need a car and the drive is long. You could easily spend a night in the nearby towns, if you like.  Kumbalgarh: Both the forts that we visited were my favorites and I would rate this as a hit. Getting here was a different story though. The car ride was a bit rough. The roads are OK and it is a 3 hour drive. Most rental car drivers also did not really want to drive this route. But, it is a lovely place. You can combine a trip to Kumbalgarh with Ranakpur Jain temple. Once you reach closer to the fort, you will start seeing resorts and hotels. The restaurant where we had lunch, had beautiful mountain vista views. They had tables set up outside, which was very inviting. The inside was also nice with typical Indian style seating (cross-legged). The fort is set in the A

Udaipur has always been a popular tourist destination in India. It is in the northern state of Rajasthan in India and is also known as the City of Lakes. There are many things to do in Udaipur and we had a long list of places to visit and food to eat. In this post I want to list a few places that we enjoyed in the city. A few things that I would recommend for anyone are: Staying in the city center and walking around feels great. Only rickshaws are allowed in the old city center near Lake Pichola, City Palace, Bagore ki Haveli and many lovely restaurants. Rickshaws don't charge according to meter, so haggling and agreeing on a price before starting the journey is important. If you can splurge, spend a night in one of the royal palace/haveli turned hotels. You don't really need a rental car to get to most places. But, will need it for some of the far away places such as Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh and Ranakpur Jain temple.  City Palace :  City Palace is by far the most p

A couple of years ago we spent a few days in Sedona with my parents. We have always loved visiting the Southwest and always do so in the month of May. We have found that the weather is much nicer in May and the crowds are not too bad either. I absolutely love the red rock formations in this region. On this trip, we didn't plan on hiking as we were with my parents. But, we ended up hiking a little anyways. Following are a few things that we enjoyed on our trip and would definitely recommend. A day in Grand Canyon Of course, a day in Grand Canyon is not sufficient. However, we only had a day to spend and we spent it in the most touristy fashion possible. Our first stop was Desert Watch Tower. The views from here were grand. We were able to go inside the watch tower to enjoy the views. You can also enjoy native art inside the tower. Indian drawings in Desert Watch Tower Views like this were everywhere and we stopped at a lot of different points to take pictures.