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There are few tourist circuits in the country as enriching and as versatile as the Odisha’s Golden Triangle of Bhubaneswar- Puri- Konark. It has everything- natural beauty, architectural splendors, and cultural extravagance. Let me present a brief plan for visiting the golden triangle in 5 days.  For a detailed travel plan of the 'Golden Triangle' circuit, please go through the following link: https://stampedmoments.com/odisha-enjoy-5-days-in-the-golden-triangle/ The 5-day Plan: Start your journey at Bhubaneswar; it’s the state capital of Odisha, thus, very well connected with most major cities via flights and trains. Day-1: Reaching Bhubaneswar in the morning, check in your hotel. The two visits for the day are: the Odisha State Tribal museum and the  Ekamra Haat,  a lovely market place with a village-like look and feel.  Day-2: Second day starts with a visit to the Ram Mandir . Then head to the Nandan Kanan zoological park,  about 12 kms from Bhubaneswar. After coming bac

Kaziranga National Park: With a sprawling 430 sq km area under the national park, Kaziranga is one of the largest national parks in India, and perhaps the finest, certainly for me. The sheer variety of wildlife and the high chance of witnessing them, makes the park most worthy of a visit. Add to that the spectacular landscape with beautiful elephant grassland crisscrossed by 4 rivers including Brahmaputra, and you have a feast for the traveler spirit. It is a host to more than 4000 one-horned Indian Rhinos (70% of the world population) and has one of the largest concentration of the royal Bengal Tiger and a large number of swamp buffalos, deer and variety of birds. The national park was first established in 1905 as a Reserve Forest which was converted into a Wildlife sanctuary in 1950 and was declared as a National Park in 1974. With increasing tiger population, Kaziranga was also declared as a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The UNESCO declared it as a World Heritage Site in 1985 for its uniqu

The spatial dilemma: Goa has so many beaches and other amazing places that visitors often wonder where to go! And visitors who have been there once, and want to revisit, have a dilemma: how to choose the base location. In my experience, south Goa beaches are more beautiful, and pristine. Then why are north Goa beaches more popular? If you are planning for Goa, it's wise to your destination carefully. If you want more recreation, choose north Goa. North Goa beaches are closer to the airport, offer bustling market places with various options for party, shopping and food options, and a lot of fun activities. And if you want more visual pleasure and peace of mind, choose south Goa.  However, if you are a first time traveler, and want to have all sorts of experiences, choose Colva as your base location; it's centrally located, the first major beach in south Goa and located relatively close to the airport and railway station. You can easily visit both north and south Goa from here.  

  Among the large number of stepwells that still exist in India, some are absolutely spectacular and worth visiting. Here is a list of 9 of the most wonderful stepwells in India one must visit. Though I love all of them, I have tried to make the list in a descending order of how I would rank them from an architectural/ aesthetic point of view.        1. Rani Ki Vav, Patan: Built in the 11th century by Queen Udayamati in memory of her husband King Bhima I of the Chaulukya dynasty, Rani Ki Vav is a masterpiece in architecture. The sheer size, intricate sculptures and magnificent structure are absolutely awe-inspiring! There are more than 1500 sculptures depicting religious, mythological stories and other themes like portraying everyday life of people. In course of time due to severe floods, the step well was buried under the earth. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.  2. Chand Baori, Abhaneri One of the deepest and largest stepwells in India, Chand Baori was b