Cornwall

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง We started on Friday after an early lunch from home around 12 . Drive itself should take 5 to 6 hours but due to notorious M25 traffic it was over 7 hours with some breaks till we reach our overnight accomodation at YHA Boswinger where we stayed for 2 nights. Day 1 Our day started fresh and early after we had our breakfast at YHA .We walked down to Hemmick beach which was completely destered at that time in the morning .Hemmick is a small and attractive sandy beach…

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Road Trip: Lake District

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Day 1 This is a short road trip only for 2 days. I left early from home drove for around 3 hrs for about 188 miles to service station for a break and breakfast then drove for another 2 hours to Crummock water. On the way there were some waterfalls , I stopped at Moss Force waterfall. This is possibly the most accessible waterfall in the Lakes, being barely more than 200m (220 yards) from the roadside. It is situated on the crest of the pass at Newlands Hause…

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Panama : Boquete and Volcan Baru

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ I reached my hotel in Boquete in late afternoon. Boquete almost felt like a hill station wearher is lot cooler and less humid. My hotel Hostal Boquete located near a running stream and had a nice view when you sit with a cup off coffie . City center got decorated for Chrismass , I strolled around andย  had my food at the city centre . Next morning I had booked Boquete Tree Trek adventure. This is half day tour with 11 lines in and total distance of zipline in…

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Panama : Bocas Del Toro

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bocas Del Toro borders the the Carribean sea to the north. It consistes on mainland and 9 main islands. I flew in the morning to Bocus Town Isla Colon from Panama city. Its a small island , though my hotel was walkable , there were minibuses which provides shared transfer. I availed one of those and reached my hotel Barrbra B&B over sea. My first day was bit of wash out. It was raining really heavily and I could not really do much except walking around , visiting Bocus…

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Panama : Panama City , Canal and San Blas

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama is the link between Central America and South America, constituting an isthmus of 80 km. wide in its narrower section. I flew from Guatemala City and it's a complete change of surroundings. Unlike Guatemala city , this is a city of sku scrappers. Buildings of all sizes , shapes and forms everywhere. I arrived my hotel in the afternoon . It's pretty much myย  easy day to walk around and explore parts by foot. Uber is easily available here , so took a Uber to visit the central…

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Guatemala : Tikal and Flores

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น Guatemala is not complete without visiting Tikal and Flores. After doing Semuc Champey, next morning I took a bus (minivan) from Lanquรญn to Flores. Flores is ย the gateway to the Petรฉn, Guatemalaโ€™s vast northern rainforest region, because itโ€™s the main transport hub. I reached Flores late afternoon.ย  Isla de Flores is a cute, colourful area clustered onto a small island in Lake Petรฉn Itza, and connected to the mainland via a short causeway.ย  It's a small walkable island . I reached late afternoon . Due to my luggage ,…

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Cappadocia: Goreme hot air balloon flight

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท This is stunning, once in a lifetime experience. The offers a unique vantage point to see Cappadocia's beautiful rock formations, cave dwellings, โ€‹fairy chimneys, and more. We were picked up around 3.30 in the morningย  from Foremanson cave hotel. Pick up frrom all the hotels took time and then we were on our way to a field about 5ish where baloons are getting ready. The basket itself is splitted to small cubicle which gives some seperation though its pretty crowded . On the way we were given a light…

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Meghalaya

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Day 1 I started from Kaziranga around 12 . Today it was mostly about 300 km drive to the hotel to Shilong. On the way I stopped at Anurag dhaba . Food was amazing , it was traditional Asamia lunch. I reached Shilong in the evening . Rolling hills around Shilong reminiscent of Scotland hence it is known as "Scotland of East". I stayed overnight at Hotel Janeira Day 2 After waking up , I had a bit of morning walk and also had to get some cash out.…

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Assam: Guwahati and Kaziranga

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ I flew to Guwahati and worked for few days. Guwahati is often called "City of Temples" due to the prsence on numerous ancient and revered temples. Most famous of them is Kamakhya temple . This temple, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya, is a major Shakti Peetha and a major pilgrimage site, attracting devotees from all over the country. The ancient name of Guwahati was Pragjyotishpur, also hints at its significance as a place of ancient worship, meaning "the light of the East".ย  Day 1 Kamkha temple I left the…

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Guatemala : Semuc Champey and Kanba Caves

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น After successfully summiting 5 volcanoes , my next stop was Semuc Champey. This is a natural 300 m limestone bridge, under which passes the Cahabรณn River. Atop the bridge is a series of stepped, turquoise pools. I woke up in the morning , had my breakfast and then bus arrived for pick up to Lanquรญn. This is a long bus ride of 8 hrs from Antigua via Guatemala City . There is a tourist bus stop at Lanquรญn. Transpiration from various hotels come there to pick up tourists. Next…

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