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Today I was sitting in the office and trying to recollect my most weird or unusual experience which I encountered on the foreign turf, no doubt the clear winner was the fine dining experience I had summer this year in the Nice City (France) I went to France for 8 days with my office buddy where we planned to spend four days for falling in love with Paris and four days to get some #VitaminSea at the Nice beaches of the Nice city. (try to read as Nice beaches of Neace city :) We were staying at one of the most amazing and luxurious resort at the Eze village, known as Chateau de la Chevre d'Or. The view of the sea from the resort was astonishing and I would agree its the best hotel I ever checked in which has the most pleasing interiors of the suite with a lovely view of the hills along with the Sea, with a private Jacuzzi and at a heavenly location. The plan was going perfectly well until the last night of our stay. We were invited to a fine dining experience...

When it comes to visiting Seoul, I feel like it a home and it's not because I have been there countless time but it's because of the positive and loving vibes flowing within the city and the people. Here is a collection of my memories: Though there are many places I Seoul that are worth visiting, to name a few like Gyeongbokgung Palace, Han River along with 63 Building, Namsan Tower, MyeongDong, DDP, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Namdaemun, Itaewon etc. If you have 24 hours in Seoul, you can give it a try for the below itinerary: 9 Am: Han River & 63 Building: I would suggest to finish a quick breakfast at the hotel and head out to the Han river first in the morning. You can roam around the park or can enjoy a picnic with your friends. You can visit the 63 Building and enjoy the Museum or Wax Museum. You can also enjoy the top view of the city from the observatory. 12 Noon: Gyeongbokgung Palace The palace is a beautiful place to experience the hi...

If you are looking to find a #WeekendGateaway from Bangalore during next coming long weekends, Hampi is the perfect place :) It's around 380 KM from Bangalore and a valid reason to plan a road trip with your friends or family. In Fact, i would mention the fact that road trip from Hampi can be done from Goa or Hyderabad too. let me share the recent experience during Bangalore to Hampi road trip which gives you a pointer to help you plan better. How to go:  You can follow either NH44 + Bellary road or Nh150A+ NH48, the approximate time drive is around 7 hours. Tough the second option is shorter in distance but poor roads make it difficult to drive, especially the last 150 KM stretch as a lot of bad patches and some narrow deserted roads. I would suggest taking the first option even though its 30Km more but it takes the same time. It also has some of beautiful landscape on the way., I would also suggest having a FASTAG for your 4-wheelers to avoid waiting time at the to...

If you love architect or just looking to click few Instagram worthy moments then you can't miss the visit to the Dongdaemun Design Plaza if you travel to Seoul. Its also known as DDP and its right on the exit of DDP History and culture park metro station.  Here are some of my moments in the video: I would suggest visiting at the night time as you will be amazed to see the roses made of LED lights lighting up like a flowing river made out of candles. You can visit the Kakao Talk store where you can buy few cute souvenirs for your kids or for yourself :) There is a coffee shop in the DDP so I enjoyed a hot sip of cafe late to conquer the cold winter month of the December. There is no ticket needed to click DDP photos or visit the LED garden, this makes this place a worth of a quick visit for few awesome photos. I hope you visit Seoul and enjoy this place too.

Seoul has so many places to visit during all seasons in a year, one of my favorite places is Namsan Tower. It can be seen from most of the streets in MyeongDong or Itaewon. You can spend your time in Myeongdong for exploring the street food or shopping for few hours, you can take few hours off to visit the N-Seoul Tower. Here are some of my memories of the visit: You can take a bus ride or a cable car to go to the top of the Namsan Tower. Cable car hardly cost 6 USD for one side per person. You need to buy a separate ticket to go to the top of N-Seoul tower observatory. You can see the Skyline of the Seoul with a breathtaking view. You can also do shopping for candies and souvenir at the observatory deck. The view of Seoul city is amazing at night too, If you get too busy in the day time and miss the chance in the daylight then you can enjoy the romantic dinner with a lovely view. There is one more souvenir shop in the basement of the tower, where I picke...

Myeongdong is one of the most happening places in Seoul, known for its street food and shopping this place attracts a lot of tourists all day long until midnight. Accessible by the Subway metro, public buses and direct transfer to airport shuttle buses make this place a perfect choice for the tourists. Even if you are #DogPerson I would suggest paying a small visit to the #CatCafe in Myeongdong. Here is a small video from my trip: The cafe is right in the middle of the Myeongdong streets and charges just 9000 wons (~9USD) entry fees with a complimentary drink. I picked Honey ginger tea which made the cold walk in the winter season a delight. There are a lot of cats in the cafe in terms of breed, size, color etc. You won't be able to see Kittens :( #bummer. I wish they had few kittens with mommy cats too :) The cats are well-taken care and plenty of food bowls for them. The place is quite clean and hygienic, you have to sterilize your hands before you tou...

The trip to Phuket is incomplete without having a day out at Phi Phi island, Maya Bay, and Blue Lagoon :) The best time to visit Maya Bay is between November and April during the high season when seas are calm and access to the bay is easy.  Here is a small video of my trip : I would suggest not to purchase this tour from hotel or airport as it's too expensive. You can save money by booking the trip online by signing up here: https://www.klook.com/invite/Q161Z It may cost around 40USD for the package which includes: -Hotel Pickup from main locations -Boat Transfer -Life jacket -Snorkeling Equipment (not all tours have) -Lunch (veg and non-veg options with unlimited cola/water) -fruits as a snack at the end o the tour There are two options when you book a package: -Speed Boat transfer -Big Boat transfer The first option can be bumpy sometimes because of the rough sea, the advantage is that it takes less time. The other option...

If you guys like to ride motorbikes and planning to visit Phuket soon, then I would suggest planning a half day out of your schedule for a must visit to the #BigBuddha. It's around 25KM from the famous Patong beach near the Mangla road a.k.a Walking street of Phuket. You can rely on the Google map with a local SIM card, which hardly cost few dollars and can be book online. The roads are well maintained for most of the stretch but still, i would suggest only experienced riders to go by the 2 wheelers. The roads have some unexpected ups and down which needs a perfect timing on the gear shifting unless you rent an automatic vehicle. You can get the automatic scooters very easily in Phuket, almost at each shop/beach or restaurants. The rent may start around 250-350THB for the 150CC, whereas they may charge 350-500THB for 200CC.  If you are willing to rent a manual motorbike, it may rent as much as 1500THB+ for 600 or 800CC. You may have to be little patie...

Most of us keep waiting for the weekend for the obvious reason, not to sleep late but rather get up early and suit up for the next ride ;) This time around 30 of us embark on the new destination of DD hills a.k.a Devarayana Durga Hills. Thanks to the Team United ride and Skanda motors for organizing this ride. Usually the ride is open for the Mojo owners but this time they invited all the fans from biker brotherhood family. The squad included bikes like Mahindara Mojo, Benelli 302R , Benelli TNT600i, Yamaha R15 and R3, Royal Enfield,  KTM Duke 200 and RC390,            The journey started from the Skanda Motors Rajajinagar where we gathered up around 6 AM in the morning. The weather was clean as opposite to the heavy downpour from the last night. We started the ride after getting to know each other and clicking few moments to be cherished later. The ride to DD hills is around 70KM which include some of the highways and twisty r...