WHAT YOU SHOULD TRY WHEN YOU ARE IN #BORNEO - #TB2TV ADVENTURES IN #SARAWAK For #VMY2014

The Travel Blogger to Travel Vlogger Project came to Malaysia.... Snap Productions and Tourism Malaysia with a bunch of Video Specialist from across the world came together in KL for a 4 day workshop at The PRince Hotel KL.... We then choose the 4 amazing and aspiring video bloggers to join us on a trip throughout MALAYSIA.....

Take a look at Firdaous's Vlog.... simply inspiring n makes you want to travel to Borneo... Dont you think so???

Join us and follow via #TB2TV and #VMY2014 to see our escapades.... its all about the experience and its all about the travel....

#TB2TV Malaysia Day 1: The Travel Blogger To Travel Vlogger Project.

Udaipur ...breathtaking nature ...full of heritage... Beautiful people

I've always wondered what Udaipur had to offer that Jaipur didn't already have since getting to Jaipur from Delhi always posed to be nearer and much much easier, but this time after jaipur and pushkar .... We did a 2 night stop over in Udaipur....

The drive was a pleasant one and we had such jovial driver that made the trip even more pleasant for us. It took us around 4 hours from pushkar to Udaipur. On the way I saw lots of dessert and lots of camels.... But it was a pretty sight.

We reached Aaram Bagh which just off the highway reaching towards the city centre but the place in the evening looked spectacular ..... There was these chalet type buildings on hilly kind of area and its surroundings were just the Forrest and the aravali terrace.... I couldn't see much of it as it was getting dark but from what little I could see I was really mesmerized....

I suddenly felt all adventurous ... I don't know why! I think it was the care taker that made me feel this way... Because he came running in to greet us and very fast told us that he spotted the panther roaming in the hills .... It took me a second to register what he said before I repeated after him... "Panther" are u kidding me? Everyone around me at go we're telling me stories of how there's a few panthers always lurking around but never coming towards the resort grounds but can be spotted from a distance... Yadaa yadaa... In my head I was like yeah ok what ever.. Panther or no panther ( cos I half believed that there was a panther) I was still gonna explore the hills, waterfalls and nature that was before my very eye!!

I tried very hard to wake before sunrise to take some pictures but my body was just too tired... I woke just after 7 which was too late, I had the resort manager Uttam and his collegue Ajith take me around the grounds and the little forest park that was maintained by the resort. The view was spectacular!!! I was soooo in love!

I never truly understood the beauty of the hills, mountains and desserts before this ... If anyone asked me to choose I would always choose the beach.... Always. However that changed for me! I was in awe .... It was gorgeous, nature has its way in surprising you really! The hills were alive.... I heard ladies singing and their voice echoing while water trickled from the waterfall.... I saw the eagles soaring and peacocks showing off their mane, n most of all I could hear me! Breathing,... There were times that there was just pin drop silence.

It was surreal... Monkeys, crabs, birds, ducks and all.... It was one big happy family.

 

Uttam told me the next day about a Shiv temple right at the tip of the hill and if I wanted to check it out... And I said hey ... Why not ... Me being girlie and all I was not prepared for a hiking expedition! But what choice did I have....

 So we rode on a bike half way thru the bumpy hills till we couldn't ride no more and went by foot on an expedition in search of the Shiv temple at the tip of the hill. Half way through our walk Uttam said "Panther... look.... " and i was like yeah whatever Uttam nice joke... but then he stopped in his tracks and told me to quiet down and as i turned around i saw not 1 but 2 panthers brown and spotted but was too stunned to even move.  It starred at us for a good 30 seconds and ran up hill. That was it. That was the longest 30 seconds i tell ya ...

We were both a little scared to venture further thinking just maybe the panther would be waiting at the top so we chickened out and headed back. :)











On the way down we did a pit stop at a home of of the villagers on the hill. It was an amazing experience. They were so warm and friendly and to my  astonishment the place was spotless. It was so clean and their smiles were as warm as the sunshine it was a feel good feeling for sure.

Udaipur is famous for its gardens and palaces and there are so many nice places to explore, one being of course the lake palace managed by the Taj Group it was a master piece from the minute you arrive you are treated like proper royals! What more could you ask for right?

With all the sight seeing .... we had time to stop for street delicacy ... The Kachori! A bit skeptical at 1st but one bite in and it was heaven! :)

The Sahelion ki bari known as the court yard for the maidens was a picturesque garden indeed. The history told to us by the guide was very entertaining otherwise its just another pretty garden.

The Fateh Sagar lake is obviously a highlight of the city itself and as you sit by the pave and watch the sun set on the waters of the lake it gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling of how pretty this whole place is.

I enjoyed a tour of the city palace was built by Maharaja Udai Singh but now its open to the public to view, still maintained extremely well you can literally see the entire city from a certain angle.

Udaipur was a experience of a life time for me especially my stay at Aaram Bagh if you truely want to experience the dessert and nature against a peaceful back drop this is the palace... oopps i mean place... ;) 

I was overwhelmed and satisfied and thought how blessed i was to be able to experience the finest in life....


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Location:Udaipur , Rajasthan , India

Wine & Dine in Class or Clutter : French in Delhi? Who would have thought...

Wine & Dine in Class or Clutter : French in Delhi? Who would have thought...: Class and astonishingly Delicious The Orient Express at the Taj Palace in Delhi .... hmmmm where can i start... I only heard that good...

Berlin and its snow

Berlin was snowing in march.... I was just walking around Kudam and it started snowing ever so lightly at first and then it started getting heavier....

Heavier and heavier.... like proper snow

The mix feeling that snow brings you.... Hmmm I don't know how to describe it! First I thought it was bothersome and spoiling my holiday but once it got thick and the ground was covered with snow I fell in love with it... Just looking at the snow flakes falling and everything was white and pretty it felt like the white Christmas I never had.

So I didn't let the wet, cold snow deter my plans of sight seeing Berlin city as I only had one day after the ITB to do that.

After a nice warm breakfast of german pretzels and croissants, We, my mom n I braved the cold and stepped out into the snow, it was a pretty sight but it was also excruciatingly cold. I was worried for mom but she too wanted to see the historical city of Berlin, so we blocked the cold out of our minds and hand in hand we started walking.

We took the U And S bahns everywhere and visited all the top spots. Rich in history where Hitler once ruled I was intrigued by it all.

We visited the Reichstag and the Brandenburg tor walked in and out of coffee shops because it was too cold to stand out in the snow for too long. We saw where check point Charlie was and visited the ever so famous Berlin Wall ...

We also had time to snap a picture with the Berlin bear, by this time my mom was freezing and it was so slippery we were walking slowly to shelter ... Haha... That's how it felt. Hence the saying ... walking on thin ice ....

We did a very German lunch.... I was happy with my bratwurst and curry wurst and truly enjoyed it. Mom had roast chicken and salat! She loved it too...

But the snow was indeed a pretty sight ... And it was so beautiful to see the snow flakes there were actual designs that you see on decoration cards and stuff so actually seeing falling on my hair exactly the same design was amazing....

The Sony centre was closed unfortunately but by the looks of it, it would have Been nice to go in. It was huge!!!! Well next time maybe.

We went out to dinner and decided to do Indian food that night.... Wow Germans really love Indian food, it was full house at this place called Amrit which decorated with Sarees draped all over. The food was ok, but being of Indian origin my standards maybe were slightly higher. Maybe I should think of opening a restaurant there... ;) ... im sure it will do pretty well.

Well all in all it was nice visiting snowy Berlin ....
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Location:Berlin, Germany