Number Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Requesting mods to sticky it so that we get to hear from more from frequent travellers on the forum. Visited UAE in mid of march with family. Stayed in Dubai, had a day trip to Abu Dhabi. Just touched upon Sharjah while going for desert Safari. - Crazy rich country, the skylines put me in awe although I have been around some major cities in the world. - Burj Khalifa is quite a spectacle in the evening when the light shows start. - The palm island is one of the greatest man made constructions. They made it in 5-6 years, roughly the time a 5 km long flyover takes in our cities - Following footstpes of Dubai, Abu Dhabi is now pouring crazy money in tourism, there are so many attractions that you can easily spend 3 days dedicatedly here in a UAE trip, the seaworld at Yas Island is out of the world experience. Edited March 31 by Number mishra and Mariyam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Vietnam over 2 weeks in October 2023 - Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, Da Lat, Da Nang, Hai Van Pass, Hue, Hanoi, Sapa. Highly recommended Vietnam. Probably the most under rated county in all of South East Asia Currently travelling around New Zealand South Island - Queenstown, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, Bluff (South most point of the South Island), Oamaru, Mount Cook National Park Hire a car and explore the South Island on your own terms! Edited March 31 by EnterTheVoid Mariyam, mishra and Number 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 3 hours ago, EnterTheVoid said: Vietnam over 2 weeks in October 2023 - Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, Da Lat, Da Nang, Hai Van Pass, Hue, Hanoi, Sapa. Highly recommended Vietnam. Probably the most under rated county in all of South East Asia Currently travelling around New Zealand South Island - Queenstown, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, Bluff (South most point of the South Island), Oamaru, Mount Cook National Park Hire a car and explore the South Island on your own terms! You've missed out on Hoi An and Phu Quoc. IMO, the two best places that the country has to offer. EnterTheVoid, singhvivek141, Prakat and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) I am going to Portugal in May with my mom and my daughter. A girls trip. Lisbon, Peniche, Nazare, Coimbra, Porto and Algrave. If we can jugaad for the tickets, will also attend a Taylor Swift concert while in Lisbon. Edited March 31 by Mariyam Prakat, singhvivek141, mishra and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) 6 hours ago, Mariyam said: You've missed out on Hoi An and Phu Quoc. IMO, the two best places that the country has to offer. Ah yup, Hoi An. The night lanterns. Got a lantern from there as a souvenir. And some posters. Haven't been to Phu Quoc. Edited March 31 by EnterTheVoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Upcoming this year; - Bali for one month from July - August. - South America for three weeks in November. mishra and Mariyam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diga Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 10 hours ago, Mariyam said: I am going to Portugal in May with my mom and my daughter. A girls trip. Lisbon, Peniche, Nazare, Coimbra, Porto and Algrave. If we can jugaad for the tickets, will also attend a Taylor Swift concert while in Lisbon. Nazare - only heard about the 80+ feet waves and as a surfing destination. Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, diga said: Nazare - only heard about the 80+ feet waves and as a surfing destination. There are two routes to go from Lisbon to Porto. One is inland, which is faster and has fewer places of interest. The other is coastal which is scenic and hence slower. Idea is to drive both ways once on each route.Hence Nazare. diga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakat Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 coffee_rules, Mariyam and raki05 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singhvivek141 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 3/31/2024 at 4:04 PM, EnterTheVoid said: Vietnam over 2 weeks in October 2023 - Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, Da Lat, Da Nang, Hai Van Pass, Hue, Hanoi, Sapa. Highly recommended Vietnam. Probably the most under rated county in all of South East Asia Currently travelling around New Zealand South Island - Queenstown, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, Bluff (South most point of the South Island), Oamaru, Mount Cook National Park Hire a car and explore the South Island on your own terms! I will be going in June 2024. Ho chi Minh, Hue, DaNang & Hoi An are in itinerary. North Vietnam wanted to cover specially Halong Bay cruise but leaves will be a problem. Wanted to go Dalat as well, but couldn't find flights on skyscanner. Plus road travel will be tough due to small kids. Number and Mariyam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singhvivek141 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I did a road trip to Kerala from Hyderabad via Bangalore in Dec 2023. Stayed at Munnar 2 days, Thekkadi 1 day, Varkala 2 days & Alleppy 2 days. Munnar was amazing as anything. Beautiful weather and crowd, my resort was at the top so no proper cellphone network. Had visited Tea plantation, Ervikulam National Park & Chocolate Factory. Thekkady we reached on the day of Sabarimala travel. Hence full traffic everywhere, did Elephant ride there. Thekkady to Varkala ride was excellent, roads are a problem though as Kerala don't have 4 lane highways. Visited the Varkala cliffs and enjoyed drinks at the Darjeeling house. Though weather was unbearably hot even in December. Another thing to note that in Varkala most restaurants still don't have many good managers, thus food service is very slow and problematic at the restaurants. Have to chase them everytime. Alleppey we stayed at resort only, one day stayed at Boat house. Tbh, found it a little overrated, overpriced and boring. But except that resort had every possible facility we can look for. Road from Hyderabad to Bengaluru & Bengaluru till Dindigul via Kanyakumari Expressway was excellent. Road from Dindigul to Munnar via Bodi was steep incline with many hairpin turns. Driving manual car on those roads was a challenge, won't recommend for the new drivers. Otherwise road is scenic and there are spots where you can take some stunning shots if you're interested in photography. Lastly, Beware of the Kerala State Bus Drivers, they are as erratic as ever and it's not safe to do a competition with them. Mariyam, mishra, raki05 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishra Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 On 3/31/2024 at 7:49 PM, EnterTheVoid said: Upcoming this year; - Bali for one month from July - August. - South America for three weeks in November. Bhai, You are one man on forum who I view is completely enjoying life. Keep it going mate. LIve it to fullest coffee_rules and EnterTheVoid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishra Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 We got a puppy. All travel put off for some time Number and raki05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Vietnam is attracting many visitors now. A few years ago I never heard anyone visiting it. My cousin went there last year and heard from her about the beauty of the place. mishra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 18 hours ago, singhvivek141 said: I will be going in June 2024. Ho chi Minh, Hue, DaNang & Hoi An are in itinerary. North Vietnam wanted to cover specially Halong Bay cruise but leaves will be a problem. Wanted to go Dalat as well, but couldn't find flights on skyscanner. Plus road travel will be tough due to small kids. Ha Long Bay can be done as a day trip from Hanoi. Ha Long Bay can go one of both ways - Either, you will be amazed by the limestone cliffs rising out of the water. Or left underwhelmed, if you go by carefully curated pictures seen on social media. I recommend you do a day trip to Ninh Binh/Tam Coc instead. There isn't much to see/do in Dalat apart from some waterfalls. Dalat is slightly cooler in weather, that's why the French built their resorts there. Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnels + Mekong Delta cruise + Pham Ngu Lao Hue - The abandoned waterpark Da Nang - Hai Van Pass to Hue + marble mountains (underground caves) + day trip to Hoi An Hoi An - See the lanterns at night. singhvivek141, Mariyam and mishra 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 59 minutes ago, mishra said: Bhai, You are one man on forum who I view is completely enjoying life. Keep it going mate. LIve it to fullest Thanks mate. I try my best. mishra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, mishra said: We got a puppy. All travel put off for some time What breed? mishra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, EnterTheVoid said: Thanks mate. I try my best. Did you make that sea trip to Antarctica like were planning ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishra Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 3 hours ago, coffee_rules said: What breed? Golden retriever. Hopefully one day it will look similar to above coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPrabhzy Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 On 3/31/2024 at 11:34 AM, EnterTheVoid said: Vietnam over 2 weeks in October 2023 - Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, Da Lat, Da Nang, Hai Van Pass, Hue, Hanoi, Sapa. Highly recommended Vietnam. Probably the most under rated county in all of South East Asia Currently travelling around New Zealand South Island - Queenstown, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, Bluff (South most point of the South Island), Oamaru, Mount Cook National Park Hire a car and explore the South Island on your own terms! Is 2 weeks enough for Vietnam or 3 weeks with Cambodia works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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