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	<item><title>akes were - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;It is a very pleasent and exciting place and the time of our visit was also proper as the lakes were full due to good rainfall and climate there is very pleasant in nov&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Food at natraj restaurant is very good &#44; though you have to wait for your turn as there is lot of rush but it is worthy waiting&#46; We can spend days around the lakes and especially the evenings with lightings are very beautiful&#46; Ropeway is also very enjoyable&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Camel riding around the lake&#44; boating in Fateh Sagar lake&#46; Maharana Pratap light show was also very touching&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Reaching there is easy&#46; Udaipur has airport&#44; railway station connecting to Ahmedabad and Delhi&#46;&#13;&#10;buses ply from all major cities of Rajasthan&#44; Gujrat&#44; Madhyapradesh and Delhi&#46; Travel from novovember to february is very pleasant&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:42:09 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Udaipur-Reviews.html</link><author>manish@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Colourful confusion - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Exciting&#44;colourful&#44;crowded&#44;hot&#44; sunny&#44; smelly and perfumed&#46; A wondreful place to visit&#44; not least because it means you have escaped from grey skies and chilly weather at home&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Old Goa has many interesting places to visit&#46; Baga and Candolim beaches are  within easy reach&#46; Markets to visit &#45;Mapusa which is local and manic and Ancona evening market for beautiful clothes&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Most people head for the beautiful beaches and those who wish to relax stay at the hotel and swim in the pool&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Try using local buses instead of taxis&#46;&#13;&#10;Do not expect a mini England&#46; Enjoy the place for where and what it is&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:39:52 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Calangute-Reviews.html</link><author>ina@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Colourful confusion - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Exciting&#44;colourful&#44;crowded&#44;hot&#44; sunny&#44; smelly and perfumed&#46; A wondreful place to visit&#44; not least because it means you have escaped from grey skies and chilly weather at home&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Old Goa has many interesting places to visit&#46; Baga and Candolim beaches are  within easy reach&#46; Markets to visit &#45;Mapusa which is local and manic and Ancona evening market for beautiful clothes&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Most people head for the beautiful beaches and those who wish to relax stay at the hotel and swim in the pool&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Try using local buses instead of taxis&#46;&#13;&#10;Do not expect a mini England&#46; Enjoy the place for where and what it is&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:39:52 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Calangute-Reviews.html</link><author>ina@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Brought me so close to divinity - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Breathtakingly beautiful &#45; a haven of peace and tranquility &#45; the idyllic tourist destination in God&#92;&#39;s own country&#46; A trip to the hills where nature&#92;&#39;s bountiful beauty is so in your face &#45; puts things in perspective &#45;like how deliciously insignificant one is in the grand scheme of things&#46;&#13;&#10;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Most of the native flora and fauna of Munnar have disappeared due to severe habitat fragmentation resultant from the creation of the plantations&#46; However&#44; some species continue to survive and thrive in several protected areas nearby&#44; including the new Kurinjimala Sanctuary to the east&#44; the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary&#44; Manjampatti Valley and the Amaravati reserve forest of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary to the north east&#44; the Eravikulam National Park and Anamudi Shola National Park to the north&#44; the Pampadum Shola National Park to the south and the proposed Palani Hills National Park to the east&#46; These protected areas are especially known for several threatened and endemic species including Nilgiri Thar&#44; the Grizzled Giant Squirrel&#44; the Nilgiri Wood&#45;pigeon&#44; Elephant&#44; the Gaur&#44; the Sambar&#44; and the Neelakurinji &#40;that flowers once in twelve years&#41;&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Trekking&#44; photography&#44; waterfall visits&#44; tea factory trips&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Try to take road travel&#44; so you enjoy the serinty and beauty of heaven on earth&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:38:45 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Munnar-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>A good vacation - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Having stayed in Vizag for nearly 2&#47;3 of my life&#44; I always found it beautiful&#46; With so many places to see and admire&#44; this is one place where a visit during winter will not disappoint anyone&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Quite a lot of places to visit&#46; Just stay close to the beach road and the siteseeing options are ample&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Sightseeing&#44; shopping etc&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Well connected through Rail&#44; Road and Air&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:36:27 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Vishakapatnam-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Tawang - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;A beautiful place&#59; the drive to Tawang is as beautiful as the place too&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;A gift shop in the Nefa hotel complex is a one stop shop for many artifacts&#46; Do pick up the Buddhist prayer flags and monastry bells&#46;&#13;&#10;Sightseeing&#58; Monastries &#40; Tawang and Anni&#41;&#44; Sungaster lake and the unsung heroes war memorial are not to be missed&#46;&#13;&#10;The frozen lake near Sela pass is a beauty&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Enjoy the untouched natural beauty&#33; There aren&#39;t any activities as such&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Drive from Guwahati&#47;Tezpur&#46; Break journey at Bomdila or Dirang&#46; Roads are a bit dicey&#59; so give enough time for landslides and other unforeseen circumstances&#46;  Throughout the way&#44; you will get basic food like dal chawal and vegetables&#59; and at certain places maggi and momos&#46;&#13;&#10;Give enough time to recuperate from the journey&#59; even though we were a group of 20 year olds&#44; we were a bit tired&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:35:01 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Tawang-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Peaceful/beautiful...! - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;nice weekend destination&#46;&#46;&#46;very calm and beautiful&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;We can get varity of food&#46;&#46;&#46;Gujarathi&#44;Punjabi&#44;veg&#47;nonveg&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Nice sightseeing spots&#46;&#46;&#46;Adventorous activities like paragliding&#47;parasailing&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Weekend destination from Mumbai&#44;Pune&#44;Kolhapur&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:33:38 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Panchgani-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Historical...very romantic and beautiful place - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;a nice weekend hillstaion&#46;&#46;&#46;very calm&#46;&#46;beautiful&#33;&#33;&#33;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Get all kind of food&#46;&#46;veg&#47;non veg&#46;&#46;&#46;can enjoy spicy non veg&#46;&#46;&#46;famous Kolhapuri mutton&#47;chicken dishes&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Place to relax&#46;&#46;&#46;enjoy nature&#46;&#46;&#46;and very fomous hostorical place&#46;&#46;&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Very near from Kolhapur city&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:32:01 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Panhala-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Tour to Scottland of India - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;I have been visited Shillong &#38; Cherrapunjee from 1st March to 5th March with my wife and 3 yrs old son&#46; We reached shillong airport&#40;Umeroi&#41; by Indian Airlines flight&#46; Pradip&#45;da who was our driver&#45;cum&#45;guide&#45;cum friend picked up us from the airport and help us to view the different spot around the shillong before boarding into the Hotel&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;We visited and also stayed at Cherrapunjee&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;We had our dinner at Royal Herritage&#45;Tripura castle and  Lunch at Suruchhi during our stay at Shillong&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Shillong is a place to visit at any season&#46; Must see Wards lake&#44; Elephant falls&#44; Golg Course&#44; Sweet Falls&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;One should stay at Cherrapunjee to observe the sky and stars in night&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;7 Sister falls would give you enormous energetic feeling&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Don&#39;t forget to visit Rock Piller&#46; &#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Boating at Umeim Lake&#44; Wards Lake&#44; Trekking at Route bridges at Mawlynnong&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Reach Shillong either by a direct flight or take a cab from Guwahati&#40; Rs&#46; 2000&#41;&#46; Can also hire a share taxi or Bus&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;After reaching there go for a MTDC tourist centre services&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Don&#39;t forget to carry winter garments as it will be require after evening&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:30:38 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/states/reviews/Meghalaya-Reviews.html</link><author>Ranajoy@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Cozy little ethereal place - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Guruvayur is by far one of the most celebrated and revered soulful destinations of Hindus in general and Vaishnavites in specific&#46; Its called as Bhooloka Vaikunta&#40; though several such competing places are up and eulogised in Puranas&#41;&#46;&#13;&#10;Whole of the town is sprawling around the main temple ie of Guruvayurappan&#59; Primarily at East Nada street&#46; Some business establishments are placed on West Nada street as well&#46;&#46;&#46;&#13;&#10;Its a place of immense mythological and spiritual for for locales and visitors alike&#46; The presidint deity is Purnaavatar of Mahavishnu manifested in Kaliyug&#46; &#13;&#10;But for the string of hotels&#44; joints and town specific kirana shops&#47;establishments around the temple&#44; there is not much to visit&#59; Ofcourse the town also hosts several other famous temples such as Mammiyoor temple of Lord Shiva&#40; that is supposed to be visited to make a complete piligrimaje after visiting the presiding deity at main temple&#41;&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;For food&#58; Ramakrishna Hotel&#44; Srikrishna Hotel&#44; Saravana Bhavan&#40; not that of Chennai speciality&#41; are notable ones&#58; all are on East Nada street&#46; Perhaps folks from Karnataka can also try out at Hotel Dwaraka right infront of the main temple on western side &#44; near chappal stand&#46; It is supposed to be manned by Udupi Brahmins&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;For stay&#58; definitely by far the best one is Krishna Inn on East Nada street&#46; Then may be Elite hotel or Kanoos&#46;&#46;&#46;Bhasuri is equally good&#46; Best part of Krishna Inn is its ability to maintain the service standards&#44; ambience and quality of food over the last decade&#40; since we have visited the place&#41;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Visit to the temple&#58; specially Nirmalya darshan at 3am&#46; There may be crowd surging just before 3am&#46; Its better to be in the line by 2&#58;15am&#46; Or visit the temple just after 3am&#44; virtually there wouldnt be any rush&#46;&#13;&#10;Nirmalya darshan at 3 am is supposed to be very auspicious as the Lord is yet to be bathed and changed after the last rituals are carried out by Devas &#44; at earlier day&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Mammiyar temple is by far better in its construction&#44; maintenance and information availability&#46; Punnathoor Kota &#40; Elephant Sanctuary&#41; is worthwhile with all those elephant herd indulging in taking their daily ablutions&#44; food and play with their calfs&#46;&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;One can try out the local papads&#47;halwai that is available on numerous small stores along East Nada street leading to the entrance of the main temple&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;1&#46; Local transportation&#58; as per the current rates&#44;&#40; 8th march 2011&#41;&#44; per km its fixed either by Auto or by Car at Rs&#46;15&#46; It takes Rs&#46;50 to go to Elephant sanctuary and return another Rs&#46;50&#46; Similarly it takes about Rs&#46;15 to visit Mammiyar Temple&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;2&#46; Always insist on getting the trip sheet and bill from the cab agencies or from the hotel&#46; No negotiations on this front&#46; Its quite a dicey affair to deal with the drivers&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;3&#46; They dont even mind filing frivolous complaints to the local authorities based on their&#92;&#39; understanding&#92;&#39; of the deal that is supposed to have been made before the travel&#46; After the travel is made&#44; should you be making the payments they may refuse to take and create some drama&#46;&#46;&#46;&#46;Best thing is to hire the cars from the hotel travel desk or reception and making them accountable for fulfilling the deal&#47;understanding&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;4&#46; Try going to the main temple from the side entrance&#40; not for the darshan of the main Moola Vigraham&#41; but to avoid the crowds and yet catch the glimpse of the Deepalankara Seva at 6pm or the Sriveli in the evening at around 630pm&#46; Its worth visiting the Sriveli seva as elephants circumbulate with Utsava Vigraha and then take rest at one of the pillars near to the prasada counter&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;5&#46; If you happen to visit the temple in the morning&#40; not during Nirmalya darshsn&#41; then you may book the prasadams&#58; Adai&#44; Appam so that it would be delivered in the evening&#46; But you need to collect them in person&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;6&#46; Normally there is huge rush to collect the Pal Payasam&#46; Better to take the ticket at the Prasadam counter soon after the darshan either in the morning or in the evening latest by 5pm to ensure that you get some of it&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;7&#46; But for the lack of proper administration or professional maintenance&#44; many a times&#44; though the rush is absolutely negligible&#40; when compared with shirnes such as Tirupati&#41;&#44; one would end up with disquieting and avoidable experience due to the jostle&#40; which in itself is unwarranted&#41;&#46; But folks are completely unmindful of others sensitivities and are engrossed in the singleminded dedication in reaching out to the Lord &#40; no matter even it means distrubing others&#44; trampling on others or just plain walking onto others or criss cross or break the ques merrily&#41;&#46; Such is the devotion&#46; Just plainly watch and relish this mindlessness&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;8&#46; In essence&#44; there is complete pathetic piligrim support that is palpably present right across all the touchpoints&#58; chappal stand&#44; que&#44; parasad counters&#46; It gets aggravated due to the non&#45;chalant attitude of the staff&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;9&#46; One must have Dhoti and Vesti&#40; Uttariyam or cloth on the upper body&#41; before entering the main entrance&#46; Ensure that you dont carry any of the mobiles or handbags&#46; &#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;10&#46; Just for the uninitiated or first time piligrim&#58; size of the Lord&#92;&#39;s statue is very small&#46; Hence one need to really focus on the Lord&#92;&#39;s statute and just look at the center of the frame to have an eyeful of glimpse&#46; Lest am afraid that there is every likelihood that one may miss on the main purpose of the journey&#46;&#46;&#46;&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;11&#46; Dont hire the cabs from Cochin or Thrissur airports throughout your stay at Guruvayoor&#46; Just get dropped at the place and hire local autos&#46; Cochin to Guruvayoor&#58; its Rs&#46;1650 Thrissur to Guruvayoor&#58; its Rs&#46;1300 Cochin to Thrissor&#58; Rs&#46;1000   approx Rs&#46;10&#47;km&#46; But all the cabs and taxi services charge the passenger on to and fro basis&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;12&#46; Food at Ramakrishna Hotel is best amongst all the hotels&#46; &#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Happy Piligrimage&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:28:36 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Guruvayur-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>If I ever become senile - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;if i ever become senile this is the place i would like to retire to&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Quite a lot of bakeries and small restaurants&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Just walk around and feel the place&#46;&#13;&#10;Coaker&#39;s walk must sit there and let the silence surround you&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Road from Madurai to Kkodaikannal approx 125 km&#44;less than 3 hours by cab&#46;&#13;&#10;keep your wits when negotiating cab fare&#46;&#13;&#10;I got a price of rs 4700&#44;rs4300 and rs3000&#40;plus a bit for the driver&#41;&#13;&#10;Finally from a 4th guy got a price of rs2800 inclusive of everything&#46;drivers lunch not compulsory but as i got a good deal paid for it&#46;&#13;&#10;nothing much after 2130 hours&#46;Everything closes&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:27:07 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Kodaikanal-Reviews.html</link><author>faustus@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Nagarhole Jungle Safari - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Reaching this place is easier&#46;&#13;&#10;We entered this place from Karnataka entrance&#46;&#13;&#10;They will charge rs 300&#47;&#45; per head for the safari&#46;&#13;&#10;Its worth paying&#46;&#13;&#10;During our safari&#44; we could see tiger&#44;elephant&#44; peacock&#44; bison&#44;deer&#44;monkeys and tortoises&#46;&#13;&#10;Only thing is the vehicles which they use is not safe&#46;&#13;&#10;It is not covered with grill at all&#46;In that way bannerghatta safari is too good &#38; safe&#46;Grill is important &#38; safe in case of any animal attack&#46;&#13;&#10;We wrote this suggestion too while coming back&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Food nearby place is Gonikoppa&#46; We had lunch there n reached Nagarhole by 3 pm&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Safari is the main attraction&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;It is reachable from Bangalore &#38; Mysore easily&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:24:13 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Nagarhole-Reviews.html</link><author>Mrs. Lakshmi@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Golden Temple @ Kushal Nagar - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Superb Place&#46;Nice way to reach the place&#46;Totally surrounded by coffee plantains&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Food inside the main city is too good&#46;&#13;&#10;One can get beg&#47;non veg&#47;regional as per their choice&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Sight seeing&#44; toy train opposite to Raja seat&#44; sunset &#38; musical fountain at raja seat are higlights&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;From Bangalore&#44; on the way one cover Chennapattana &#44; Golden temple at Kushal nagar&#46; and Cauvery Nisargadhama&#46;&#13;&#10;Abbey falls inside the Madikeri is too good&#46;&#13;&#10;one can also cover Bhagamandala &#38; Thalacauvery &#38; Nagarhole&#46;&#13;&#10;All are nearby&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:22:40 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Madikeri-Reviews.html</link><author>Mrs. Lakshmi@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Bandipur National Park - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;For any nature fan&#44; a visit to a national park is always enchanting&#46; Each national park has something unique to present to its visitors apart from its primary aim to protect the extinct species&#46; Yes&#33; The Bandipur National Park&#44; located in the Southern India in a vast forest at the junction of the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hills&#46;&#13;&#10;http&#58;&#47;&#47;www&#46;remarkablevacations&#46;net&#47;bandipur&#45;national&#45;park&#46;html&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;I have no words to describe its beauty and aroma of the Bandipur National park that is flanked by the attractive Nilgiri mountains and its snow&#45;clad peaks&#46; Situated at an altitude between 680&#45;1454 m to the south of the Kabini River at the base of the Western Ghats&#44; the park itself boasts rugged hills and valleys consumed by the Kabini&#44; Nugu&#44; and Moyar rivers along with many other small rivulets&#46; All these natural elements together never fail to give a scenic setting for the park&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Take up a safari that is never to be missed&#46; The admission fee is Rs&#46; 75 and Rs&#46;175 for foreigners&#46; Taking photos will no lose your pocket fortunately&#46; Ya&#44; but videos charge is Rs&#46;100&#46; An elephant ride fee is Rs&#46;100&#47;person for 20 minutes and its timings are 6&#46;30 am&#44; 8&#58;30 am&#44; 3&#46;30 pm&#44; and 5&#46;30 pm&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Monsoon is preferable that is from June to September due to greenery and pleasant scenes&#46; Otherwise&#44; there is no such time when you cannot come here or is not the appropriate one to come&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:20:52 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Chamarajanagar-Reviews.html</link><author>HIQMember@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>The beauty of Manali - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;The Manali itself draws lakhs of people to itself&#46; Espcially to snow path Rohtang Pass&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;There a numerous Hotels to comfort with and to dine in several restaurants&#46; For sight seeing&#44; one shoudl keep Rohtang Pass&#44; the the temples&#44; hot water flow&#44; the scenic beauty of river Beas &#40;Bipasa &#41; and more over other places&#46; Poeple espcialy the ladies would madly crowd roud the rious shops and bargain with incredible prices for vareity of items&#46; Woolen garments are really cheap&#46; &#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;For Activity&#44; one should move to Rohtang Pass&#44; trecking and skying is best for it&#46; Even playing with snow or swifting down the snow pass birngs a great pleasure to the travellers&#46; For religious person&#44; there are various historic temples like of Basisht&#44; the maternal house of Bhim etc&#46;&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;At Shimla&#44; there are various agents for tour who will arrange for car and go for a pakage to manali including Rohtang pass&#44; temple visit etc&#46; One can bargain a little for cheaper rate&#46; From Shilma to Manali &#44; its a whole day travel via Kulu&#44; so keep all necessary items&#46; &#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 17:19:51 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Manali-Reviews.html</link><author>Projjal @holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Beautiful area - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Even though when we arrived we could hardly get moving because it was so busy&#44; the atmosphere of the area was electric for the new year celebrations&#46;  The resort is beautiful with the three occeans meeting and the wonderful sunrises and sunsets&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;This city offers a wide range of shops and stalls&#44; in fact the stalls go on and on forever and would takes days to see them all&#46; Their is a good variety of eating establishments&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;The area offers outstanding beauty and walks&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;This is a very busy city with huge crowds&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>06 Mar 2011 15:47:16 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Kanyakumari-Reviews.html</link><author>Kelvin@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Jai Badri Vishal - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;great place for its religious importance and beatiful scenic view&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Badrinath temple&#44;Vyas Gufa&#44;Bheem Pul&#44;Mana Gorge&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Trekking&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Airport at Dehradun and by road&#46; Train to Rishikesh and by road&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>06 Mar 2011 15:46:41 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Badrinath-Reviews.html</link><author>sunil@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Beautiful Bangalore - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;nice place to visit any time round the year&#46; winters are good experiences&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Plenty of gardens&#44; ISKON temple&#44;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Pubbing culture originated from here&#46; Nice people&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Well connected by road&#44; rail and air&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>06 Mar 2011 15:44:13 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Bangalore-Reviews.html</link><author>prasad@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Lazy, relaxed, full of fun, serene, scenic... the best virgin beach in Maharshtra - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Tarkarli and Devbaug beaches are clean&#44; white sand&#44; blue water beaches&#46; The water literally lures you and there is no way a person going there can stay away from taking a long dip in the clean&#44; pure waters of these beaches&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;There are lots of things to do and yet you feel absolutely relaxed&#46; First of all its a must to take a boat ride on the karli river early in the morn to catch the sunrise and then spot dolphins and view the endless horizon&#46; &#13;&#10;Then head to a virgin beach called Nivti for its shear virginity and rocks on the beach and a view of the lighthouse from there&#46; a damn good place for a couple to be specially early morning&#46; On your way back from Nivti stop at the Tsunami island for the authentic malavani breakfast of Amboli &#45; chutney with chai or coconut water&#44; as you please&#46;&#13;&#10;Take a dip in the inviting waters of Trakarli or Devbaug beaches and if you are lucky you might even spot dolphins there&#46; have some authentic malvani food for lunch at MTDC or Bhanji Wada hotel&#46; Then maybe chill at the beach in the evening and if you are a non vegetarian and a fish eater then its a must to try the LAAKHNI&#46; its basically bangda fish roasted on fire and then dipped in salt water&#46; its as simple as it sounds but the taste is the best you have ever eaten&#46; Also catch the Raapans&#44; a community of fishermen who have a way of working with the sea&#46; Its a great sight to see these men at work&#46; Then you have the Sindhudurg fort and of course last but not the least is the SNORKELLING&#44; which under no circumstances can be missed&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Lots and lots of things to do like mentioned above&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;We drove down down to Tarkarli and it took us 12 hrs from Mumbai on the NH 17&#46; From Kasal take a right on the SH 108 and head 50 kms down to Malvan&#46; Lovely roads to drive on so no worries of bumpy rides&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>06 Mar 2011 15:42:15 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Tarkarli-Reviews.html</link><author>kank@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>Go Go Goa! - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Goa is the ultimate beach destination to be in India&#46; the place offers a lot of things to do&#46; Sight seeing&#44; good food&#44; cheap shopping etc&#46; Whatever it is that you want&#44; Goa offers it&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;One can choose between North Goa and South Goa depending upon whether you want to hang out on the beaches or check out the churches and the local culture&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Martin&#39;s corner in Goa is one restaurant not to be missed&#46; Their Vindalu is to die for &#40;South Goa&#41;&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;If you are hanging around on the Baga&#45;Calangute stretch&#46; Make sure to go to Cape Town Cafe and try their batter calamari with lemon mayonnaise&#46; I am still baffelled at how such a simple snack could be so out of this world&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Baga is an all night beach&#44; great desserts at Infantaria&#44;beer and sea food at one of the shacks&#46; Bliss&#33;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;When in Goa&#44; hire a two wheeler to get around&#46; Rents vary from 200&#45;600 a day&#46; You can simply laze around on a beach or you can try out one of the water&#47;adventure sports &#45; skiing&#44; parasaiing&#44; boat rides&#44; dolphin spotting etc&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Get a foot&#47;back massage&#44; have some real nice food&#46; Basically laze out when in goa&#46;&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Goa is very tourist friendly and safe&#46; One can get to Goa via&#44; train&#44; bus or air&#46; remember the best time to be in Goa is from October end to late February&#46; The rates are also higher during the peak season&#46;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;The Xmas and New Year carnival is not to be missed at all&#46;&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>05 Mar 2011 15:55:04 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Baga-Reviews.html</link><author>Udaibir@holidayiq.com</author></item><item><title>krasna dham - Holiday IQ</title><description>&#60;tr&#62;&#60;td colspan&#61;&#39;3&#39; align&#61;&#39;left&#39; class&#61;&#39;copy&#39;&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;I&#62;Overview of the destination&#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;calmcity not crowed&#44;honesty people&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Food&#44; sight&#45;seeing and shopping&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Sightseeing is Bhait Dwarika&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Activities &#38; things to do &#60;&#47;I&#62;&#60;BR&#62;Pray to Lord Krisna one biggest dham&#60;P&#62;&#60;I&#62;Travel tips&#44; How to reach&#44; travel warnings etc&#46;&#60;&#47;I&#62; &#60;BR&#62;Reachable by train safely&#60;&#47;P&#62;&#60;&#47;div&#62;&#60;&#47;td&#62;&#60;&#47;tr&#62;</description><pubDate>05 Mar 2011 15:53:32 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/reviews/Dwarka-Reviews.html</link><author>nandaballabh@holidayiq.com</author></item>
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