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Hello guys!!! Welcome back to Know Your Mumbai Travel Series. In today's blog I will be taking you to most popular temple destination located in Breach Candy area of Mumbai known as Mahalakshmi Temple .                 Photo Location: Mahalakshmi Temple Mahalakshmi Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to honour goddess Mahalakshmi, also known to be the goddess of wealth, with supreme power and known to be the creator of the universe.  Best Time To Visit: You can visit the temple anytime of the day as it is mostly crowded with local devotees and other people who come here to seek blessings of goddess Lakshmi.  Temple is usually over crowded during festivals of Navratri, Diwali and the auspicious month of Margashirsha.  Temple time: 6 am to 10 pm Days Open: Monday - Sunday How To Reach? Mahalakshmi Temple is located on the Western Line of Mumbai local. Central Line: For central line residents, you will have to travel...

Hello guys!!! Welcome back to another blog. I hope you all are doing well. Today's blog is going to be a bit different from what I usually post, travel ofcourse, most of you might not be knowing that today is World Mental Health Day , it is observed every year on 10th of October to create awareness about mental health issues around the world.   Let's Spread Happiness and Positivity Around                       You Are Not Alone Mental health is not a disease or just  stress, it is something that eats you up every day, every night making your lifestyle unhealthy and your mind torpid. As per the latest surveys and studies it has been discovered that, out of 4 there is atleast one person said to be dealing with mental health issues while in children the ratio is 1:10. Mental health crisis can be difficult for some individuals as it leads to trust issues, not able to maintain relationships, abstruse wor...

Hey guys!!! Welcome back to another travel blog. In today's blog I will take you to a modern gateway experience to Chandigarh City. Chandigarh is the primary travel stop for all travellers before they head towards their desired destination to the state of Himachal Pradesh. One has to get down at Chandigarh, if travelling by train, to get to Shimla or Manali. Most of the tourists spend a day or two in Chandigarh to have a look around city's most famous places, markets and to hog on street food. Little known facts about Chandigarh: • Chandigarh is named after the goddess chandi and garh means fortress where the temple was located at foothills of Shivaliks. • Chandigarh is the first planned city. Swiss-French born Architect Le corbusier planned the city's architectural outlook. • Chandigarh is an Union Territory and is a shared capital city of both states of, Punjab and Haryana. Travel Trivia:  Chandigarh has never had a Sector 13  because the city archite...

Hello friends !! Welcome back to another travel blog! Ever dreamed of Winter nights in New York City , Wild ride in Las Vegas and being theatrical in Hollywood California , well my friends there's nothing like having a vacation in United States.      Location: Statue Of Liberty, New York City It's got everything a travel enthusiast look in for: Beaches, Snow, Tropical areas, Desert, you name it and it's there.                 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Everyone has this once in a lifetime desire to travel United States and have a thorough experience of international holidaying!  Is it expensive? Hmm.. I can make it sound cheap though, by repeating the word if y'all want, Jushh kidding!! U.S does seems dreamy to most us as it is kinda expensive! Well it can be both affordable or luxurious depending upon the location you have chosen to travel. In this particular blog I would be primarily focusing ...

What is VISA-on-Arrival? A document which is issued on the spot to a tourist who once arrives at the destination for travel purpose only. Visa-on-Arrival procedure? How it goes: 1. Once you arrive at the destination. 2. You head towards Visa counter (or in some countries the visa-on-arrival process is carried out at Immigration counter). 3. You queue up there (if any) and need to fill up a VISA application form. **Form has details like reason of travel, address of residence, for how many days you will be staying and similar such questions. 4. You will also be asked for passport size photo, so make sure you carry one or two with you. **Some countries may collect biometric/fingerprints while processing your VISA-on-arrival application. 5. You will also need to have below documents with you: Valid Indian Passport. Return Flight Ticket. Proof of Accommodation. 6. After you submit your application, it takes around 10-15min for the processing (again depen...

Hey, fellow travel mates! Welcome Back!!!! In my last blog you read about  16 VISA-FREE  countries you could travel with your Indian passport. What if I say, you can travel few more countries with your Indian passport which are worth visiting and not overpriced? Yeah! You read right, again!!!! I am sure you want to know which are these affordable countries, well there are in total 39 VISA-ON-ARRIVAL (VOA) countries to which you can fly anytime just with your Indian passport. Wait, don't overthink. Before you fuss up your head with questions about VOA let me clear your thoughts on what exactly " VISA-on-Arrival " means. VISA-ON-ARRIVAL term is as simple as you read it, you get your " VISA " once you " arrive " at the desired destination. See!! No fuss there, as simple as our day-to-day problems.  There are few countries where the Visa officer will ask you for the below mentioned details or documents, make sure you carry or have them with ...