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Travel Post #5 : 10 BALINESE DELIGHTS TO STIMULATE YOUR TASTE BUDS

Bali is an Indonesian island known for its pristine beaches , beautiful temples and street food. There are a host of Indonesian delicacies that one would come across while walking along any road in this beautiful island. The food they serve in these small eateries ( “Warungs”) looks tempting and is too difficult to resist. Since the Indonesian Rupaiah runs in lakhs don’t be surprised if you are asked to pay up two lakh rupees for a simple dish. On my recent trip to Bali I ended up gorging on authentic Balinese/Indonesian cuisine ; right from street vendors to fancy hotels. The best part is they customize their non-veg dishes to suit the vegetarian palate too. Here are a few items that I devoured on the trip and absolutely loved. 1) Bakso This is a traditional Indonesian delicacy and one of the most popular ones. You will find plenty of street vendors selling Bakso along the streets of Bali. It is an eclectic mix of  tangy,spicy soup, meat balls, wontons, tofu and noodles....

Travel Post #3 : Amritsar ( Balle Balle!!! ) and Dharamshala

Went on a family holiday recently after ages. It has been our desire to visit the Golden Temple and pay our respects. DAY 1 : We took a flight an afternoon flight from Bangalore to Delhi and then another one from Delhi to Amritsar. We had an amazing lunch in the flight thanks to Jet Airways. We reached Amritsar in the evening and were welcomed with a bouquet of flowers at the Airport by the Manager and our driver from  Premium Luxury Travels . We were then driven to our residence for the next two days - The Ritz Plaza . The rooms were lavish and extremely clean. Since we reached post sunset we decided to give The Golden Temple a visit and see it in all it's shining glory. The Golden Temple is surrounded by a huge complex on all four sides. As soon as you enter the complex you are in awe of what you see. It is a beautiful glistening image of the temple structure in the middle of the water. There is extremely cool breeze blowing on all sides and the music that is play...