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Kashmir, which is known as “heaven on earth” is any nature lover’s paradise. The beauty of the place will simply astonish you. It has a long list of tourist spots worth visiting, but if you have a time constraint, you should atleast try visiting these five places-

Srinagar

The beautiful lakes are a pleasure to watch. Dal lake, one of the most popular lakes in the world is a must watch. The lake which is surrounded by orchards, gardens and mountains offers you a ride of Shikaras or houseboats.

Gulmarg

It is a paradise for adventure sport lovers. It offers you trekking and skiing. The aromatic flowers add to the beauty of the place. Once you are here you will simply forget all your worries and simply mellow in the surroundings.

Jammu

You get to witness some great viewpoints. You can go have a look at the Mansar lake or enjoy the ancient town of Akhnoor. It also boasts of a number of religious places like Vaishno devi , Ranbireshwar Temple, Peer baba etc.

Leh/ Ladakh

Situated between the Karakoram mountain ranges and the Himalayas, this place will definitely make you miss a beat.

It offers you beautiful monasteries, historical monuments, museums and lakes.

Patnitop

I you have dreamt to live in the snowy slopes of alps, this is the place to be! Chenab basin is one of the favorite tourist spots. Apart from enjoying the natural beauty, you can even enjoy some adventure sports, if you wskiingish like paragliding, skiing, trekking etc.

You can also visit some places with great religious importance like Buddha Amarnath temple, Naag temple, Bahu fort and temple.

Once you are here, you will understand why is it called “heaven on earth”. But till that time keep pondering!

Do you love adventure tours? Then nothing can be more exciting than travelling to one of the adventurous place of the world like Africa, Asia, Australia or Artic.

So take out some time and get the ‘trip of lifetime’. All these trips are planned for adventure seekers that help you to explore new cultures, ecosystems, demographics and geographical boundaries.

The itineraries of such kind of tour include mountaineering, trekking, hiking, mountain biking, safari, canoeying, scuba diving and whitewater rafting. Many of these trips offer an opportunity to participate in more than one activity. Such kind of tour offer varied activities to make your travel experience interesting.

It offers variety of perspective to explore the landscape and people of a particular country. It is all setting high adrenaline spirits that gives experience of a lifetime. You can go for cultural interactions that let you experience diverse cultures of the world.

No matter which adventure tour you choose, it is sure to linger in your memories for years. Exposure to rich culture and interaction with local people helps to enrich your experience.

If you love to explore the wonders of the sea then you can come to Suriname- a country filled with real jewels of the sea.  This place is known for its wildlife and unmatched natural beauty.

People come to this place to watch sea turtles that makes its nesting in the warm beaches of Suriname. It is an expedition to spot some of these magnificent creatures. As a traveler, you can trek on foot to the shoreline to view the next of turtles.

If you love to explore caves then you can discover the hidden Earth’s crust through Pak Ou caves in Laos. The rich culture of this country is known for its mystical caverns. There are two caves at the limestone cliff where River Nam Ou merges with Mekong River. All these give you an experience of lifetime.

Traveling is a sport. It is for enjoyment. If you want to enjoy your tour, it is better to travel light. It is not a good option to travel with a big luggage on your back. So it is better to travel light. Then only you can enjoy the spirit of traveling. In the following list there are some quick packing tips for your traveling.

• First assemble the things that you need to take with you. Now before you put them inside your bag, just check it out whether all of them are necessary. Keep those stuffs out of the bag hat you will be wearing in the tour.

• Always follow the principle of “double duty”. Avoid taking those outfits which can be worn for only one destination. This is the secret to save space .

• Get your clothes rolled. Don’t fold your clothes as they take lots of space.

• Shoes are the most difficult things to carry. They take a lot of space. So it is better to wear the bulkiest shoe and take another one in your bag.

• If you will be staying in any hotel, ten it is unnecessary to carry towels. But you can take one, as you may need it in the beach.

• Here again for toiletries it is better to follow the “double duty” principle.  I always prefer to take a conditioning shampoo. It solves two purposes of mine.

Thus follow these travel tips and enjoy a luxury vacation

Whenever you plan a visit or travelling trip or holidays, you always make sure that you get your ticket booked, but sometimes you simply don’t get time to do it due to lack of time and busy schedule. Ultimately you have to catch the flight at the last minute, which is not guaranteed because you might not get it because of unavailability of seat.

In other cases, such an emergency or unplanned event occurs when you have to travel to some other place urgently and the worst part is that you don’t have a booked ticket for it. So, for all such situations, many airline companies offer last minute cheap flights. These flights tickets are not only cheap, but the best part is that you don’t have to pay extra for getting a last minute or emergency ticket.

The best way for getting cheap flights tickets for last minute flight is to get at the airport and get your name entered in the stand by passengers list, so that if any passenger cancels his/her flight or does not reach the airport at the time of flight you can easily get it.

Another great option is that, get online and log on to bidding sites such as price line or hot wire, which can be really helpful in catching a flight at the last moment as these sites are regularly updated and give you information for the flights which would have only one day or even hours left for takeoff to your destination. So, you can follow these ways and get a last minute ticket.

Want to make up upcoming vacations cost effective? If yes then following are some really useful ways, which you can use for the purpose of planning cost effective vacations.

* Road trips are considered to be the most exciting, informative and affordable ways of spending your vacations. For this, you are just in need of picking up your favorite snacks and clothes. Drive your car on the road and start off with your journey. You are surely going to have a lot of fun. You will be able to soothe your eyes by viewing lush green fields on the way and can stop at any spot, which would attract your attention.

* Camping is another way of spending your vacations in the most affordable way. All you have to do is to locate a camping ground of your choice. And you are all set to spend a week or two there. You will be in need of food, sleeping bags and clothes. The fun, which you are going to have during your camping trip, is going to leave its impression and mark on your minds and hearts, for the rest of your lives.

* Swimming can make you highly excited and relaxed in your summer vacations. This is going to be the best way of spending your upcoming vacations. What can be better than spending your summer holidays, while doing swimming on regular basis? The cool water is going to charge your bodies and mind. And swimming is not going to ask you to spend big bucks.

What else can be better for your happiness and budget, other than the tips, which you have read in the above-mentioned points? Of course, nothing is going make you so happy, other than spending cost effective vacations.