How to find offbeat places

cooksisters · Sep 2nd, 2007, 23:25

We need to set some parameters to what makes a place an off the beaten track star.
Picturesque--
Local flavour-- tradional fair or something particular.
Lovely place to stay--
or????
One of the places I visited in Brazil was a simple hamlet with just 62 houses spread across. What made it worth the visit was that it was untouched -- rural -- farm land-- and the host in the farmstead we stayed in were so convival -- theor home cooked meal so mouth watering -- that the memory of that place matches that of big stars like Rio, Mata Atlantica and Bahia.
So lets work on the parameters, friends.

machadinha · Sep 3rd, 2007, 01:24

I think actually one pending idea is to have a forum for each state, period, rendering the off-the-beaten track forum redundant.

Better to have those threads advocate those areas right

kalbarri · Sep 22nd, 2007, 15:12

when i was in india in the seventies, i just got on a bus and when i saw an interesting looking place, i would alight and then casually ask around about accommodation. sometimes this would take me to peoples homes and i was always treated courtiously and even spoilt. i did quick portrait sketches, often in payment and they were a hit.
in 05 i went, only to kerala and caught a bus to a small town north of varkala. there were no tourists there but there were some rooms for rent down by a river, near the ocean. it was gorgeous but i felt a bit uncomfortable there ,as a woman on my own.( a bit too much interest was shown me) but with company it would be a lovely place to stay. first do a day trip, as i did. i went there by bus but walked back to varkala along the beach and as it gets closer to varkala, there is a path along the top of the beach and then up to the clifftops. some nice, spread out, places to stay along there and the beaches were without the masses. restaurants and shops and stalls within walking distance.it felt very safe around varkala and the food trip was exceptional! if you want budget there is plenty around. i was there february.

libertycanyon · Apr 22nd, 2008, 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by yatrayatra

Interesting thread. My two bit here.

Yes, i am suggesting an end to guide books as cultural guides !

I want in on that revolution!

I have found this site provides lots of good travel details for places not fully covered in most guide books:
http://wikitravel.org/en/India

And since it is a wiki you and all the grandmothers and grandfathers you can round up can add and edit at will.

evah · Jun 24th, 2008, 12:14

Thanks Pranav for the link. Have bookmarked it and im sure it will come in useful time and again. Cheers!

Bigzero · Jun 24th, 2008, 14:50

Great link. Checked some of the districts I know, and found it to have crisp and concise information - though with a few errors here and there. A good effort by NIC anyway. Thanks Pranav!

Rastapopoulous · Jun 24th, 2008, 15:48

I may sound selfish, but its better to be circumspect while publicising off beat places. If hordes of holiday makers and revellers descend on these offbeat places, they won't remain offbeat anymore, and half the charm of visiting them would be gone.

As it is, its getting increasingly difficult to find holiday destinations, which are not frequented by hundreds of travellers from the nearest metro city, heck all over the country!

safari vala · Jul 17th, 2008, 17:15

in Haryana there is another jahaz mahal like the one in Mandu , I think it is at Rohtak or was it Hisar>?

Sep 3rd, 2007, 01:24	#47
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,137	I think actually one pending idea is to have a forum for each state, period, rendering the off-the-beaten track forum redundant. Better to have those threads advocate those areas right __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Jun 24th, 2008, 14:50	#51
Bigzero back to my old ways Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,464	Great link. Checked some of the districts I know, and found it to have crisp and concise information - though with a few errors here and there. A good effort by NIC anyway. Thanks Pranav! __________________ miles to go.... Bigzero's Photo Gallery

Jun 24th, 2008, 15:48	#52
Rastapopoulous Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 22	I may sound selfish, but its better to be circumspect while publicising off beat places. If hordes of holiday makers and revellers descend on these offbeat places, they won't remain offbeat anymore, and half the charm of visiting them would be gone. As it is, its getting increasingly difficult to find holiday destinations, which are not frequented by hundreds of travellers from the nearest metro city, heck all over the country! __________________ Veni, vidi, dormivi

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Sep 2nd, 2007, 23:25	#46
cooksisters Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LONDON Posts: 85	We need to set some parameters to what makes a place an off the beaten track star. Picturesque-- Local flavour-- tradional fair or something particular. Lovely place to stay-- or???? One of the places I visited in Brazil was a simple hamlet with just 62 houses spread across. What made it worth the visit was that it was untouched -- rural -- farm land-- and the host in the farmstead we stayed in were so convival -- theor home cooked meal so mouth watering -- that the memory of that place matches that of big stars like Rio, Mata Atlantica and Bahia. So lets work on the parameters, friends.

Sep 22nd, 2007, 15:12	#48
kalbarri kalbarri Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: WESTERN australia Posts: 426	when i was in india in the seventies, i just got on a bus and when i saw an interesting looking place, i would alight and then casually ask around about accommodation. sometimes this would take me to peoples homes and i was always treated courtiously and even spoilt. i did quick portrait sketches, often in payment and they were a hit. in 05 i went, only to kerala and caught a bus to a small town north of varkala. there were no tourists there but there were some rooms for rent down by a river, near the ocean. it was gorgeous but i felt a bit uncomfortable there ,as a woman on my own.( a bit too much interest was shown me) but with company it would be a lovely place to stay. first do a day trip, as i did. i went there by bus but walked back to varkala along the beach and as it gets closer to varkala, there is a path along the top of the beach and then up to the clifftops. some nice, spread out, places to stay along there and the beaches were without the masses. restaurants and shops and stalls within walking distance.it felt very safe around varkala and the food trip was exceptional! if you want budget there is plenty around. i was there february.

Jun 24th, 2008, 12:14	#50
evah Karm Yogini Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20	Thanks Pranav for the link. Have bookmarked it and im sure it will come in useful time and again. Cheers!

Jul 17th, 2008, 17:15	#53
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	in Haryana there is another jahaz mahal like the one in Mandu , I think it is at Rohtak or was it Hisar>?

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