Archive for December, 2010

Dec 25 2010

Marine Drive-kochi

Published by admin under Cochin

Click here to watch Marine drive

Length: 1.75 KM

Notable landmarks: Chinese fishing net bridge ,Rainbow bridge,

Governing authority : Greater Cochin Development Authority

Marine Drive is an airy , picturesque place in kochi., Sealord Hotel, The Federal Towers Hotel Taj Residency and GCDA Shopping Complex are located here. It is an idle place for boating. Ernakulam Town Railway Station (North) is  about 1 km away from Marine Drive.

The walkway of marine drive is about 140 km , it starts from Children’s park to the ends of Shangughan Road.  Number of boat jetties and a beautiful view of the harbor are gets from here.

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Dec 24 2010

Oberon Mall

Published by admin under Cochin

Oberon  Mall is a beautiful shopping mall located at “ Queen of Arabian Sea” , the great Kochi. The formal inauguration ceremony held on March 2, 2009.  This mall covers an area of 350 000 square feet at the heart of Kochi. The total cost of construction of this mall is about 1 billion Rs. Oberon mall is under the owner ship of Oberon group of companies , India.

The exact location of Oberon mall is at Edappalli . It is the first full format mall in kerala.  The prime attractions in this mall are Multiplex theaters , Indoor gaming zone, beautiful glass dome etc.

All most all types of shops are available in Oberon.  These are described below.

Store

Category

Store

Category

Reliance Trends Department Fashion store Reliance Super Hypermarket
Reliance Time Out Books, Music, Gifts and Stationery Reliance Home Kitchen Interiors and Kitchen Decor
Reliance Footprints Footwear and Leather Home 4 U Home Decors and Furnishings

Kid section

Store

Category

Store

Category

Firsbee Toys Gini & Jony Kids clothing
Zapp Kids clothing H&A Baby Care

Jewelery & Luxuries

Citizen Watches and Jewels Cosmetic Island Luxury Cosmetics
Rado Watches Time Factory Watches
Tissot Watches Word of Titan Watches and Jewels
Kollam Supreme Fashion Jewellery Mystic Perfumes Perfumes
Parakkat Jewellers Jewelleries Planet Fashion Jewels and Curios

Clothing & Apparels

Store

Category

Store

Category

Adidas Sports Wear Classic Polo Men’s Formals
Bits Indiana Men’s Exclusive Linen Shirts fabindia Indian Ethnic Dress and Crafts
Graffiti Summer clothes Identity Fashion Attires
Ila Designer wear Kalista Designer wear
Lee Denims and Casuals Levis Denims and Casuals
Mantra Exclusive designer wears Navigator Casuals Men’s casuals
Pepe London Fashion Attire Puma Fashion Attire
Pantaloons- Urbana, Scullers, John Miller, Indigo Nation Fashion Attire Devotie Fashion Attire
Wrangler Denims and Casuals Zodiac Men’s formals and fashion attire
Ted Lapidez Fashion Attire Yavonne Exclusive Designer wear

Electronics world

Smart Infocomm Electronics Samsung Computers and Electronics
Sony Computers and Electronics Toshiba Computers
HP Computers Nokia Mobile

Opticals

Smart Optical Opticals Titan Eye+ Opticals

Footwear and Travel

Doc & Mark Formal Shoes Outlook Bags Bags and Travel
Nike Sports shoes Asics Sports shoes
Samsonite Travel and Bags Sylcon Multi-brand shoes & bags
VIP Bags and travels Woodland Shoes
Walk in M & B Shoes Wildcraft Travel and Bags

Banks and Money

  • Muthoot Money
  • State Bank of India ATM

Eat Outs

  • Baskin Robbins- Ice Creams
  • Coffee Cube- Cafe
  • CookieMan- Cookies and Creams
  • Cafe Coffee Day- Cafe
  • Juicy Bites- Sweet Corns
  • Candyman- Candies and Sweets
  • Pop King- Pop corns and Chips

Food Court

  • Fried Krispy Chicken
  • Arabian Treat- Arabic food
  • BTH Dosa Express- South Indian Veg
  • Breadworld- Bakery and Breads
  • Rasoi- Mughalai
  • Papa Milano’s Pizzas and Subs
  • Noodle King- Oriental
  • Merriboy- Ice Creams and Jui

Entertainment

  • Multiplex theaters
  • Scary House-
  • Mirror Maze
  • Cricket Zone

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Dec 22 2010

How to Plan a Tour ?

Published by admin under South Tour

Here we are describing some tips to plan a good tour program.  First up all select your destination . the selection of destination always satisfy your monetary capacity and time . Before fixing a destination ,make a discussion with your tour partners . consider the convenience of  other to.  After fixing your destination , choose  the mode of transport.  To get the idea of  correct scheduling consult your travel agency .  Before beginning the tour program ensure that you have adequate amount of money , document , dresses , medicines and foods.  Packing of luggage makes small as much as possible to avoid inconvenience  , that may happens during journey.  Carry your bank ATM and credit cards with you .  Select a suitable place for accommodation . Reserve rooms as early as possible . Make a rough estimate of tour program and spend money according to the estimate.  Depends authorized guides for sightseeing.  While enjoying the tour , always make sure that your are safe.

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Dec 22 2010

Precations Before Entering India

Published by admin under South Tour

India is a beautiful land with diversities , it is entirely different from other countries . Each state in India has it’s own culture . Here we put some guidelines , to avoid unwanted troubles that may happens in your journey.

Water : some regions in India have scarcity of  drinking water . it is better that always carry a bottle of drinking water with you. Not take drinking water from public taps or pounds.  If you need a cool drink always buy it from a hygienic restaurant.

Clothes  and Accessories : Because of huge geographical area  the climatic zone  varies from place to place. Generally speaking , include cotton clothes , mosquito repellant , sun block lotion,  moisturizing  cream with you.  When you are in a public place , make sure that your dressing is decent to avoid unwanted attention.

Nudity is a punishable offence and it is strictly prohibited in all the beaches.

India is an orthodox country , so avoid hugging , kissing etc in a public place.

Transportation : Can use buses and trains for your journey , auto – rickshaws are best suits for city travel.  If you are decide to travel in an auto rickshaw , first up all ask the rates , to avoid future problems.  For a long distance travel trains are idle, reserve your ticket in advance.  Always carry toilet paper  when  you are taking a long journey.  Main railway stations, Bus stations, Airport offers the facility of prepaid taxi service, adopt this to avoid bargaining and squabbling with the driver.

Smoking in public place is a punishable offence and it will results in fine. So avoid smoking in public place.

Money Exchange :  Always consult the authorized dealer or bank to exchange your currency , otherwise you may cheated .

Carrying or using drugs seriously punishable offence in India.

Always carry your medical prescriptions with you and make sure that you are taken all the vaccinations and precautions before enter into the country.

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Dec 21 2010

What are the problems associated with tourism in kerala?

Published by admin under KERALA TOURISM

Kerala “ The God’s own country” blessed with nature. Eye catching greenery and waterfalls,  rich flora and fauna , pleasant climate gives an ab identity in tourism map of India.

Even though kerala has beautiful places , the approach roads are too bad , especially during rainy season. The poor quality of roads , abasing  kerala tourism sector.

The most beautiful places in kerala are located in the undeveloped regions of kerala.  So only few bus services are available to these places.

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