TOP 5 STUNNING HOTELS OF INDIA

1.THE OBEROI UDAIVILAS,UDAIPUR

The phenomenal Oberoi Udaivilas is spread over 50 acres on the banks of Lake Pichola, on the 200-year-old hunting grounds of the Maharana of Mewar. The resort offers unique experiences that include private lakeside dining, traditional boat rides, private cooking sessions and fun activities for children. The indoor and alfresco restaurants have lake and garden views, and serve fine international and Indian cuisine, while the spa offers signature Oberoi treatments. I recommend to opt for a suite with a private pool, or for a premier room with comes with direct access to a unique 240 ft (73 m) long semi-private pool and a bath tub with uninterrupted lake views.

·       Hotel website: The Oberoi Udaivilas

·       Tip: get complimenary VIP perks when booking via Virtuoso (e.g. room upgrade, daily breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, and

·       Review: coming soon

2.AMANBAGH,RAJASTHAN

Once used by the Maharajah of Alwar as his base for tiger-hunting expeditions, today Amanbagh’s lush compound shelters guests in a modern-day Mughal palace, carved out of local pink marble and sandstone, with scalloped arches and cupolas paying homage to India’s golden age. A sanctuary in the arid Aravalli hills, 90 minutes from frenetic Jaipur, the property is surrounded by mature palm, fruit and eucalyptus trees, which shade the emerald-green pool. Beyond the palatial Suites, spa and gardens, guests will discover welcoming villages, majestic forts and ruins, and the jungle of Sariska National Park, where tigers still roam free.

·       Hotel website: Amanbagh

·       Tip: get complimenary VIP perks when booking via Virtuoso (e.g. room upgrade, daily breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, and one a la carte lunch for two persons).

3. TAJ LAKE PALACE, UDAIPUR

Rising like a mirage from Lake Pichola, the white-marble-and-mosaic Taj Lake Palace beckons to travelers. The palace itself dates back to 1746, when it was built by Maharana Jagat Singh II. Today, guests are treated like royalty by an entourage of palace butlers who ensure that every creature comfort is provided. The Jiva Spa draws rich idioms from millennia-old Indian wellness and healing therapies, resulting in a menu of aromatherapy massages, body scrubs and wraps that are sure to rejuvenate even the weariest body. From mid-October to mid-April, the hotel’s rooftop Bhairo restaurant is open and serves contemporary European cuisine with spectacular palace lake and views.

·       Hotel website: Taj Lake Palace

·       Other accolades: Taj Lake Palace also features in my top 10 lists of the world’s best historic hotels, the world’s most magnificent castle hotels, and luxury hotels made famous by movies.

·       Tip: get complimenary VIP perks when booking via Virtuoso (e.g. room upgrade, daily breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, and one lunch or dinner for two).

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4. THE OBEROI AMARVILAS

Situated less than 2000 feet (600 meters) from the Taj Mahal – the world’s most exquisite testimony to undying love – it is easy to rekindle romance at The Oberoi Amarvilas. The hotel – one of the finest in India – stands amidst nine acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, minarets, pavilions, fountains, reflection pools and terraced lawns inspired by traditional Mughal designs. The resort has 102 exquisitely appointed rooms and suites, each with uninterrupted view of the Taj Mahal and complemented by Oberoi’s warm, personalized hospitality. Many rooms of this elegant five-story building have private terraces. The fine dining restaurants serve pan-international and authentic Mughlai cuisine.

·       Hotel website: The Oberoi Amarvilas

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·       Travel tip: get complimentary VIP perks when booking via Virtuoso (e.g. room upgrade, daily breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, and one complimentary lunch for two)

5. TAJ FALAKNUMA PALACE, HYDERABAD

Taj Falaknuma Palace was the royal residence of the Nizam of Hyderabad, and today’s guests live like royalty in this thoughtfully restored palace. Guestrooms are rich in color and such details as Hyderabadi embellishments and English frescoes. Guest can unwind by strolling the palace’s breathtaking Rajasthani Garden or basking in the heavenly Jiva Spa. There are dining choices abound, from fine Italian cuisine, to pit-grilled feasts in the gardens, to an Indian-Hyderabadi-inspired fine dining restaurant Adaa, voted 85th best restaurant in the world by Elite Traveler in 2017, where six-course dinners are served.

·       Hotel website: Taj Falaknuma Palace

·       Tip: get complimenary VIP perks when booking via Virtuoso (e.g. room upgrade, daily breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, welcome amenity, Royal arrival experience, Champagne heritage walk of the Palace, and one lunch or dinner for two).

TOP 5 BEST SCHOOLS IN INDIA!!!!

TOP 10 SCHOOLS OF INDIA

One of the famous quotes by a renowned writer Lon Watters is “School is a building which has four walls with tomorrow inside.”A school decides the bright future of your kids. All parents have a dream to make their kids study in the best school, which can provide wings to his or her dreams and aspirations. There is an enhancement in the education system of India, which has, of course, bolstered the literacy rates and has contributed towards economic development. With a world-class education system for young ones, your first step is to take your child to any of the 10 best schools in India to help them develop academically and socially. Here is the list of Top 10 Schools of India , which can be the best option for your child.

1. The Shri Ram School, Delhi, and Gurgaon

If you are searching for Top 10 Schools of India, don’t miss ‘The Shri Ram School’ by any chance. The school is spread over four campuses, located in the heart of Delhi and Gurgaon. The institution provides its students with highly superior teaching standard with a well-balanced towards both academics and extra-curricular activities. With the technique of inclusive education, the school boosts up children’s confidence and work upon their abilities and capabilities for their safe and secure future.
Facilities –

• Sporting facilities with extra-curricular activities.
• In-house cafeteria.
• Library for all students.
• Educational outstation trips for practical learning.
• Performing arts and visual arts activities.

Address – D-3 Street, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110057
Phone Number –011 – 26149572, 011- 26140884


2. The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal

Spread over an area of 40 acres, The Sanskaar Valley School is one of the leading co-ed, day boarding cum residential school in the nation. With extensively trained and highly qualified faculty, the school offers all-round development for the students in all areas- academic, art, and sports. The institution provides world-class facilities to its students for enhancing learning outcomes. The Sanskaar Valley School has grabbed many awards, including ‘The Most Outstanding School Award,’ ‘International School Award,’ ‘Excellence in International Curriculum,’ ‘Top 5 Schools in India, 3rd in M.P. and Best in Bhopal’, and much more.

• Sporting Facilities of cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming pool, hockey, and much more.
• Performing arts facilities such as music and dance.
• Wifi-enabled computer labs and science labs.
• Digitized classrooms.
• A vast, spacious library with an extensive range of books.
• Hobby Center.
• World-Class Transportation facilities.
• Healthcare Services to the Students.

Address – Kerwa Dam, Near, Chandanpura, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462016
Phone Number –088895 33346


3. Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School, Jaipur

Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School was established in 2007 and has now become one of the Top 10 Schools in India. It is country’s one of the best academic institution situated in Jaipur with the purpose of preparing its students for ‘Real Life’. The institution is committed to all-round development of its students in an enriching and nurturing environment.
Facilities –

• Performing Arts activities such as drama, dance and music.
• Excellent Infrastructure offering holistic education.
• Various kinds of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities.
• Medical facilities with an all-time doctor and certified nurse present at the school.
• Personality Development and Life Skills programmes.

Address – Shree Kishanpura, A-Block, Mahal Yojana, Near Central Spine, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303806
Phone Number –09929095902


4. Little Angels High School, Gwalior

The Little Angels High School, Gwalior, is one of the 10 Best Schools in India, English medium co-ed academic institution affiliated with CBSE Board. The school focuses on teaching the students not only through progressive and global mind-set but also by maintaining Indian ethics.
Facilities –

• Various indoor and outdoor activities such as sports, dance, music, yoga, etc.
• Library facilities with over 11,000 books.
• Smart classrooms with advanced computer lab providing holistic education.
• Well-equipped bio, physics, and chemistry labs.
• Counseling facilities.

Address – Mahadji Nagar, Shivpuri Link Road, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. 474001
Phone Number –0751-4014010


5. Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad

The Hyderabad Public School, one of the oldest residential schools of Hyderabad, provides its students with emotional development and intellectual growth. Apart from academics, the institution trains its students with the essential social values and various skills developments.
Facilities –

• 152 Acre Campus with Wi-Fi enabled classrooms.
• Fully air-conditioned classrooms.
• 24 x 7 CCTV Surveillance for complete campus security.
• Individual Development Programme to focus on every single child.
• Sporting facilities such as badminton, tennis, table tennis, martial arts, and much more.
• Performing arts facilities including dance, vocals, 20+ co-curricular activities, 10,000+ books in the library, scholastic and non-scholastic labs.

Address – 1-11-87 & 88, S.P. Road, Begumpet,Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Pin Code: 500016
Phone Number –040 2776 1546

5 AMAZING THINGS YOU ONLY SEE ON RUSSIA!!!

1. Russians drink tree juice

That’s right. Tree juice. What’s more, from a very young age. Birch sap is one of the most popular traditional Russian drinks, so Russians know the taste of birch trees well. They first came up with the idea way back in ancient Russia when Birch sap, as well as kvas (a drink made of fermented bread and malt), was used as raw material for making wine.

If a Russian tells you the juice is squeezed from birch logs, don't believe it – they’re just pulling your leg. In order to obtain the juice, you must go to a forest between March, when the snow is melting, and the end of April. Make a small hole in the tree trunk about two centimeters deep, insert a straw and then put a jar under it. Usually, one birch tree produces between two and three liters of sap a day.

But isn't it strange to drink tree juice? Perhaps. But it does no harm to the tree—the main thing is to plug or seal the hole when you’re done—and consuming it is good for you. Birch sap has wide array of healthy properties. It is regarded as beneficial for the heart and blood vessels, provides relief from edema, and fights infections and tooth decay among other things.

2. Russians live in darkness for up to six months a year

Can you imagine a night that lasts for six weeks or even six months? That’s a reality for hundreds of thousands of people in Russia. In cities above the Arctic Circle, the polar night, like the polar day, can last an incredibly long time.

Nearly 178,000 people live in Norilsk [2,881 km from Moscow], which is one of the coldest and northernmost cities in the world, Here, sub-zero temperatures last for up to 280 days a year, and summer in the conventional sense doesn't exist. Food prices are high because delivering anything from central Russia takes a long time and is costly, and because food products here have a long shelf life they are virtually tasteless.

These are inhuman conditions, you might say. But in Russia extremely low temperatures are not something to be afraid of. Many people like the long winter and temperatures of minus 30 degree Celsius because there is more fun to be had in winter than in a "summer” that barely even exists anyway. Instead, during the winter people enjoy the northern lights, do winter sports and evenyes it’s true—hold beach parties in winter.

3. They have 118 days a year off from work

Despite the long winter, Russians don’t get depressed and don't drink liters of vodka every day. They like to have fun. A lot of fun. And do you know how many days off from work they have to do so? A total of 118 days a year! No one else in the world has so many holidays. And that is not even counting annual leave.

For us it is hard to explain to foreigners the significance of the nine-day holiday over the New Year period and why Russians celebrate the new year once on Dec. 31, according to the Gregorian calendar, and then again on Jan. 13, based on the Julian calendar and called the Old New Year. Or why some Russians celebrate the new year 11 times—once for each times zone in the country. Just for fun. That’s why.

In Ulyanovsk, the governor even made up a new holiday called Conception Day (Sept. 12) and the birth rate there in June has doubled!

4. They play Russian crazy golf

What to do if the golf season in Russia lasts only five months, but the game is popular? Clearly, the answer is to play in all seasons and all weather. In Russia, they play golf in the snow, and there is an even more exotic version of the game called helicopter golf.

Heli-golf competitions are held every year. The pilot, the navigator and the player try to navigate a huge ball through an obstacle course as quickly as possible from a helicopter. It turns out to be not that fast and is rather bizarre to watch. But people here believe that a long winter is no reason to put down their clubs.

5. They congratulate each other on coming out of the shower or sauna

You don't generally expect to be congratulated when you come out of the shower or a bath, right? Again, this is only possible in Russia. "I hope you enjoyed your steam," Russians say, literally congratulating someone on having a good wash.

This is what people in olden days who only bathed in bathhouses used to say. In the past one could be poisoned by carbon monoxide in the bathhouse, so the congratulation made sense. Nowadays people say it out of habit, albeit with sincerity.

TOP 5 THINGS ABOUT NORTH KOREA YOU NEVER KNEW

1. There are only 15 approved haircuts

On the positive end, it’s gender equal as both sexes have 15 haircuts that are approved by the regime. However, none of the men’s approved haircuts are similar to their supreme leader’s. 

2. They don’t follow the same timeline as Western countries

The North Korean calendar counts the year after its founder, Kim II-Sung’s birthday in 1912. So, while we’re living in 2019, over there it’s still year 107. 

3. Home to the world’s largest stadium

With seats for 150.000 people, the Rungrado Stadium in North Korea is without a doubt the biggest stadium in the world. Michigan Stadium comes at second place with over 40.000 seats less. 

4. There is a ‘three generations of punishment’ policy

If someone breaks the law, it’s not only that person who gets punished, but the whole family for three generations forward. 

5. The North Korean army is estimated to have more than 1.2 million soldiers

While it’s not the most powerful military force in the world, experts say that the North Korean army is definitely the largest with more than 1.2 million soldiers. 

TOP 5 JAW DROPPING CAR DESIGNS!!!! MUST SEE

1. Birdcage 75

Maserati Birdcage – Most Jaw-Dropping Maserati Concept Cars Ever Created

Revealed in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Pininfarina, an Italian design house and coach-builder that has had a long partnership with Maserati, the Birdcage 75 is unlike any other Maserati in history. First shown at the 2005 Geneva Auto Show, the vehicle redefined what the future of automobiles might look like with smooth, aerodynamic curves and a massive glass canopy that encases the interior.

The concept is based on the MC12 GT1 carbon-fiber monocoque with throwbacks to the 1960s Birdcage designs that originally put Maserati on the map as a racing company. The Birdcage 75 continues to attract attention with 700-horsepower engine, the same one used in the Ferrari Enzo, and an estimated value over $3 million considering that the design will not be produced commercially. Perhaps Maserati will revisit this design in the decades to come.

2. Boomerang

Maserati Boomerang – Most Jaw-Dropping Maserati Concept Cars Ever Created

The Maserati Boomerang is another example of an incredible concept that still gets attention despite being introduced in 1972. Giorgetto Giugiaro is the man behind this avant-garde creation, which draws inspiration from other luxury brands like Alfa Romeo and Porsche, but with a uniquely Maserati spin. The car is said to have been drawn almost exclusively with the use of a ruler, which points to the sharp, straight lines of the design. While the Boomerang was not the most aerodynamic car offered by Maserati, a 4.7-liter V8 engine still allowed it to achieve top speeds of 180 miles per hour. While the vehicle was never produced for commercial sale, its sharp angles and wedge shapes defined the style of sportscars for the remainder of the 1970s. Recently, the Boomerang sold for nearly $4 million.

3. Kubang

Maserati Kubang – Most Jaw-Dropping Maserati Concept Cars Ever Created

When Maserati revealed the first Kubang at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003, the vehicle made a lot of waves. This concept was the precursor to the Levante, a luxury SUV produced by Maserati. At the time, people were shocked to see such a vehicle designed by Maserati, which was known more for racing and sports cars than utility vehicles. However, the design captured the hearts of people around the world, many of whom started to call for production once other luxury SUVs started to enter the market. In 2011, the design was again showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which later led to the release of the Maserati Levante in 2015. The Kubang beautifully translated many traditional Maserati design elements to the SUV format, including a curvaceous tail end and a prominent front grill.

4. Alfieri Electric

Maserati Alfieri – Most Jaw-Dropping Maserati Concept Cars Ever Created

Revealed in 2014, the Alfieri concept is still expected to hit the commercial market even if a date has not yet been set. The Alfieri is intended as a replacement to the GranTurismo, but will bring the Maserati coupe into the future with an all-electric engine.

Maserati is determined to honor its history of performance as it moves into the electric vehicle market. The company reports that the concept car can go from 0 to 62 miles per hour in around two seconds, with a top speed above 186 miles per hour. These numbers mean that the Alfieri will be one of the quickest electric vehicles on the road.

According to the brand’s plans, the vehicle will eventually have a convertible sister to the primary coupe design. In addition, there are rumors that the company will offer a plug-in hybrid model to complement the all-electric offering. The name of the car pays homage to the most celebrated of Maserati’s founders.

5. A8 GCS

Maserati A8 GCS – Most Jaw-Dropping Maserati Concept Cars Ever Created

Carrozzeria Touring relaunched operations in 2006 after 40 years away from design and the first concept was revealed as the Maserati A8 GCS. The car was first introduced at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in 2008. The A8 GCS is a bit of a throwback to the A6 GCS, a Pininfarina design from 1954, which inspired the GranSport. The final concept was showcased in 2009 with a 4.2-liter V8 engine that produced 385 horsepower.

While the gorgeous modern design with classical elements never became commercially available, it is possible that Touring built some of the cars for their private customers. With a timeless and striking design, it would not be surprising for this vehicle to come up in future model planning conversations at Maserati.