The Blog Post Your Boss Should Never See.

By Alap Parikh.

If you're a traveller, this post is for you. Regardless of whether you started out happy, indifferent or dreading the year 2014, it is about to change for the better. We've listed all major long weekends in 2014, so you can start planning out your leaves and make this a year of travel!

Long weekend travel ideas for the Easter break!

Live on a farm, learn a craft, take a do-nothing break - we explore the states of Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Punjab for quirky travel ideas on the coming long weekend in April. 

1. Learn pottery, ride a bullock cart & draw water from a stepped well  in the village of Pranpur in Madhya Pradesh.

2. Live in a hillside homestay & watch the clouds play hide & seek with the mighty Himalayas in the small valley of Shoghi near Shimla.

3. Eat food cooked on a chulha (or try cooking it yourself), use a bathroom with a view, play hop-scotch, stroll in the fields of jo (beer is made from this crop), watch sunrise from the fields, and watch birds lying on a charpy at Nirvana Organic Farm near Jaipur.

4. Read with a view and experience royalty in an 83-year-old British bungalow, in the small village cluster of Raison near Manali.

5. Take a dip in a tube-well, trek up to & inside a forest cave, and live in farm cottage at Prakriti Farms near Chandigarh in Punjab.

What are your plans for upcoming long weekend? What quirky travel ideas would you add here?

Baisakhi Celebration in Punjab - a weekend trip in April.

This April, we invite you to experience the spirit of India at the Baisakhi harvest festival in Punjab. We’ll make merry with the people of Punjab as they celebrate the day with great exuberance, jubilant music, soulful traditional dances, and lots of delicious festive Punjabi food. We’ll journey through the colorful street processions of Anandpur Sahib, revel with the farmers in their music, and experience the heart-warming Punjabi country hospitality we’ve all heard so much about. 

Baisakhi traditions in rural Punjab

Indulging in this farm festival, we’ll stay at a typical Punjabi farm in traditional mud & thatched-roof cottages & farm tents, savour farm-grown food cooked in traditional earthen vessels (think crisp paranthas dripping with homemade white butter, fresh dahi and Verka lassi), and go back in time with Punjabi Qawalli performances, air rifle shooting, dantuns, open-air BBQs, night walks in the surrounding forest, and picnic lunch at the nearby Ropar wetlands. 

Organic farm stay in cottages & tents on a Punjabi farm.

WHEN: 13th – 15th April 2012 (3 days-2 nights)

WHERE: Prakriti Farm, Punjab. The trip is ex-Delhi.
http://www.indiauntravelled.com/prakriti-farms.html

HOW MUCH:
Cottage – INR 7,500 per person for double occupancy
Swiss tents (attached bathroom) – INR 6,500 per person for double occupancy
Safari tents (common bathroom) – INR 6,000 per person for double occupancy

Please note that we have only 1 cottage at the farm, 3 Swiss tents & 3 Safari tents.

Price includes:
• Transport from Delhi to Punjab & back, in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• All meals & BBQ at the farm.
• 2 nights stay in the cottage / tents.
• Day trip from the farm to Anandpur Sahib.
• Qawalli music performance at the farm.
• Baisakhi celebrations at the farm.
• Night walk & day hikes to the forest & its caves.
• Picnic lunch at Ropar wetlands.
• All taxes.

Price does not include:
• Rest stop snacks on the way to & from Punjab.
• Personal expenses.
• Anything not specifically mentioned above.

Booking:
• RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/348576785166847/ with your contact details.
• Call +91 8527 141 626
• Email shivya@indiauntravelled.com

We only have 12 spots on this trip and bookings will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis!