FIVE FAVOURITE DESTINATIONS THIS DECEMBER

In a few weeks, winter will be upon us. Fog will descend and our flight schedules are bound to be disrupted. Yet, it is the best time to visit India. The mountains beckon you, the migratory birds are here and the forests have just opened after the monsoons. Head to the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, the dense canopy of the Western Ghats or the beaches of Goa or the backwaters of Kerala. It is festival time galore – be it in Kutch or Odisha. And personally for me, it’s the time to visit heritage destinations – from Tamil Nadu to Rajasthan . If you are asking me for my wishlist, here are my five favourite December destinations Valparai Valparai is a plantation town, a hill station, a bio diversity hotspot and a tropical rain forest – all rolled into one. Located in the Anaimalai Range of the Western Ghats, this is one of the most pristine places in Tamil Nadu .One of India’s bio diversity hot spots, this little piece of land is known for several endemic flora and fauna which are now facin