Dede Sophie

Happy to let you all know that I have been mentioned in another Top India Travel Bloggers list . This time by the Great Indian Travel Route, a group of offbeat travel planners who focus on affordable luxury, local expertise and customized travel itineraries. This list features 10 Indian travel bloggers including me and I am very happy to be featured in their company. Many of them are friends and fellow travellers. The interesting thing about this article is that whoever put it together has researched the travel styles of each travel blogger very well. Usually, they just take whatever is mentioned in the ‘About Us’ or similar pages. But, here, they talk about my road trips, interest in uncanny routes, focus on rustic India, my love for vegetarian food and keen enthusiasm in mother nature. Kudos to the author of this article.   Thank you for all your love. Do keep reading my blog and following me on my various social channels.

Welcome to our slide show of  Elche Garden – Huerto del Cura, Alicante Spain. This wonderful garden is home to a fantastic display of cacti, succulents, Tropical, Exotic and Mediterranean plants. The undisputed star of the garden is the specimen of Phoenix dactylifera known as the ‘Imperial Palm’, a date palm with 7 arms that emerge at a height of 1.50 m from the main trunk and an age of about 165 years! This was my second visit to Elche gardens and I can genuinely say that the standard across the whole of the garden was much improved. The displays looked well maintained and the plants themselves seemed stronger, healthier and in much better condition. However the last time I was there Spain was in the middle of a heat wave with temperatures entering the low 40’s Celsius and no one like that including most of the plants. So if you are in the area I would definitely recommend a visit as it is arguably the best garden in the area – just remember to always take water with you. If you woul