Of Paddy Fields, Bugs And Random Walks
I like walking around villages and the back-roads, chucking the route the car would take and just walking till I find my way home. And rural Kerala, or maybe all villages, just cough up such trails...
View ArticleWhy You Should Stay At Anegudi And Not Hampi
The turn of the highway was just before the toll-road and my husband and I debated whether it was the right one, but with no mobile network to confirm, the satellites directed. We were bang in the...
View ArticleA Local Takes You Through Kolkata's Best (And Lesser Known) Eateries (Part 2)
"Calcutta is not for everyone. You want your cities clean and green; stick to Delhi. You want your cities, rich and impersonal, go to Bombay. You want them high-tech and full of draught beer,...
View ArticlePatalsu Peak – A day Hike around Manali – For the mountain lovers.
Patalsu Peak Day Trek. Have you ever been to Manali and wished there were places you could go to for a day so there aren’t always people around you. Rohtang and Solang are the only places that comes...
View ArticleRoopkund - The mystery lake trek
I hung on to the luggage rack atop the jeep as it swerved yet again at another hairpin bend. My friend beside me laughed and screamed in glee. “This is so awesome! I love the mountains! Two months...
View ArticleMy(Konos) Heart Will Go On.. And On!!!!!!
Exotic as exotic gets, Mykonos is my pick of the Hellenic islands. I had been to place in the month of July for my honeymoon, and boy, was it enchanting or what! It easily sits on the top of my list,...
View ArticleAmritsar: Patriotism, Religion and Fooood
Bustling lanes outside Harmandir Sahib ( aka Golden Temple), aroma of butter on Chole Kulche, tranquility on entering Jallainwala Bagh and gushing patriotism on watching Wagah border more or less sums...
View ArticleKarnataka : Of Long Holidays, Bad Colds And Homesickness!
The best part of the first half of 2014, for me, was spending 10 days in Karnataka (apart from meeting the tigers). I must confess that Karnataka is one state that I hadn’t spread my wings in. Till...
View ArticleBerlin : Forget about your notion of germany before reading
Before you arrive in the capital shake off any pre-conceived notions of Germans and Germany. You’re not dealing with lederhosen or industrious, hard working, upper class people here. This is Berlin...
View ArticleBordi beach : The Weekend Getaway From Mumbai
Living in Mumbai has its ups and downs. One of them is that places in and around Mumbai are always sold out over the weekends. At times all you want is a last-minute holiday! We knew the 15th August...
View ArticleHow to Walk Your Legs Off in Pondicherry
I visited Paris for my Spring Break, way back in 2010. And on one of the days, as I walked down from Blanche (of the infamous red windmill) to Monmartre, I was confronted by a very tall, very thin...
View Article5 Spanish Customs That Don’t Translate In America
With my time in Spain dwindling, I could only think about the differences between the Spanish customs I’ve adopted and the American culture I was going to return to. Imagine: you’re back home from a...
View ArticleTruth: I’m A Travel Blogger With A Fear Of Flying
Traveling is my passion. I travel, a lot. I love to hop, skip and jump around the globe, but sometimes, getting there is a problem for me. The truth? I have a fear of flying! I know; it’s ridiculous....
View ArticleKerala : The first sight
Kumarakom. Lake Vembanad Oh! Before I begin, I would like to point out that none of the photos here are shot on a DSLR but on a small Sony RX100 MIII. 2 reasons for this; a) On a month-long tour DSLR...
View ArticleThis Adventurous Couple Traveled The World And Finally Found The Meaning Of...
Susan Sontag famously wrote, "Nothing is mysterious, no human relation, except love." No one rises in love or climbs in love. You always fall in love, because something of who you are, has to go. If...
View ArticleBhutan - No words to describe the charm - Part I
Traditional mud house near Paro Some people find it mystical, others mysterious and magical, but everyone falls in love with this small and beautiful country in Mighty Himalayas. From beautiful...
View ArticleTop Places To Eat Vegetarian Fare At Fort Kochi
“You’re a vegetarian? Oh…ok, yeah there are nice places for that too”,the homestay owner said in a rather disinterested voice. I understand. After years of being a vegetarian traveller, I know when...
View ArticleA Photographer's Journey To 60 Countries To Debunk Beauty Stereotypes
Mihaela Noroc a photographer from Romania is on a mission to visit every country on the map. This journey is called, The Atlas Of Beauty. Its is an undertaking to bring forth a snapshot of beauty from...
View ArticleSleeping Under The Stars On A Sahara Desert Tour
I awoke to the sound of deep, heavy grunting, akin to what in my mind could only possibly have been a dragon. I pulled aside the curtain to the tent, made my first steps onto the soft sand, and gazed...
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