It’s been quite some time, and I wanted to go solo somewhere around Bangalore, I was looking for places to visit but yet, not to go anywhere that looks close to Kerala as I just had a short trip to Kasaragod for Vishu. My quest began, and I zeroed on Coorg. Because it has Namdroling …
About Spiti: A high altitude cold desert located in Himachal Pradesh. It is characterized by barren mountains, treacherous passes, long rivers, and dreamy landscape. The Moonland is home to thousands of years old monasteries and is definitely one of its kind. About Spitians: When I think Spiti, I think of her. Her in a little …
Dotted in brick reds, adjacently lined through the narrow streets, amidst green parks and dried creepers stood not one but an array of temples; some decked with lights while some dressed in ruins. Hidden far far away from the popularity of all the temple towns in Southern and Northern India, this not-so-big not-so-widely-known temple town …
The beginning of this article takes me back to the first time when I met Snow. It was unbelievably white and fluffy. Something about it made me feel like a kid, even though I was good 23 years old. It had a dreamlike like quality. Everything under the big blue sky had been lulled to …
It was just another work day, and I was in the middle of filing away some documents for a client. Nothing really dramatic happened. One second I was looking at this endless stream of papers, and the next I wanted to run away from everything. Have you ever felt that way? In the middle of …
It’s an elevator, too many people have suddenly stepped into. It’s closed, congested and somebody just farted. This is what the travel writing industry or, whatever you’d like to call it, has transpired into lately. Travel Writing has been keenly pursued since times immemorial. Journals and memoirs go back to date somewhere around the second …
Planning a holiday abroad? Choosing the right airline can totally transform your overall travel experience. Frequent flyers usually have an airline preference, but for those who are from the “less frequent” lot, there are many factors that can be deal makers or deal breakers such as the flight duration, seat plans, luggage policy, food preferences, …
Suddenly somebody hopelessly in love with India exclaimed, “but then there is no real India, it has many faces!” Each lane and bylane of this country is painted in different shades of culture, belief, religion, work, rituals, festivals and so on. The dance of how magically all this strings together is called India. Often, while …
