It’s 5 in the morning and I’m at the airport. A little déjà vu of when I was doing the same thing almost 6 months ago before my flight to Kolkata. This time I’m flying to Indore via Nagpur. The guy sitting opposite me seems to be working intently on his ThinkPad. I’m jealous that … Continue reading Before sunrise
If you’ve read about my travel plans for the rest of this year, you know that I was in Yercaud about two weeks back. Yercaud is just 4 and a half hours away from Bangalore (where I live), in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. One of the biggest pleasures of travelling from Bangalore to … Continue reading In Pictures | The road trip from Bangalore to Yercaud
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been AWOL on the blog again. (Please tell me somebody noticed.) I’ll skip the apologies and self-deprecation and move right on to some big (for me) news: I quit my job. Quit is such a negative word, no? Let’s say, I bid adieu to it. In case … Continue reading Travel plans for the rest of 2016
Today’s post is courtesy of my dear, dear friend, Kriti. A few months back Kriti revisited her home in state of Uttarakhand. Ever since she told me about her grandmother’s house up in the hills, overlooking the Himalayas, I’ve wanted to talk about it on the blog, and of course some day visit it. You’ll … Continue reading Revisiting home, in the hills of Uttarakhand
One of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka is Kandy’s Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. We visited the Temple in the evening, as per uncle Upali‘s suggestion. While it does get crowded, the Temple is beautifully lit making the visit really picturesque. Continue reading In Pictures | The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy
This month I turned 26. I don’t like birthdays. Well, to be clear, I don’t like my birthdays. Your birthday I will gladly celebrate with gusto (does anybody say gusto anymore?) but mine, let’s ignore it like a moment of awkward silence please. Why is getting one year closer to your death such a joyous occasion. … Continue reading I went to Kolkata and finally found my birthday tradition
Like any sane person, I’m crazy about good food. Even more so when I travel. After all, isn’t food a big part of travel? I know all my travels will be incomplete if I don’t savour the local delicacies and return with exotic flavours lingering along with my memories. So naturally, one of the things … Continue reading A date with the Ministry of Crab
I did some of my growing up in Hyderabad. I was little but not so much that I couldn’t put together a few memories over the three years that I spent there. My father on the other hand, was born and brought up in Hyderabad. And although we haven’t lived there in a very long time, every … Continue reading In Pictures | Hyderabad, a trip down memory lane
One of the main reasons I put Mirissa on the list of places to visit during my trip to Sri Lanka this year was the whale watching cruise. According to the internet, whale watching season starts in November/December and ends in March. Our cruise was booked for the 24th of March. But the internet has no say when it … Continue reading I saw the blue whale in Mirissa
I spent last weekend in Somwarpet with my family and family friends, to attend a wedding. We had such a blast and I thought I’d put together a teeny tiny post about it with pictures. Here are a few snippets from the trip: Almost there! Once we entered higher altitudes, the weather was instantly cooler. … Continue reading In Pictures | Driving to Somwarpet
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