I’m a little eager about responding to this week’s travel theme by Where’s My Backpack because I have a whole story to share about the forest(s) I’ve been to in the last two years. And while I haven’t gotten around to writing it down (what else is new, right?), for now I’m going to use … Continue reading Travel theme: Forest
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
Every week, Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack shares a travel theme. I’ve always wanted to respond but somehow, never got around to doing it. (Surprise, surprise! Haha) This week, the theme is Peaks. I’ve never been atop one or even close to one, I think, but the theme did bring to mind some peaks I … Continue reading Travel theme: Peaks
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
It’s been a while since I put up a blog post, hasn’t it! I didn’t mean to stay away but work and other things, including a trip to Kolkata, have kept me a little occupied this past week and a half. Promise I’ll be back with stories on the blog very soon. Anyway, did you … Continue reading Happy World Oceans Day
Since it was World Turtle Day yesterday, I thought it was a nice opportunity for me to tell you guys about all the turtles I met in Sri Lanka. You’ve already read about the time I saw a baby turtle take its first steps on the Mirissa beach. However, I did get a chance to learn a little bit more about … Continue reading Happy World Turtle Day
“They do great things in Lalbagh.” – Vijay Thiruvady After putting it off for more than two weeks (shout-out to all the lazy bloggers!), I’m finally back with the second part of my post on the Lalbagh walking tour. So without any preamble, I’m going to dive right in. Our walk started at five minutes to … Continue reading A walk through the Lalbagh Botanical Garden: Part 2
“If you believe in tree fairies, this is the place.” – Vijay Thiruvady I’m happy to announce that Project Bangalore has taken off. In baby steps, yes, but taken off nonetheless. Last weekend I went on the MEG walking tour hosted by Vijay Thiruvady from Bangalore Walks. I learnt so much and met so many wonderful … Continue reading A walk through the Lalbagh Botanical Garden: Part 1
Falling ill when you’re travelling on a holiday is not exactly ideal. But it’s one of those things that you sometimes have no control over. Before you know it, the fatigue you thought was a result of yesterday’s extensive sightseeing and the drippy nose that you thought was just your deviated septum acting up again, is … Continue reading How to survive a cold in Madrid
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