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
This week’s travel theme by Where’s My Backpack is transport, and while I could share all my pictures of airplane views and train tracks and boat rides and what not, I thought I’d go a little off-track instead. Here in India, one of the most common forms of public transport is the autorickshaw. Back when I … Continue reading Travel theme: Transport
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
I’ve been lazy, and procrastinating and demotivated and working late and just plain lazy. Have you noticed I haven’t blogged in, what has it been, two weeks? Well, in case you did, I’m back and I’m going to try and be more regular. On to this week’s Snapshot Sunday post (which I missed last week, sigh). … Continue reading I once met a bunch of nosy camels in the desert
Our six hour drive from Nuwara Eliya to Mirissa included a stop at Galle. Unfortunately, it was bang in the middle of the afternoon when we parked the car at the Galle Fort. Already sunburnt from our hike at Horton Plains, we realized a walk along the Fort couldn’t do us any more harm. Also, I … Continue reading One of the best ice creams I’ve ever had
Last year, I had a chance to visit Jammu over a weekend to attend one of my best friends’ engagement. I didn’t get to explore the city but I did get to visit what was in my experience, the smallest airport. The Jammu airport ends as soon as it begins. It has all of two gates, … Continue reading The smallest airport I’ve ever been to
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
In the 7th grade, my now best friend of 13 years, invited me home for iftaar. The only two things that I can recall from that meal are the apple-date milkshake and these little home-made triangular pastries that resembled samosas but were a lighter, softer and non-deep fried version of it. I remember how delicate they were … Continue reading Iftaar treats | Bannerghatta Road
For someone who doesn’t enjoy waking up early or stuffing her face as soon as she wakes up, I put in a lot of (according to me) effort to do exactly that in Kolkata. Because we landed in Kolkata at 7:30 in the morning, the first thing on our agenda was to find a place … Continue reading 5 places to try breakfast in Kolkata
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