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
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
The first time I knew I wanted to eat at MTR was when Vasundhara Das hosted the Bangalore episode of the show Indian Rendezvous on Discovery’s Travel and Living Channel (TLC). I don’t remember anything from the episode except that when it was time to eat, she went to MTR. But if that wasn’t enough to trigger my curiosity/taste buds, I … Continue reading Iconic Bangalore | Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR)
Driving from Colombo to Kandy, the ride is refreshingly scenic – long winding roads, spice gardens along the way and green mountains all around courtesy of the slightly higher altitude. I was taking my umpteenth time-lapse video when this rock mountain dawned on the horizon. Naturally, I asked uncle Upali about it. And as almost always, he had … Continue reading Sri Lanka’s very own Robin Hood
During my office trip to Kanha National Park, we stayed at the Taj Safari Lodge: Banjaar Tola. On our last evening there, the hotel arranged for a bonfire dinner with a dance performance by the Baiga tribe. Drinks in hand, we watched the tribe dance around the bonfire, making music with unique instruments. We even joined in, … Continue reading Dancing by the bonfire with the Baiga tribe
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