Hi friends, it’s time for another travel story. In a word we’re ‘wanderers’, we believe that exploratory travel broadens our perspective personally, culturally, and politically. Suddenly, the palette with which we paint the story of our life has more colors.Our insatiable hunger for new experiences and knowledge led us to Central India. Though we had […]
THE FIRST SCUBA DIVE
I had the weight of insecurities and fears, all I had to do was sink beneath the surface and I was free. scuba Facing any challenging experience that is way outside one’s comfort zone inevitably brings with it numerous life lessons. Needless to mention, this experience taught me a lot about myself and my fears, […]
Germany – A Country of Paradoxes
This was our second trip to Germany. This no-nonsense, lean-mean-business-machine country is as modern as it is traditional. You can experience all the cultural clichés you want, from enjoying strudel at the bakery, to shopping for a cuckoo clock, to chugging a stein of beer while men in lederhosen play oompah music. Germany is a […]
Bastar – The Forgotten Land
Travel brings in a new perspective to life which many times become transformative. On my first solo backpack, I decided to travel to Bastar, the forbidden land for many blinded by living in large cities. My journey as a solivagant commenced on February 09, 2019, to the most fascinating land inhabited by beautiful, sensitive & […]
Udaipur- a trip to remember
My trip to the scenic location, Udaipur, was a very special one since I had the chance to celebrate my silver jubilee wedding anniversary in this mesmerising place. Since the onset of a pandemic, our priorities of celebration had changed and we decided to make our special day a private affair. I had always been […]
A Solo Trip to Nepal
Turning 35 in 2018, I had visa stamps on the passport from my numerous family vacations. However, I was determined to go on a solo trip. The most troublesome part was convincing my husband that I could manage alone for ten days. After weeks of persuasion, he believed I could survive myself just fine. nepal […]
New Zealand: A Trip to Paradise
‘KiaOra’ is how you start your experience in what I would call paradise. A unique salutation used in New Zealand taken from the Maoris which is a ‘hello’, a ‘welcome’ and a ‘thank you’, all rolled into one greeting. Getting to New Zealand requires a commitment of time, energy and money. It’s a long flight […]
Travel Tales-The Slice of Italy
When you’re in a place totally different from your personal norm, without any means of escape, there’s no choice but to adapt to your new surroundings pretty quick. In our travels, we felt that way; even in the most foreign of circumstances, it doesn’t take long to acquire a rudimentary, if far from deep, understanding […]
‘La Tomatina’ Bunol Spain
If music is food for the soul, travel must be fire for the soul; once ignited, it leads us to new destinations and new experiences, enriching our life like nothing else. No wonder they call it ‘wanderlust’! Being a freelance anaesthetist who is on call 24×7 in a high-pressure work environment, I realised that a […]
CHITRADURGA
Before March 2015, I had never heard the name of Chitradurga. When I got elected as the National Vice President of Inner Wheel Clubs in India, I got a call inviting me for the Golden Jubilee of the Club a year later. My curiosity about the place evoked. That one year was the most challenging […]