Generally speaking, road trips are fun. Especially after the traffic snarls of Lucknow and daily commute on chaotic roads, highways are a great relief. This time around we planned a road trip to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.Our route guide to the destination was quintessentially the GPS. Well… so far so good, we chose to […]
My best travel story- Krabi tales
My best travel story goes back to our before lockdown days when we were in Krabi for our annual holiday. Sounds like an annual ritual. Isn’t it? We got back and for days I walked like a penguin with both my legs and my hands spread apart. The reason, I went kayaking with my family in Krabi. Normally I don’t participate in such […]
Rishikesh Travelogue
rihikeshWe were confused – besides being perplexed at the ambiguity of our purpose to travel to different places, our choices have given us exuberant highs and abysmal lows. Exploring new places widened our worldview and made us sensitive but has also induced occasional fatigue.For us, going out is a quest, not knowing what the Holy […]
Jharkhand- a New Experience Dam Marvels
When you think of a plateau, beautiful lakes, gushing waterfalls are far from your thoughts. jharkhand Chotanagpur plateau covering Jharkhand is a storehouse of minerals but it has hidden beauties of nature, helped by some manmade projects. Multipurpose dams were being built all over the world and came to India with a Second Five-year plan? […]
Wanderers…..
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 […]
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 […]