If ever an anticlimax can be beautiful, then Bir trip was very successful at that. Although my expectation from the place that is, paragliding in Bir did not co...
Manali happened by chance. I had no intention of going there and no reason to stop when a flat tire changed all that. The year was 2010 and I was on a lon...
Okay! Let's get a few things cleared before I move on with this post. First of all, I was super lazy in Manali. My offbeat Manali was real slow traveling during...
With the temperature in the plains rising and the Indian summer reaching its peak, there has not been a better time than now to head for the hills. School summe...
Kashmir is very popularly called as the "Paradise on Earth” where every square inch of Kashmir is filled with beauty from the breathtaking mountain ranges cover...
Slow travel is the latest "IT" word in the travel industry. People from all over the planet are raving and writing so much about the benefits of slow travel, th...
I discovered Kalaripayattu in Kumily in Kerala. The small spice trading town, surrounded by tea gardens, seemed like the perfect place to enjoy a cultural eveni...
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were talking about dying art and handicraft heritag...
According to the dictionary, a Rajbari is a mansion or a palace that was built as a residence for a Hindu rajah. These are found in India and Bangladesh. Recent...
"Do you want to look at some stones? Just look. You don't have to buy." One hears this at nearly every corner in Jaipur and the Pink City is crammed with gemsto...