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Kolkata,an experience that lives on!-A photo travel blog
Kolkata, or the erstwhile Calcutta, is known as ‘The City of Joy’! Rightfully so, for never have I seen a place so enriching for a traveler’s soul. It is an experience that lingers on in your senses long after you leave it behind. The city showcases contradictions co-existing in perfect harmony with each other. The architecture pulls you back to the colonial era and you feel the high of time travel. The busy roads and honking vehicles bring you back to the present day and you look out at towering skyscrapers that make the place look like a concrete forest. Poverty stares you in the face in the narrow lanes while…
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Goa visit is incomplete if you haven’t done these 5 things!
source Goa! Say the name and scenes of sand, beaches and boats cross your mind while the soft breeze of the sea finds its way through your memories to your nostrils. It is indeed an enigmatic place. ”The voice of the sea speaks to the soul!” There is truth in these words, a truth that pulls me back to the place. There is an amalgamation of joyous fun and serene calm in Goa. You find whichever you are looking for. A popular tourist destination, it is associated mostly with water sports, beaches, fenny and partying. Someone who understands and loves the place knows that it is much more. If you…
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A stamp on my passport!
I love to travel and you have often heard me say that. True to the spirit, I got my passport made a decade and a half ago, banking high on the travel bug in me to take me places. The passport expired and I had it renewed last year, yet the pages of the passport lie empty. The white leaflets stare at me and question the reason of their existence and I just nod my head and say, ‘One day!’ You would think financial constraints pull me back, well, they don’t. I am not a millionaire but managing okay. I do have this side sorted out. I would like to…
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Terrifying travel tales!
`source I, for one, am a big fan of the GPS Navigation system that cars today boast of. Not that I have a bad sense of direction or a failing memory for routes, It is just that I have been in situations which could have been easily steered clear of, had GPS existed then. I do not have the thrill-seeking adventure streak in me but I do have a penchant for falling into situations that cause an adrenaline rush. Adrenaline is the fight or flight hormone of our body, which lets us make the split second decision to fight an odd or run away from it. It also helps us…
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4 fantastic(o) places being an army wife made me travel!
They stay away for long, make you pack your bags again and again, but they also know how to make the best of the times spent together and make memorable memories. Travelling from one place to another due to postings and courses is a boon as well as a bane. Though the very thought of packing gives me the jitters, it also gives me the chance to see places I never knew existed. Today, I shall share with you the 4 places I would never have seen had I not been an army wife. Chakrata A beautiful cantonment town, belonging to the British era, is a lesser heard of yet…
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Dehradun- a city that feels like home!
Very few places welcome an outsider and make him so comfortable and at home that he never wants to leave. Dehradun is one such place. I came to the mesmerising city two years back with a lot of uncertainty about my future and many apprehensions about being in a new place. I am an army-wife so I must be used to it but then, I never was a conventional army wife. Misfit is the word for me, but I prefer to use ‘unconventional’. Being with my husband after three and a half years was reason enough to be happy but the city gave me many more. Three months back when…
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5 steps to responsible tourism
Travel creates memories..travel enriches the soul…travel refreshes the mind and body….well, the benefits of travel are endless. Fast paced stressful lives we lead nowadays are making us realise all the more how imperative it is to take some time out and enjoy with family and friends. source I totally agree. Do you? I have a friend who is an extremely busy neurosurgeon but literally steals time every couple of months to travel. I feel he suffers from wanderlust but he says that travel is his way of staying sane. Makes sense actually! I love travelling too and my husband and I are particularly fond of road-trips. Of all the wisdom…
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The art called Paisa vasool(ing)!
She was haggling with the subzi-wala since the past ten minutes over the price of brinjal. Of course, the vendor eventually gave in and accepted the price the lady offered, which was two rupees lesser than what he had demanded. She felt pride but the joy of victory still felt incomplete. As he handed over the bag to her, she was eyeing the coriander and green chillies sitting on the counter behind the vendor. He saw the eager eyes, mumbled something under his breath and added in a sprig of coriander and a couple of green chillies to the bag. Now she was beaming with joy. With an air of…
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Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve- the unforgettable tryst with the wild!
The entry to the reserve The term wanderlust was probably coined by someone who studied my family as the sample population. I love travelling! So does my husband. Our 6 year old loves to go anywhere and everywhere but home. Therefore it is needless to say that our family travels a lot. Add to that my husband’s profession of being an Army officer… we are pretty much nomadic. Say the world ‘travel’ and we all say in unison, ’Let’s go!’ My hubby , Mr. Army man, cannot really plan outings as you can never be sure of your leave in the army even when you have left for a vacation.…
