I am a big fan of clicking sunsets and city lights. Getting up to a high point does wonders for capturing them. Sometimes, I gain this height by painfully walking up a hill. But it is luxury when you can take a elevator to click the panoramic views of a city. I got that luxury…
Category: Travel
Paricharcha by DMS IIT Delhi
I recently moderated a virtual session on ‘Beyond Travel’, organized by Department of Management Studies (DMS), IIT Delhi. It was great fun to connect with my fellow panelists and discuss all things travel! While you can watch a recording of the whole talk below, it is about 2 hours long. That is how much we…
Did you Miss Traveling?
Now that the pandemic seem to be weakening, let me ask this question, did you miss traveling? While I have always been thankful for health I have to admit I missed traveling, I missed it a bit too much. It had become a way of life with me. While I was home, actually made many…
Travel in Time of Covid19
As I start typing away, my mind wanders, was ‘Travel or lack of it in time of Covid19’ a better title? But then I go ahead and keep typing. I hardly write anything these days, I hardly travel too! Growing up in a small town, Gorakhpur, UP in the 1970s and the 80s travel was…
Going Places VI
I started a series during the Covid times called going places where I started documenting all the 32 countries I have been to, through Instagram Reels. Then travel happened, in small doses but still it happened. And I got caught in it. And a lot of stuff in real life too. But here I am,…
Fall Colors in Ladakh
I feel so blessed that I am able to travel again! The second trip of the year was to Leh, Ladakh. I was yearning to go on a break! The stars aligned and I finalized a trip to Leh. The agenda was to do nothing. I booked my tickets on my own and my stay…
Going Places- V
As I am not traveling currently let me take you places that I have been to. In part five I present Philippines, Indonesia, Israel and United Arab Emirates through my Instagram Reels. All of them were blogging trips! You can read the parts I II III and IV from the respective links. The picture above…
Going Places- IV
You know what is the good bit about traveling? Not only you enjoy the trip, you get to enjoy the memories too. My way of keeping a journal is through the pictures I click. I have tried experimenting with videos on and often, without any great success. After getting hooked to the Instagram Reels, I…
Going Places- Part III
While I am sitting at home during the ongoing pandemic, I am remembering my travels through Instagram Reels. I have visited 32 countries till 2019 and I hope this list will start growing up once again. Till then I will live with the memories! You can read the Part I and Part II of this…
Rediscover Thailand
Thailand has a piece of my heart. But travel has taken a back seat since March 2020. So, when #tatnewdelhi and #tatindia came up with #BlogYourThailand contest, I went on a trip down the memory lane, through my photos, to #AmazingThailand Thailand is gradually opening up and it will be time to rediscover Thailand! And…