Watching Mt. Fuji from air was a spiritual experience for me. If you choose the correct seats and the weather cooperates, you too can witness this spectacle from air. While flying from Hong Kong to Narita Japan choose the A side (left side) window seats. While coming back from Narita Japan to Hong Kong the…
Applying for the Japan Tourist Visa through VFS New Delhi
It has been a long time since I planned a trip and applied for a visa! But that changed recently. I could have done this earlier but for my daughter’s tennis! But by now not being able to travel was coming on my soul and I asked her coach the permission to travel. He did…
Saree Saga at Ibis Jaipur
The summer of 2024 was unusually harsh in Delhi NCR! As my daughter plays tennis, we are outdoors in all kind of weather! We have been doing this for a long time. So I have a theory about Indian summers, particularly around Delhi. I remember saying to my sister Alka, “it will be really hot…
A Magical Evening and More at Novotel Guwahati
I am a fan of Accor hotels. I have been invited to them previously as a blogger. But I stay with them on personal trips too like the one to Guwahati. I decided to stay at the Novotel Guwahati, This was last year as Chhavi was playing a tennis tournament out there. We settled in…
A Short Trip to Landour near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
I first went to Landour in 2016. I immediately fell in love with the place. Then I planned a trip to Landour in May 2024. I was flexible with my dates. But I went at the beginning of May. I could see the trains were getting sold out mid May due to the summer vacations….
A Family Vacation at the Caravela Beach Resort, Goa
In my family we love to travel. I do, so does my husband and my daughter too. But we all rarely go out together. We changed this when we went to Goa on a short holiday in April. We landed at the airport, we stayed at the Caravela Beach Resort and we went back to…
High Tea at the Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
It turned out to be a long break from blogging! All my breaks are unintentional though. Before I start on my fabulous experience of having a high tea at the Rambagh Palace, Jaipur I need to get two things out of the way, actually three. One I need to make peace with tennis travel as…
Youth Historical Foundation, Maharashtra- In quest of Identity through Heritage and Culture
I had the pleasure of interacting with Ilaan Garware, a class 12th student with IB board. Along with his schoolmates, he has launched the Youth Historical Foundation Maharashtra, a body aimed at kindling a profound appreciation for Maharashtra’s rich heritage and culture among the younger generation. The essence of the foundation is to “… ensure…
Table for Two at Cinnamon, Jai Mahal Palace Jaipur
Chhavi and I often travel to Jaipur for Tennis Tournaments. It is one of the venues that I like going to. I try to make a mini holiday out of it. One afternoon we were looking for a new place to go for lunch. We opened a website that had many restaurant recommendations in Jaipur….
Me Time at Brij Bageecha Kukas Jaipur
Of late life has been too much about tennis because of my daughter’s tournaments and too little about anything else. So, when I got a few free days, I accepted the invitation from Brij Bageecha Kukas, Jaipur and spent two nights at their beautiful property. A lot of people wonder why I sometimes like to…