Maybe it has got something to do with the way history has been taught to me in schools! I would remember a lots of dates and places before the exam, only to forget it later. Maybe it became a pattern with me which was trying to settle for life. But I desperately wish to break…
Category: Cell phone photography
Visiting Ladakh During the Winter
Before I visited Ladakh in the winter of January 2016, I had a million questions about going there in that freezing weather. Now that I have been to Ladakh in winter season it is time to write about my experiences. So here is how I managed my trip to Ladakh in winter. If I have…
The Top Ten Travel Experiences of 2015
While selecting posts, I was sorely tempted to increase the count to 15 but in the end I restricted the top ten posts for 2015 to 10 only. And whatever may be my confusions at the moment in my life, I did feel blessed while drawing it. I wish I could draw from 10 to…
FAM Trips for Travel Bloggers
On and often people ask me how do I get to go on many FAM trips for bloggers. And before you wonder FAM is a short form for familiarization. They are know by various other names like media trip, junket etc. There is a short answer to it and there is a long answer to…
My 10 Best Travel Photos from 2015
It is December, it is time to go down the memory lane. And pictures come first. I actually scrolled through each of the outstation trip I took this year to pick up my 10 best travel photos from 2015. What surprised me was that some trips yield a lot of good pictures (Spiti readily comes…
Christmas Banter at the Imperial Delhi
It is almost Christmas time and the atmosphere is festive all around me. I was invited a Christmas Banter at The Imperial Delhi. It was a pleasure to be a part of the festivities. The event was organized at the San Gimignano Restaurant. As usual I felt a bit jittery because it was a food event. Now that…
Christmas Brunch with Black Dog USL
The Christmas Brunch with the Black Dog USL was my first brunch outside my home. I have had many a brunches but that would be because I got up too late on a weekend. Going out for a brunch to a restaurant was a first for me. And a cocktail based brunch was an absolute…
An Ode to Kulhad Wali Chai in Indrapuram
I have said this before, I am a tea lover. But if there is something better than chai it is kulhad wali chai. On a recent trip to Thailand a mate asked if I missed home food on my trips? I told her more than food I miss ghar ki chai! There is something about…
Old Town Chanthaboon and the Waterfront in Chanthaburi, Thailand
One night is not enough in Chanthaburi. I was invited to Chanthaburi by Tourism Authority of Thailand on a post TBEX Asia 2015 FAM trip. We stayed in the Old Town Chanthaboon. It right by the Chanthaburi River. The town is supposed to be 300 years old, prominent in the time of King Narai (1665-1688)….
Of Cruises, Dresses, Shopping and Tummies in Bangkok
Story I I started wearing dresses in my forties. I too busy to pay any attention to what I was wearing before that! Busy with what, that I don’t know. It is not that I pay a lot of attention to what I wear even now! But when I entered my forties I decided I…