It is that time of the year when the world gets into the festive mood; its time to celebrate Christmas and bring in the New Year. The Imperial, New Delhi celebrated Christmas Banter on 16th December and I was invited to the event. This was my second Christmas Banter celebration with them and I love…
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How Not to Restore Hawa Mahal
I visited Jaipur in December 2016 with my parents-in-law. So I proudly took them to Hawa Mahal as it is one of my favorite monuments. Agreed it is smaller in comparison to Amber Fort and City Palace, but Hawa Mahal is one of the most recognizable icon of the city. Personally I loved the colored…
Jaipur to Gurgaon by Shatabdi with a Special Reference to Garhi Harsaru
I recently visited Jaipur with my parents-in-law. My husband or Chhavi didn’t join us as one had office and the other school. We had a nice trip but today’s story is about our return journey from Jaipur to Gurgaon by Shatabdi Express. The train is 12016 Ajmer Shatabdi Express. There was a time when I…
5 Wonderful Things to Do at Wayanad, Kerala
I had truly not expected Wayanad to be so beautiful! There are many things to do around Wayand. My list of top 5 wonderful things to do at Wayanad are as following: Jeep Safari/Walking around a Plantation Wayanad is blessed with beautiful plantations, most of them are huge. The hills are dotted with beautiful tea…
Staying in the Mackenzie Suite at the Pepper Trail, Wayanad
After staying in the Woodpecker Tree House at the Pepper Trail in Wayanad, Kerala, I was pretty sure that anything would be a step down after that. However when I move to the Mackenzie Suite at the Pepper Trail, Wayanad, it had a charm of its on. In the end I was unable to decide,…
Living in a Tree House at Wayand, Kerala with Pepper Trail
I have done three back to back trips recently Philippines, Indonesia and then living in a tree house at Wayanad, Kerala with the Pepper Trail. And while I was traveling to Wayand to stay at the Pepper Trail, the currency change happened in India. But the Pepper Trail is the perfect hideout to sit out all…
Support the Banks During the Currency Change Period
When the old 500 and 1000 rupee notes were declared to go out of circulation on the night of 8th November, 2016, I did not know how to react. Personally I have nothing at stake. I have been a salaried employee till 2015 and I became a freelance blogger after that. If anything my income…
Initiative for Skill India
Photo Credit: CRSHELARE/Shutterstock.com Having worked in the private education sector for 13 long years I have seen the functioning from the inside. It was only last year I quit my job to concentrate on my travel blogging profile. And I still sometimes feel I am wasting my IIT Kanpur Ph.D. So here I am sharing my…
Why the Humans of Amsterdam Story is Pure Junk- The Indian Passport Bit
I get to see a lot of click bait stories, after all I spend a lot of time on social media. This one did not even sound like a click bait. It has been published by a Facebook page called Humans of Amsterdam. It is a story of an Indian girl who was caught in…
Explore Landour with Rokeby Manor
This year there has been a deficit of mountains in my life. But my trip to explore Landour with Rokeby Manor was one beautiful trip. I had initially planned for three nights with my kind hosts. But due to date constraints, I had to cut it to two nights. I regretted every minute that I was…