It is time to head out to Hong Kong with children, my daughter and my niece (my sister’s daughter), better known as Brat 3 and Brat 4. Brat 4 is my daughter by the way, she is the youngest of the lot. If you are wondering about Brat 1 and 2, they are my nephews…
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The Beautiful Lake Palace, Nahargarh, Rajasthan
When I was invited to the Lake Palace I didn’t realize it was literally in the middle of a lake! So, I was indeed thrilled to take the boat to the Lake Palace, Nahargarh. The lobby was nicely done and within minutes I was shown my room. I am told that all the rooms face the…
Dealing with the Litter at the Great Rann of Kutch
At the first glance, everything around the main walk at the Great Rann of Kutch felt totally clean. Then I started walking on the salt land. Immediately after the platform you can get down and walk on the salt. People did leave garbage around this place. It completely stunned me. For me the landscape was…
Travel in 2013- A Roundup
I have never traveled this much ever before! 17 trips in a year with a job was something I did not expect. Honestly I have to look at my picture folders to figure out I where I went and when! No wonder the brain feels like baigan ka bharta! I am not complaining. I am…
Putting my Feet Up at the Bamboo Bar in Pokhara, Nepal!
I don’t think I ever in my life did this before. I put my feet up and had a glass of wine by myself at Pokhara. The venue was Bamboo Bar which has an excellent location. It is right next to Phewa Lake and as I was walking by the lake I just entered the…
Movies and Tourism
Talk Hindi moves and you will talk Switzerland. I grew up on a healthy diet of Swiss scenes from movies like Chandni and Darr. But when I was in college sports was my thing and not so much travel. It is only when sports went away I got converted to travel. Switzerland Tourism will attract…
Why Does it Feel Like War Before Leaving the Station?
I am often on war with the world just before leaving the station. I am about to leave for Sri Lanka in a few days time. And it feels like a war right now. Some of the symptoms are- I am unable to reply to the comments on my blog and when that happens I…
Children from the Sungai Pasu Homestay, Malaysia
We visited the Sungai Pasu home stay in the state of Pahang, Malaysia yesterday. It was a charming place but then I am really partial to small places, rural places. But it was the children of the place who really stole my heart. We were greeted by music played by these boys and we walked…
Freedom to Try!
And try as they might, they could not fly it. Still led to a lot of giggles and happiness all around.
Rattling Bus Sound, India
I recently trekked to Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib. Reaching to the start of the trek is a task in itself. The bus that I took from Delhi to Haridwar, Haridwar to Rishikesh and then Rishikesh to Joshimath. All the buses (apart from Haridwar to Rishikesh) were rickety, the windows would continuously go khat khat khat….