Chhavi and I decided to watch the India Denmark Davis Cup tie at the Delhi Gymkhana Club. All the prominent news stories remarked that the event is free. So, we arrived, only to be promptly stopped at the gate. The event is free, but the entry is through free passes. I clearly didn’t have one….
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…
My Relationship with Food- It is Complicated!
This is going to be a complicated post, I have been staring at this screen, while a thousand thoughts come rushing to my head. I almost want to give up and go. Instead I just go away to random webpages to scroll about random things but I keep coming back to this window. Finally I…
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,…
The Grand Dragon Ladakh
This was my second stay at the Grand Dragon Ladakh. The first time I stayed there, it was of January 2016. Both the times I have stayed as a blogger, my stay was complimentary. The January 2016 was a group trip whereas in October 2021 I was staying alone and doing my own things! There…
The Delhi Leh Flight at Sunrise
I recently visited Ladakh for the 5th time. The first time, way back in 2005 my husband and I did a road trip using public transport. After that I have always taken a flight. Since my first flight in 2016 I knew the magnificent views of the Ladakh Range was on the A side window…
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…
Sariska Manor- A Beautiful Safari Lodge
I traveled to Sariska in September after a long time. My last trip was to Coimbatore in February 2020. A few travel opportunities did come my way but I was not confident about it so I kept saying no. I decided to go on a blogging trip to Sariska Manor in September as corona cases…
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…