I recently turned 50, there I said it. For my 40th birthday, I trekked up to the Everest Base Camp, solo. And it feels like yesterday! Where did the decade go? Half of it has been spent on tennis courts after my daughter started playing, be it rain, sunshine or cold! And she is still…
Everest Base Camp on My Mind
It has been almost 10 years! I gifted Everest Base Camp Trek to myself on my 40th birthday. And 10 years have gone by in a flash. I am staring at my 50th birthday, somewhat dazed! We have never been big on birthdays but spending the 40th on the trek was special. I have been…
Easter Workshop for Children by Imperial and Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre Delhi
As walked through the beautiful lobby of The Imperial, so many thoughts were jostling inside my head. To reach the hotel I took a Metro, first in more than two years. I was visiting the hotel to join in the Easter workshop for kids. I am glad I went, we had so much fun. The…
Paricharcha by DMS IIT Delhi
I recently moderated a virtual session on ‘Beyond Travel’, organized by Department of Management Studies (DMS), IIT Delhi. It was great fun to connect with my fellow panelists and discuss all things travel! While you can watch a recording of the whole talk below, it is about 2 hours long. That is how much we…
Going Places VII
I started an Instagram series, during the Covid times called going places. I started documenting all the 32 countries I have been to, through Instagram Reels. You can read the parts I II III IV V and VI from the respective links. Today I present Hungary, Cyprus and Russia. 26. Budapest, Hungary View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
India vs Denmark Davis Cup Tie
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,…