Finding Peace in basics – A weekend visit to Gokarna

Why do we click pictures and save them? What does looking at old pictures do to us? Looking at an old picture does nothing but take us back to that very moment when that picture was captured. It enables us to relive that moment which is now clouded with hundreds of other moments, emotions, complaints,…

Where wind creates history & houses sing a thousand tales : Zaanse Schans

When I say Amsterdam, what’s the first thing that strikes your head? Okay, let’s cut to the second. Windmills. Just like every city has some mandatory places to tick off, though I don’t completely advocate that culture, but when it comes to spending a small number of days at Amsterdam, one can’t and shall not…

A Day Date With Himachal’s Blue-Eyed Tea Capital – Palampur

The first time my little ears heard the name that sounded similar to ‘Palampur’ was when I watched ‘Raja Hindustani’ in 1996. Remember Aarti’s hometown and Raja’s home with misty air, a copse of trees, vast green meadows? Who won’t fall in love in the lap of such a paradisiacal abode? They called it Palankhet…

How To Do Triund In A Day

Undoubtedly, planning a trip is the most exciting part of it, but do you know what is even more exciting than a plan? Spontaneity. One of the most popular hiking destinations of Himachal Pradesh – Triund in Dharamkot also easily makes for one of India’s cleanest and the most picturesque trekking points. You might think…

Truly Into The Wild – St. John In The Wilderness Church, Dharamshala

The last time I remember being in a scenario where a long forest path with trees on one side and hill on another, led to a secluded neo-Gothic Church, was in a horror movie – both Hollywood & Hindi cinema. The first time it ever happened in real life was when I started walking on…

A Night That Could Have Been

Sweetheart !   What if this night wasn’t a blank canvas ? But the one spotted with gazillion stars What if there weren’t so many humans around? And just the two of us looking for Mars What if I was lying on this grainy white land? Staring into your flawless beam   What if I…

8 Reasons Why You Need To Visit Chitkul On Your Next Holiday

Chitkul – a name that could be mixed up with the Hindi, rather Mumbaiya word ‘Chilkut’ (Meaning a small irrelevant thing) and together they can make a great tongue twister, are two words that are poles apart. Wrapped in the snow-peaked fathomless hills on a height of 11,000 feet, Chitkul is the last inhabited village…

Restaurant Review : Handi Vaishali Jaipur – The Unconquered King of Rajasthani, Tandoori & Non-Vegetarian Food

A time when there is a new cafe popping up and distracting us with their newfangled vibes and delish food every single day, there are some places which have stood in the race of time like rock pillars, totally unperturbed by changing times, holding their ground with evergreen cuisines, taste and quality. One such example…

Aaram Baagh Pushkar – A Luxurious Weekend Stay In Rajasthan

Vacation & Wanderlust are the new go-to-formulae when one has to unwind and refresh, but is it possible to go for long vacations every now & then and forget about the world ? Not really. But don’t worry, there is an alternative formula for this too – Weekend Getaways 😉 So this time when the…

Eat Pray Roam @Pushkar – The Holy Town of India

I have always visited Pushkar during the world famous Pushkar Fair, and have always fallen more in love with it. So it did feel quite exciting yet confusing to plan a trip to the holy town sans any kind of annual festival, just for a simple weekend getaway from Jaipur. I wondered what new I…