Temple trails of Kollur, Sringeri & Halebeedu
We were on a 4-day road trip in Karnataka. After an exhilarating Bangalore to Jog Falls road trip, we continued our journey on a spiritual and architectural trail through the…
Breakfast with Giraffes and (not) Swimming with Whales
Day 4 - The journey to the south After a couple of relaxed days, we had an early start at…
Magnets Worth Keeping
Personal Favourites from the Collection
Just Collected
Newly added destinations and magnets to the collection
The Mauritius Itinerary
As with all itinerary blogs, I will start this one with the story of how we ended up deciding Mauritius as the destination. We were planning this trip with our…
Seven Coloured Earths and Seaplane rides – Hidden Gems of Mauritius
The only Jyotirlinga outside India After visiting Casela Nature Park, the next part of our journey took us to the mountains as we drove towards Grand Bassin - home to…
Mauritius Travel Blog: First Day of Island Life
It was an early start from Bangalore. Our flight was at 4 am from Kempegowda International T2 and was a direct one to Mauritius. Thanks to Indigo, a lot of…
No Entry in Barcelona
It was 5:08 pm and we boarded our train to Barcelona. We had just completed the France leg of our trip and got on the train from Nimes - a…
The Ever Shifting Lines of Scripts
A couple of weeks ago, I was in Chennai for my US Visa interview (I've written a blog about that experience which you can read here). After the interview, I…
My US Tourist Visa Experience
One of the most frustrating things for me while applying for the US tourist visa was how little information was available online. There were multiple versions being posted on Reddit…
East Meets West: The Macau Mosaic
It was day 3 of our trip to Hong Kong. Our destination for the day was Macau - we had planned to do a day-trip covering most of the must-visit…
Hong Kong’s Urban Oasis: Peaks & Parks
In the previous blog, we explored Lantau island and got a glimpse of Hong Kong at night. Home to the most skyscrapers in the world and with mountain peaks offering…
The Hong Kong Itinerary (with Macau)
As with all my itinerary blogs, I’ll start this one with the origin story - why did we even make a Hong Kong itinerary? Nam is a huge fan of…
Taking a Career Sabbatical: How Slowing Down Helped Me Move Faster
Keep moving! You need to keep running to stay ahead in the race!! There’s no time to waste, every second is precious!!! “I take a (slow) tea break and think…
Ponta Delgada – Whales, Volcanic Craters and Thermal Pools
If you directly landed here, I would highly recommend reading the previous part to get context of the next paragraph. We had just reached Ponta Delgada. We ran trying to…
Flying on the Wings of Tatev
I opened Google Maps to check where we had reached. We were supposed to take a cable car to the Tatev monastery. I could neither spot the cable car nor…
Yerevan and Etchmiadzin – the Oldest Cathedral in the World
As you drive from Sevan Lake to Yerevan, you will pass through some mountains. At one point in this journey, you might spot a snowy peak in the distance. It…
The Armenia Itinerary
It was sometime in 2021. I was watching a Malayalam travel show on Youtube. There was no way we could travel with the pandemic raging. So the next best thing…
A deep-dive into the Georgian Wine Culture
In the last blog, we covered the romantic towns of Sighnaghi and Telavi in the wine region of Georgia. We were traveling to Kvareli with our driver for the day,…
Discovering Kazbegi: A Travel Guide to Georgia’s Northern Mountain Escape
We’re on Day 4 of the trip. We just arrived at Stepantsminda in the northern part of Georgia (close to the Georgia-Russia border). Our stay for the next 2 nights…
Tbilisi Travel – Hidden Gems and Local Experiences
It's Day 3 of the trip and we're in Tbilisi. Check out the previous blog where we participated in the Independence Day celebrations of Georgia. We carry on from the…
A Rainy 2 AM Arrival in Georgia
Our trip to the Caucasus started in Georgia. Since we’ve already covered the brief history, geography and plan of the trip in our previous blog, we’ll get right into the…
Where We Are Going Now? | Milestone 100
We’ve reached a milestone on this blog. What you are reading right now is blog #100! The journey has been long and challenging. I never started writing to get to…
Going on a Nile Cruise like a Pharaoh
After a thrilling drive to Abu Simbel, we were now on our boat, all set to depart for the Nile river cruise. Our guide, Ahmed, was also joining us till…
The Egypt Itinerary
I remember this moment very clearly. We were on a flight from Madrid to Abu Dhabi and luckily it was a day flight. I spent most of the time looking…
Three Small Countries – Part 2 (Monaco)
Hello there! This is Part 2 of our series, “Three Small Countries”. In the first part, we visited the smallest country in the world, Vatican City. We continue our journey…
Three Small Countries – Part 1 (Vatican City)
How large does a place need to be to be called a country? Well, apparently, size doesn't matter when it comes to that decision. It is a far more complicated…
Conquering the Fear of Weights
December 1st 2022. I woke up at 5 am, freshened up, packed my bag, picked up the car keys and stepped outside. It was pitch black and I drove my…
Bridging Time and Connecting Generations through Podcast
This is a story of two wishes. I always loved going back to Kerala for my vacations. Since we always lived outside Kerala, it was a long journey that had…
How I Overcame the Resistance to Writing
Remember how the world was supposed to end in 2012? The year when every culture in the world had at least one reasoning as to why the world would end…
Fairy Chimneys, Windy Days and Atatürk
Contrary to what many think, Cappadocia (Kapadokya in Turkish) is not a city or town. In fact, it is the name given to a region in central Turkey spanning across…
Troy, a giant horse and forgotten Greek cities in Turkey
(Image credits: most pics on this blog of Troy and the other Turkey ones were taken by my dad 🙂) After almost 2 days of exploring Istanbul on our own,…
Let the B Begin!
B-schools mean business! What better lesson can one learn on the first day at IIMK! I hadn’t even joined college and here I was submitting assignments and following deadlines. And…
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Bangalore to Jog Falls Road Trip – A Scenic Drive
It was Parth’s fourth birthday. My parents were coming over to celebrate with us. They wanted to go on a short road trip from Bangalore - the plan was to…