Samarkand – Where History and Beauty Converge
Dating back to the 7th century BC, Samarkand (Samarqand in Uzbek) is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia (alongside Bukhara). It lies very close to the Tajikistan border…
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Salzkammergut – Nature at its finest
There are few places in the world which can rival the pristine beauty of Switzerland - Salzkammergut is one of them! Salzkammergut translates to “salt domain” and lies to the…
The Austria Itinerary
Looking for a country in Europe where you want to experience the beauty of nature? Austria may not be the first name that comes to mind. We are pretty sure…
How to Create an Itinerary
The Plan The summer of 2017 – Nam and I were planning the itinerary for our first long vacation together. We were looking at 13 days in the first half…
Backpacking in Sri Lanka
One random weekend, Pilla, Mehta & I were chatting on our group and we realized that we’d never gone on a trip together. So we started planning for the weekend…
Hogenakkal Falls – A Weekend Escape
It was one of the weekends when Spilla was here for his project. We decided to rent out a car and go for a drive somewhere nearby. After a lot…
Neil, Long and Ross – Part Three of “A Tale of Six Islands”
Last time we met, we were exploring Havelock Island and had just finished our much awaited scuba dive. This time, we’ll be going through some of the lesser known islands…
Port Blair and Jolly Buoy – Part One of “A Tale of Six Islands”
Last time we met, we had just taken off from Chennai. You didn’t read the prequel? I suggest you do that to get the context. Won’t take more than 3…
The prequel – A Tale of Six Islands | Andaman
The previous set of blogs that I wrote of North India, had 6 parts and I decided to shorten the next trip's account to make it reader friendly. This will…
Down the Beas to the City with a Plan | Chandigarh
We wake up early the next day. The hangover of the snow experience is still there and it is something which I will never be able to forget. This day…