Every year, the onset of winters brings me to dreaming of seeing snowfall- a childhood wish. This year the hilly regions of Himachal and Kashmir have been seeing more than abundant snowfall as evident from tantalising pictures on FB. To make matters worse, my inner devil decided to chant ” I want to see snowfall!!!!!”… Read More #KashmirTravelDiaries: Chasing a snow dream
Travel review of the blue lake or the Pookote lake, so named for the blue lillies that grow in abundance here in Wayanad, Kerala.… Read More Travel Diaries: Kerala / Wayanad / Pookote Lake
Read about my stay in a Treehouse in the rainforests of Wayanad, Kerala at the Vythiri resorts. It was the highlight of my travel – one that I will never forget… Read More Travel Diaries: When I lived in a Treehouse for a day
Saturday afternoon saw me flitting about in the latest food festival in town – The gourmet High Street. A gentleman hailed me and said that there is a mixology session about to start with the Speakeasy ( a popular bar n restaurant in gugraon) Bartender – Yangdup Lama! And its a complimentary session (they were… Read More When I got to be a Bond Girl!!!
“And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.” – J. K. Rowling While planning the Goa trip, the gourmet offerings of this beach city were top of our list to explore. Needless to say, we researched some… Read More 5 must visit cafes in Goa | Travel Review |
Recently attended a very novel and “hatke” concept of “speed dating with literature” at the Spanish Institute in Connaught Place. It was an excellent evening of literature with readings by several well established poets/authors/playwriters from India and Europe. The concept was designed in such a manner that groups of audiences were to be read to… Read More Long Nights of Literature
Tasting a typical Kumaoni meal in Khabrar to get an idea of what the local cuisine is all about was a delightful adventure for our palate.… Read More On the trail of kumaoni food in Uttarakhand! | Travel Tales |
Yesterday evening I went pickle shopping in Banaras with our erstwhile and very resourceful guide who took me to a lane called kachori gali. And there was this Willy Wonka’ s version of a pickle shop with all kinds of sweet and savoury preparations in huge glass jars -some were yesteryear friends like mango, chilies,… Read More Note from Banaras – A jaunt through kachori gali
A visit to the annual Pushkar fair (held during the month of November) had been much awaited from my end for years. 2013 was the year when the wait was over and I finally got an opportunity to join a group of photographers who were traveling there. Most people came back with multi-pronged images of… Read More Pushkar – a foodie haven!!
Kumbhalgarh fort near Udaipur is said to be one of the most unpenentrable forts in Rajasthan. It holds the distinction of being a UNESCO world heritgae site. Its also the birth place of Maharana Pratap… Read More Majestic Kumbhalgarh
27th March 2011 – Our Day-2 at Hampi began at about 6 in the morning; we decided to head out to the river to get a glimpse of the sunrise before the boat service can take us across. The sun was rising up and afforded us an opportunity to shoot some pictures. While waiting for the boatman… Read More Travel Tales: Hampi- soul amidst the ruins !! (Day-2)
Somnathpur Temple 26th January 2011 – Ek raasta… Do rahi… aha aha!! That’s what we ( Sravanti and me) both felt like on the early morning of 26th jan 2011 when we set out for a road trip to Somnathpur in southern Karnataka. We hit Kanakpura road by 7.00 a.m. and were delighted by the… Read More Southern Sojourn to Somnathpur Temple | Travel Tales |
