Sinhagad Fort: Monsoon in Western Ghats
In July 2019, I decided to visit my best friend who had moved from Delhi to Pune to pursue his career in the Big Corporate. I had excitedly created a detailed plan of the places to visit near Pune I…
26 Experiences in Delhi That Are Endemic To Being A Dilliwala
In June 2020, I completed 9 years of living in Delhi. For someone who has always moved from town to town, changed schools after schools every few years, this is a huge feat. This is the longest I’ve ever lived…
Sambhar Lake: A Weekend Getaway From Delhi
Earlier this year, when a pandemic seemed more like a dystopian novel instead of a crude reality, Abbimnyou and I started scouting options for a short road trip from Delhi and that is when Sambhar Lake happened for us. One…
Sustainable Travel: Mending Ways Post Coronavirus Lockdown
Note: This piece is loaded with a lot of facts, and links to articles. I request you to please take your time to go through these, and read with an open mind. It’s May 2020 and we’re living in a…
My Journey from Khonoma to Dzuleke, Nagaland
For some context, read: “Why I Left Khonoma Earlier Than Planned”. I was up the entire night trying to drown the house dog’s cries in the background, focusing on my great escape. I had told my host I would be…
Getting a Food Coma in Jaisalmer
When I travel solo, my need versus want radar is at its peak. I stay in the cheapest of rooms with the hardest of beds, eat the cheapest of food which mostly consists of dal and chawal, and travel in…
Hippie Island, Hampi: A Complete Travel Guide
Tropical Paradise. What comes to your mind when you hear these two words? Beaches, oceans, swimming, bikini bottoms? Tropical paradise meant all this and more for me as well- until I landed in the Happy Hampi. Turns out, tropical paradise…
Covid19 Quarantine: 5 Travel Shows to Watch at Home
The times are rough. The pandemic of covid19 has taken over and the world is quickly going into an indefinite quarantine. Transport systems are being shut, industries are being closed down, people have adopted their homes as a place of…
Khonoma, Asia’s First “Green Village”: Why I Left Earlier than Planned
I tossed and turned on the bed at my homestay in Khonoma and finally sat upright. Just the previous morning I had hitched a ride from Kigwema to Kohima, spent hours in search of a bus headed to Khonoma that…
Spiti Valley in Winter | Surviving -30 Degrees
It was a decision that required a lot of courage and planning. I couldn’t have woken up one day, packed my bags and decided to leave, as I often do. I had to go over a list of things I…
