The world has its ways. While one land burns the other snows. A conflict-ridden land that is witness to natures magnificent grandeur and its masterpiece. That is Kashmir! In my last post, I had written about the hostile perception biases that Kashmir has experienced, and the image we all have of it in our minds. […]
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Srinagar – The Land of Char Chinar
Bitter can be sweet and sweet poison. It’s a question of what your tongue wants. It’s hard work to tell what it wants, but keep going: The city you’re dreaming of, it’s at the end of this road. – Lal Ded Srinagar in Kashmir, home to Lal Ded, can be ethereal, gloomy, disheartening and uncertain, but […]
Lansdowne – Familiar Lanes
Uncertainty and lack of opportunities are familiar talks in small, unblemished towns tucked in the hills. But, isn’t the mall culture, corporate salaries, and the comfortable lifestyle too big a price for a lazy day under the sun. Ask anyone who has grown up in the mountains – what is the one thing they miss the […]
Tiger Nest Monastery – Paro, Bhutan
2019 – a year I plan to write more on Rahgeer, plan to travel more and learn more. There is much to write and so many pending posts to cover, high time I wrap up the Bhutan series, but there are so many pictures of the place that every time I think of wrapping up […]
Themis MudHouse – An Ideal Weekend Getaways | Resorts near Delhi
Travel – the origin of the word lost in history, some articles trace it to travail – Old French for “work, labor, toil, suffering or painful effort”. Anthony Bourdain famously said “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change […]
Phobjikha Valley – Part III
This has been quite a long series, like the days I spent in the Bhutan valley. I’ll wrap up the Phobjikha valley pictures in this last post. The valley is so beautiful, that I can’t stop from sharing all the pictures of the stunning valley. The women in this picture were ramming the mud while […]
48 hours in Phobjikha valley – Part II
Its been a while since I posted an update on the trek in Phobjikha, in between the Phobjikha Valley trek, came my traveling jacket. Coming back to the second part in the series of Phobjikha valley in Bhutan, we trekked through the valley, up the hills, down the crevices, through water streams and dense forests […]
My Traveling Jacket
Many of you who read my blog or follow me on Instagram here and here must have noticed a green hooded jacket that I frequently travel in. It has been my “sisterhood of traveling pants” without the sharing part. There are so many memories attached to this materialistic happiness of mine. I don’t remember for sure but […]
