The villagers rejoiced, just when they saw our bus reaching closer to their village of Silpidi in Madhya Pradesh, India. The entire village was in a mood of celebration because it is seldom that outside people come here and visit them due to its offbeat location. Silpidi is so off-the-wall that you wouldn’t even find…
Just when I entered the blue- coloured temple shrine of Chogan, I spotted a woman sitting with her kids praying to the goddess: The Kali Maa for the well-being of her husband, who is away in the city to get himself operated on. She holds a firm belief that Kali Maa, shall bless her husband…
Personally speaking, until now, Madhya Pradesh for me has remained limited to either exploring its heritage or wildlife as a tourist destination. Infact, it is one of my favourite states for safari and wild cat spotting in the jungle. A tribal trial here is seldom heard off, in fact, it never crossed my mind that…
Presean is a traditional Martial art form of sasak tribe of Lombok to pray for the rains
As I took a seat in the overcrowded open auditorium of Uluwatu Temple, a set of 70 bare chest men entered the scene, constantly chanting the sound of Chak Chak. An ignorant me didn’t know what Kecak fire dance was, until I decided to dive into more details but till then I presumed it to…
There is no doubt that cruise vacations are exceptional which is bound to leave you with an enriching experience, to be cherished for your whole life. And if you can’t identify with what I just said, you got to take a cruise to feel what I am saying When I was approached by Cruise Professionals…
A fragrant breeze wandered up and trailed along my curls as I was embracing the yellow hues going down into the sea once more, for the last time. ‘Stay’ a voice within echoed The ship was pacing to cross the Indian boundaries and before I would open my eyes the next day, I will be…
It was during the hot summers of May when my heart urged for a quick escape to mountains for fresh breeze. The idea was to relax and enjoy amidst soothing beauty of nature but I didn’t want the crowd besides me as well. I was searching for the nearest hill stations from Delhi and that’s…
Taktsang Monastery or Tiger Nest as it is known famously probably was the only reason why I wanted to travel to Bhutan. For me this was the thing, which prompted me to visit Bhutan and what an eventful day it was. It is said to be one of the thirteen small monasteries or “tiger’s lairs” where…
“Where is Drayang” One of my friends kept asking the locals, hoping someone would guide us in the right direction, after we painstakingly searched for it for over an hour. I read about Drayang on one of my fellow friend Abhinav Singh’s Travel Blog (photos by him) and the story somehow amazed me to an extent…
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