Dreamer. Explorer. Storyteller.
Gokarna is nestled in between mountains, temples and Arabian sea in Northern Karnataka, India. It is a famous destination for pilgrims but is gaining attraction amongst tourists too who love beaches and parties. ~ INR 5500 per person – Bus travel to Madangiri from Mumbai and back (INR 3000) Breakfast, lunch, and dinner x2 Intercity…
Wayanad is a district nestled in a green paradise in a rural district of Kerala, India. Its high altitude has a lot of forests cover and hence home to Asiatic elephants, tigers, leopards, and egrets, etc. There are ancient petroglyphs, some dating back to the Neolithic age in Edakkal Caves! Wayanad district is located on…
Welcome to our second and third day’s stories from Hampi. Did you read Part 1 of Hampi – The Hippie Island? If not, read here. Day 2 Today we took an auto from our guesthouse to the riverfront for INR 150 /- for 3 of us. Then took a ferry to reach the other side…
If you are a 90’s kid and brought up in India, you are going to resonate with this article immensely. I am sure all of us have played with wooden toys while growing up. Be is car slipping on protruding rectangular slabs stuck on a wooden stand or learning how to count by using the…
Bhutan- the last Shangri La is a mystical land locked Himalayan country in between the gorgeous green massive mountains. The country was originally known by many names including Lho Jong, ‘The Valleys of the South’, Lho Mon Kha Shi, ‘The Southern Mon Country of Four Approaches’, Lho Jong Men Jong, ‘The Southern Valleys of Medicinal…
About Hampi A UNESCO World Heritage site in Karnataka, India. It holds a lot of Indian mythological and architectural importance. It is said Lord Hanuman was born here (we trekked on this hill – read ahead), there are pillars when tapped, emits an instruments sound! By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world’s second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing,…
Udaipur was founded by Maharana Udai Singh II in 1559 as the capital of Mewar region. In 1586, Mugal Emporer Akbar tried to invade Udaipur but being surrounded by the natural walls of Aravali hills it became difficult for the Mughals to travel to Udaipur with their huge army, horses and heavy armored forces so…
CURIOSITY FAST FORWARD TO FEBRUARY, 2019. We were near a shrine around 1 pm in Kanahangad, a district in Kannur, Kerala, India. It was the month of February and yet, 30°C. There were some trees here and there to take shelter from the scorching sun. The entire village had gathered to witness Theyaam, a thousand-year-old…
Kodaikanal, a hill station’s name that we all have heard since we were kids. Taking a trip to Kodai in 2019, I expected to be heavily commercialized and not connect with nature. But I am glad that I was wrong! Kodaikanal literally translates to ‘The Gift of the Forest’ which I could clearly visible and…
Folklore has it that when Ravana was flying away with Sita to Sri Lanka, Ram’s devotee, a demi-God in vulture form Jatayu, tried to fight and stop Ravana from doing so. In this fight, Jatayu, unfortunately, lost his life. He was breathing his last when Lord Ram and Lakshman arrived. Lord Ram granted him nirvana…
