Looking for a historical day from Ahmedabad? Travel to Lothal, an ancient town of the Harappan civilization, that features a well planned housing complex, neatly designed roads and drains, and the world’s biggest dockyard of that time. All of this 5000 years ago.
Storm King in Summer is The Best Place To Be
The first time I saw Storm King was in a dreamy, romantic sequence in Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None”. Dev and Francesca walked through the exquisite fall foliage totally in love with each other and with the surroundings. After that, I could only imagine Storm King in the colors of autumn. My dream was to […]
A Travel Guide to Mrauk U – Updated 2019
We were planning our much-awaited trip to Myanmar. Bagan, Yangon, and Mandalay were on our list already but we wanted someplace that could make our itinerary stand out. Surely, there was something remote in a country which had only recently opened up. And we spotted it after some long hours of research. It was a […]
A Memorable Train Journey Through Germany
Around 11 pm that night, the lights in my train flickered unsteadily for a couple of seconds and suddenly went off leaving the whole train in weary darkness. I had been on the train for the past 4 hours and instead of getting anywhere close to my destination I was, now, staring at a bright, moonlit […]
Baobab Juice and Chicken Yassa: Ever Heard Of Them?
Baobab juice and Chicken Yassa? I, certainly, had not heard of them until recently when I was introduced to the flavorsome Senegalese cuisine. Yes, you heard it right! Senegalese cuisine right from the shores of Western Africa but conjured up in old town Paris! I dipped into a plateful of some amazing Senegalese flavors last month […]
Jiuzhaigou in China: The Lesser-Known Lake District of The World
And where the green could be simply green and the blue could be solely blue; It was a beautiful place on the earth, a place called Jiuzhaigou! A generous splash of blue and green, a never-ending trail of winding paths and an amazing concoction of towering mountains, fragrant alpine forests, and crystal clear lakes: this was how Jiuzhaigou […]