Birthday Plan with Bestie Let’s plan a destination birthday for your 40th! As I said this to my bestie, the mother of a four-year old and infant twin girls, I had my own reservations at heart. She concurred immediately with a smile. After a lot of discussion, we decided to visit Georgia, a country at … Continue reading ‘Kazbegi’ – Serenity amidst Mountains
Fear of the unknown.. When I saw Sugi at the Denpasar airport, smiling and waving warmly to me, holding a paper board with my name on it, I was relieved. Solo travelling has its share of fear of the unknown and anxiousness. A friend in Melbourne had recommended me Sugi’s travel company (go_bali_holiday), he was … Continue reading Ubud – Where Nature Beckons
Ahmed tried to capture the picturesque scenery through his Canon DSLR camera, however everything looked hazy and out of focus, or was it just his teary eyes! Only he knew what he felt inside his heart, at this moment, in front of the Dal lake in Kashmir, standing along the empty pier, the ‘shikara’ (boat) … Continue reading Home Coming…
A travelogue on Buxton and Marysville, Victoria, Australia
Today while cleaning my bookshelf I came across my old diary. I randomly opened a page where I read the below excerpt dated May, 2014…almost six years back… “Melbourne, the city of music, food and culture. The city which has embraced the culture of the world in itself. The city knows how to enjoy life, … Continue reading You are all you have….
A Sudden Plan In the busy Melbourne life, suddenly I got two weeks break while changing jobs. Being a traveler at heart, immediately decided that am off to somewhere for a week! Considering its winter in July in Australia, the cheapest and best option was New Zealand. Within couple of days I booked my week-long … Continue reading Christchurch – The Brave Heart!
Last few weeks I have been feeling fervently quite low due to several reasons. Mood swings, unsolicited tears, drifting apart in solitude etc. Guess we all go through this phase once in a while in the journey of life. Not everyone is perfect or let’s say none of us are perfect! When I have my … Continue reading The Human Touch!
It was the last day of my New Zealand holiday. I was in Queenstown and already quite mesmerised by the beauty of the place and the country. Since my flight was in the afternoon, I had booked myself in the TSS Earnslaw Vintage Cruise in the morning, so I can spend some relaxed time and … Continue reading My Pianist friend – An Anecdote!
The place My friends and I decided to travel to Noosa this year January. Noosa is located on the southern end of Queensland, an Australian state and is in the Sunshine coast. Noosa Heads, a town and suburb of the Shire of Noosa is located approximately 136 kilometres north of Brisbane, the state's capital and … Continue reading Noosa – Sea, Sand and Sunshine
Sometimes when I walk on the road, I suddenly look back, as if some known one is looking at me. But then I find no one. Sometimes someone crosses me in the crowd and I sense a known smell, but then I can't find anyone. I question myself, what am I looking for? Whom am … Continue reading A New Horizon!
Disguise Me Forever 