‘Kazbegi’ – Serenity amidst Mountains

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

Ubud – Where Nature Beckons

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

Home Coming…

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…

Bawali Rajbari

‘Bawali Rajbari’ – Heritage of Bengal

A Sudden Plan It had been more than three years since our Cambodia & Vietnam trip and life had transformed a lot, but I guess what hadn’t changed was our love for travel. I was meeting my best friend, Apala, after 2 years, only for 4 days! She was flying from Dubai to my place … Continue reading ‘Bawali Rajbari’ – Heritage of Bengal

Christchurch – The Brave Heart!

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!

My Pianist friend – An Anecdote!

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!

Noosa – Sea, Sand and Sunshine

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

Bendigo..a quaint Victorian city!

The Journey It was the Easter weekend and my friends and I had decided the weekend away to Bendigo which is around the centre of the state of Victoria and approx.150km north west of Melbourne, Australia. The best way to travel together was to go in the V/Line train which departs from the Southern Cross … Continue reading Bendigo..a quaint Victorian city!

The Colours of Life!

Few days ago, India celebrated the ‘festival of colours’ called ‘Holi’. When I was a kid, all year through I would wait for this day when we would play with colours. All the kids were just exhilarated with the impression of throwing colours at each other and getting a colourful face themselves. We would blend … Continue reading The Colours of Life!

Hey its another new year!

I am late and no excuses but I wish everyone a very happy and prosperous New Year 2017. This New Year started on a very good note, bit of family time and of course travel. When I try to recall how my last year went and what I want to do this year, everything sort … Continue reading Hey its another new year!