Living On The Edge! Enchanting Lighthouses
“The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we really live” …Read more
Serenity in the Forests of Tadoba
We all search for that place that can bring you inner peace. That can be the place to sit outside on the steps of the verandah, gazing into infinity, eyes closed in reverence. For us that place will forever be the wild, stunning jungles of India. Their whispered stories are our salvation. As we drive…Read more
Snoozing on the Couch: Boutique Destinations in Goa
Text Contribution: Dr Bhakti Tunkiwala As you read ahead you will find that whatever the title may signify to you this is in fact a travelogue, well a travel fetish and not in any way a advisory on falling asleep on furniture that is not quite your bed! Dentist’s, as most people like to believe…Read more
The Butter Tea Encounter
A trip around the ladakh region in India always leaves you with great memories, photographs and some interesting stories to share. Here we share one such encounter with the butter tea of ladakh. The Stok Village is a wonderfully peaceful location on the outskirts of Leh. Hikers use this village as base to climb up…Read more
Kinnaur & Spiti Valley: The Sounds of Silence
“This is a brief life, but in its brevity, it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.” ― Rudyard Kipling As we sat on the shore of the placid lake, a comfortable silence engulfed our beings. Just a few days ago, amidst the irascible urban chaos that ruled my life, I had caught…Read more
Ladakh-The Revelations of The Zanskar Valley
“The inhalation of fresh air is like a tonic for the soul, awakening each sense and energizing it with renewed vigor, raising it to a level of consciousness that reflects supreme awareness” There are no easy days in the city. If you sit carefree and have a cup of tea to relish few moments of peace, the prickly conscience makes…Read more
Ladakh (On and off the Manali – Leh highway) Nature, Lakes & Monasteries
It’s strange how you lose your grip over the city you love and want to, at times escape from it. It’s the chaos, the incessant cacophony, the daily grind, the endless journeys of needless materialism. To heal from these urban maladies, we decided to embark on a road trip away from fellow humans where phones…Read more
Tiger, Tiger; On The Prowl!
This summer we chose to visit the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. We planned this wildlife trip with a desire to see the tiger and spend some time in the jungle after our successful visits at Pench & Tadoba – Andhari Tiger Reserves 18 months ago. The seeds of wildlife safaris in…Read more
That little Inner Voice
It’s a void. A feeling of emptiness you feel when you finish reading a good book, a book in which you have identified with the ups and downs of the character as he goes through his life. Unfortunately for me, I get under the skin of the character. I fall in love when he falls…Read more
Silence is indeed Golden!!(A Journey to Lakshadweep Islands)
“Once a Year, Go Someplace You’ve Never Been Before” – Dalai lama The silence is rejuvenating. It isn’t the normal silence you feel when no one around you is talking, it’s a special silence, where you cannot even hear the sound of the wind or the birds chirping or the ocean waves crashing to the…Read more
On the Bright side of 40!
I was almost surprised that I made it till 40. Since childhood I always used to look at 40 year olds as ‘olds’. I was sure that’s about the age at which your bones start to crackle, secretions dry up, tears well up and flow at slightest provocation and you need a stick to walk around and “Soda Glasses” for the dimmed vision. The narrow arteries of the feeble heart muscle will choke up from all the greasy stuff I ate till date and the only way forward would be to write my will. Not that I have much to give away, but if you consider this blog to be…Read more
A Slice Of Life In Goa!
The first thing you feel when you tighten your seat belts on a flight to Goa is a deep sense of core happiness, especially since no one on a flight to Goa looks unhappy. You know you deserve to be on this flight as the past few weeks have been crazy busy and a weekend…Read more
It’s time to be “FROZEN”!!
“Let it go, let it go, Can’t hold it back anymore, let it go, let it go, Turn my back and slam the door And here I stand, and here I’ll stay, Let it go, let it go, the cold never bothered me anyway” These are perfect lines to describe an attitude that is required to be happy in these modern times. These lines from an academy award winning song “Let it go” sung by one of the most renowned and talented singer/performers on Broadway, Idina Menzel. The movie Frozen, showcases this song as the turning point in the story. The song has a really interesting feel and rhythm to…Read more
Live Life Like “Master Chef Australia”!!
In recent times I have rarely seen a program on television that oozes so much positive energy as Master Chef Australia (MCA) does. It’s an out and out thrilling experience to watch it. An institution such as MCA sends out all the right signals to its viewers and leaves you salivating for much more. I had never imagined myself getting hooked onto it. I realized I am waiting for the grand finale of MCA more than I did for the ODI world cup finals in cricket. And that’s a big statement for me to make. I want you all to be very clear as you read this further that I…Read more
Adapt, Learn, Train & Visualize!!
Rohit Brijnath writes about the batting genius of Rahul Dravid, “His batting is not, for some, immediately appealing; it is like some paintings, it requires a second look, a considered appreciation. Soon its beauty is revealed, its simple elegance, its clean, classical lines, its divorce from awkwardness, its stylish symmetry. He plays to his own wondrous sheet music”. I found these lines perfect to describe hard working, elegance personified Rahul Dravid. For me, he is a perfect example of a man who is playing a team role. He had his back against the wall; and he overcame that and become known as “The Wall”. “To India’s enormous fortune, when a…Read more