I recently got a gentle reminder from my brother in law regarding a blog on England & Scotland which has been long due. After all it was because of his enthusiasm, patience and driving skills which made so many of my journeys and experiences possible last year in the land of British, now mostly occupied...Read More

While Europe attracts Indians much more than most other continents courtesy Bollywood movies, Asia is in no way less attractive given the rich and diverse culture, varied landscapes, art and architecture, great hospitality and food that ignites all senses. And I would say, Bali, among Asian cities would top the chart for being a complete...Read More

Spain is about a lot of things, including Food, Football and Fashion. From dazzling architecture to golden beaches to Spanish music to Flamenco dance, to evenings with wines & tapas to vibrant nights. Life is a fiesta here…. starts slow and goes on till really late. Culturally it feels as if no one crosses the...Read More

Sometimes I wonder where all I am destined to have my meals… from a Berber’s home in high Atlas mountains (Northern Africa) to Sahara desert to a hilltop cafe in Tangier.  Thank you God not just for the meals but also for locations to have my meals 🙂 This year, as part of my solo...Read More

Where to travel to in the month of May or say December? Is it okay to travel to Mauritius in June? I want to see Migration in Kenya Tanzania is Sept ok? so on… and so forth If you too have questions like these on your mind, here is our blog on recommended travel destinations...Read More

Hello people ! If you have done your Goa trip enough number of times and Andamans not even once then you must read below and pack your bags to witness the beauty of one of the real gems of Indian Ocean- Andamans. Virgin beaches, aqua blue waters, magnificent marine life ! And one of the...Read More

Dec 2019 was our last international travel before covid came into our lives. 2020 and 2021 were restricted to domestic travel only again courtesy covid . Luckily this year we came across Vir Sanghvi’s blog ‘Rude Food’ which said ‘Indian tourists who ignore Sri Lanka and its natural beauty are making a mistake’. We hadn’t...Read More

Some trips we remember for the happy experience we have and the others for the learning we get. This was one of those in the latter category. Had never been on any long hrs cruise before and with no idea about our tolerance levels, this was our venture directly into the pacific sea for the...Read More

We mostly get to hear about Masai Mara in Kenya but do you know that there are 54 national parks in Kenya and one of those lesser known ones is Samburu National Park on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river. Samburu is 350 kms  from Nairobi and this was our first  & one of...Read More

Not only popular for some of the best sunsets in the world, Santorini is also an amazingly glamorous destination for portrait photography. Rugged cliffs rising from the blue Aegean sea, the white buildings & beautiful cave hotels overlooking the caldera, dazzling panoramas, volcanic sand beaches and the famous blue domes.     Romantic, sexy and...Read More

Holiday planning in Year 2020 – Vacation planning in 2020 Here’s the complete list of long weekends in 2020. You can start planning your holidays now. Long weekend in February 2020 Mahashivratri 21 February (Friday) 22 February (Saturday) 23 February (Sunday)   Long weekend in March 2020 7 March (Saturday) 8 March (Sunday) 9 March...Read More

How about waking up to a morning like this?   Spending the day looking at colorful fishes and under water life?   Evenings… watching the sun go down!       Staying in a beautiful small island like this ?   Having dinner in one of the most romantic settings & more… Dinner by the...Read More

Not exaggerating. Each word in this photo story about my Spiti travel is true, lived in slow motion, and permanently etched in my memory. Let me start with Hikkim, the highest post office in the world. Here I am with my best close-up smile; I have even written post cards to send to my loved...Read More

How could I miss this one in MP ( Madhya Pradesh, India) given that the density of tiger population at Bandhavgarh is one of highest known.  I had been to Pench, Tadoba, Kanha but Bandhavgarh was long pending in my list. And so, last October though I was supposed to go to Rajasthan, I twisted and...Read More

Surprisingly Mishraji showed some excitement when I said, ‘Lets go to Ranakpur’, Probably because it was daylight and his nightmare of late night driving to Kumbhalgarh was over. Besides, we were going to one of the 5 most important temples of Jainism in India which also happened to serve good lunch, as per our Mishraji...Read More

Wish to get lost in some romantic remote coastal village at the Mediterranean? Welcome to Cinque Terre. Not just one, you have 5 such villages to choose from. Italy is no short of rugged coastline, romantic villages and pretty towns on the Mediterranean but famous five villages of Cinque Terre have become iconic in Italy....Read More

This time I touched upon a few parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. My route was Bangalore to Nagpur, Nagpur to Katni, Katni to Bandhavgarh, Bandhavgarh to Ajmer, Ajmer to Pushkar, Pushkar to Kumbhalgarh, Kumbhalgarh to Udaipur, and Udaipur to Kota. 15 days long tour and Mishra ji descended into our lives as our driver...Read More

Traveling to Africa has been one of my long-term dreams come true. For last 3 years or so, I was researching on the same, checking for safari destination, costs and considering how to plan my African safari. But before I talk about this once in a lifetime East African safari adventure, let me start with...Read More

Yes..I am very much talking about the Oktoberfest which is held at Munich every year. The festival is visited by approx. 6 million people from across the world making it the largest in the world. This is one of those quintessential travel experiences for anyone who enjoys beer and partying. Coincidentally, I too was here last...Read More