People write it as Cinque Terre and call it as ‘Chin-Kway Tey-re’ and it looks out of the world, though it is on the edge of the world. It is under UNESCO and includes five villages chiseled on the mountains artistically and very beautifully colored. The pictures looked so beautiful in the brochure that it…
The white Ambassador car stopped in front of a building. I looked at the building trying to see if it was the one I visited 7 years back. I saw a spectacled face from a balcony looking straight at the taxi.
A trip to Iceland with my daughter to Reykjavik and Siglufjordur was memorable experience. This summer when there are no nights there, we spent two weeks amidst mountains, ocean, seagulls and ducks, nature at its very best.
Climbing to Taktsang monastery, reading Buddhist philosophy, harvest time in Bhutan, traditional architecture, Chelela Pass and mountains – some of the cherished snapshots of those few days of life.
The New York University and the city are places where people from all over the world can be seen. It is a mini world where everyone feels themselves as individuals and as part of whole. It’s a place where creativity is welcome in every form conceived. The tourist feels at home and the locals seem to be on the move. The young and not so young are the only distinctions of age. Concept of education, skill and livelihood can be appreciated only with liberated and open minds. It is a mini world, but out of the world.
This is a blend of travelogue and fiction. The fiction has basis but no limitation of confining to reality. It is Goa a couple of days ago beautiful serene and exciting, depending on how you look at it, but definitely refreshing and compulsive in making people come alive.
Iowa a small town in USA is regarded as literary capital of the world and rightfully so. It has people reading and writing or involved in intellectual discourse all the time and everywhere. To be in that geographical location was a feast to the mind and soul. It was a vacation I had never expected. Impulse to sketch, something I had not done for decades overpowered me and I felt a ‘high’ of a sort which was my own. It was the moment of rediscovering and falling in love with oneself. Indulgence to read whatever one desired for as long as one preferred was a reality.
So Maldives is the next thing on your bucket list? Sounds good. You’re just about to see the staggering beauty and tranquility of one of the most desirable tropical destinations in Asian continent. Here are some of the highlights of these incredible islands that one should not miss on a trip to Maldives.
A look at the differences in the the ways the state of Kerala and Madhyapradesh function, from the perspective of a student. I lived for 18 years in a village in kerala. So you are warned : my views may be biased!
The Sunday on 22nd February 2015 was planned five days in advance. An early morning ride in the hot air balloon sounded a mix of adventure, suspense and exhilaration to us. A half an hour ride was an experience beyond the limited quantum of time. It started with Bertha, Kalyani, Garima, Varun, Piyush and myself…
