Growing up, one of the biggest resentments I had against my parents was the fact that they took me around the world at a very young age. By the time I turned 7, I had been on two round-the-world trips. Now, before you mark me down as a snob for complaining about excessive travel, hear me out…
Who is a freelancer? What do you really do? Is it a part-time job? How much do you make? These are, but a few questions people frequently ask me when I tell them about my profession. In truth, there is no particular way to explain what freelancing is […]
I’ve always believed that it’s the people that make a place. Their character, eccentricities, and attitude add a whole new dimension to the aura that then reflects on those visiting an area. But my nature is such that I tend to think ten times before approaching anyone. Whether […]
Lately, I’ve come to the conclusion that everything exciting happens on or next to roads in India. India’s biggest tourist attraction, other than the Taj Mahal, can be found on the roads… curious to know what I’m talking about? Click the link. We begin with the road-side Dhabas (eateries). […]
For people my age – Do I sound really old? – Gstaad has long been associated with the Indian film industry (Bollywood). Switzerland became a destination of choice to set films or just shoot songs many decades ago, and that is why if you were to ask Indians […]
Wait! You actually clicked that link? Whaddya say! This clickbait thing actually works. Huh! Oh well, now that you’re here, might as well stick around and read a little of what I have to say. I mean let’s face it, if not this you’d be doing one of […]
Resort travel – that’s a travel niche, right? – is the perfect way to unwind, spend quality family time, take life slow without the grind of visiting the “next spot”, and of course more often than not, get pampered in the lap of luxury. Now, many would argue […]
Business travel usually has a somewhat negative connotation to it. Travel has conventionally been associated with vacation time and most expect it to be relaxing and leisurely. Traveling for business is the opposite. It involves meetings, running around from one place, city, country to another. It’s all about […]
A portal to another dimension. A gateway to a different world. Chapter 101 might blend among a line of “mall shops” in Gurgaon (Gurugram) in a rather nonchalant manner, but all you have to do is open its doors to realize that this is a place where the […]
What is traveler’s luck? Was it when we roamed around Prague in trams for two days without a ticket and didn’t get caught (because we couldn’t figure out where to get them)? Or was it being in the center of London, walking around, and coming across a small […]
Considering the amount of travel that I do with my family, I realised off late that I haven’t been writing about them as much as I would like to. My kids have been an integral part of many-a-journeys, and it is only fair that after having carried them […]
Sitting cross-legged amidst his confectioneries he was starting to get impatient. “Aap rehne he do, nahi bechni aur kachori aapko” (leave it now, I don’t want to sell any more kachoris to you) he said with slight irritation. There was no anger in his words, only his speech […]
Lausanne, I’m sorry; for I judged you based on my first impression, even though one must never judge a “book” by its cover. I threw in all my chips blind without even taking a sneak peek at the cards. I made my decision based on your looks, forgetting […]
For a few days every year people from across the world head over to two small villages in Uttar Pradesh, India to witness and experience a spectacle that never ceases to amaze. Over the years this celebration with colours has especially enticed photographers, enough for them to risk […]
Someone’s running. There’s always someone running at the station. As I sat down on an empty orange bench, late one night at Platform 16 of New Delhi Railway Station, a different world emerged in front of my eyes. A world where there was no cast or creed. People […]
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