As the air breathes still, the heat seems to gasp and goad, and then lie back in a tired exhausted stupor. And yet Sevilla is alive. Alive and throbbing and intensely romantic. Even at evenings at 41 degrees. This is…
Flamenco performance in Spain
Tag: Travel
Goa – Image of the day
Goa is about drunken stupor, cheap alcohol, and wild partying. It’s also about friends and camaraderie and laughter and fun. Even more, it’s about beautiful beaches, gorgeous drives, finger-licking cuisine, and the best churches in India. But on some days,…
New friends
I am bad with kids. I am especially bad with kids I don’t know. But I couldn’t help be charmed by this little girl in Petra. After hours of walking and climbing, we had stopped at a quiet ledge up…
How to save money while traveling
So I have often been asked “How do you have the money to travel so much”? Well, to be honest, and fair, a well-paying job helps. 🙂 But that’s not really it. I know people who earn much more than…
To adventures!
“You are the most adventurous person I know!” I stared at the chat window for a minute, wondering if the new year meant old age and poor eyesight. But as I laughed away the comment, and chatted with my colleague,…
Vienna – A photo essay! (Part 1)
5 Myths about Solo Female Travel
When I first wanted to travel alone, I googled it, and I was amazed at the number of articles about the single female traveler. It felt like there was this huge new fashion wave in the world, and I was still…
Cramps while travelling?
You would think that your most striking travel memories are that of your best travel experiences right? Right. Most often, they are. But sometimes, sometimes, the bad ones do leave an impression on one’s psyche; we don’t tell our friends…
Budapest – Part 1
And here I was, carrying a big blue suitcase, a bright orange ruck sack, and a whole mixed set of prejudices and expectations. It’s true. I was in Budapest, the city that’s wedged between the ostentatious, but popular Vienna, and…
Tips for the First-time Indian Traveler
 So a lot of my friends who are travelling abroad for the first time, have been calling me up a day before travelling, with a whole set of questions. While I could answer quite a few of them, I felt…