It is hard to believe that for a city as intertwined with history and culture as Lucknow, there is literally a single property in town that qualifies as a ‘heritage stay’. I assumed it to be an exaggeration when a staff member at Lebua Saraca Estate mentioned this bit of information about the property.Turns out, this was no … [Read more…]
Bridges, no matter how small or insignificant, are masterpieces in their own right. There is always a candid charm that comes along with reference to bridges. All the important and not so important bridges I have seen so far have made me realize that constructing a bridge is more an art form rather than a form … [Read more…]
Last month, an impromptu trip to Chikmagalur (courtesy Skreem and The Serai) left me at crossroads, unable to decipher if it is the coffee or the cuisine that made me fall in love with this quiant South Indian hill town. Tucked away in the lush green Mullayanagiri Range of hills in Karnataka, Chikmagalur is a coffee-heaven, a … [Read more…]
The ruins dotting the temple town of Hampi narrate a tale of the past as well as form a parallel storyline that I lived last month. Embracing this ancient Vijayanagara kingdom, I lost my heart, beat by beat to the past, present and to the times that lie ahead. Some places are like love, hard … [Read more…]
