A trip to Bangkok is never complete unless you spend a couple of days temple-hopping. There are around 400 big and small Buddhist temples in the Thai capital. No, they are not all the same. During my trip to Bangkok, I spent a day checking out the most famous and touristy of them all, after … [Read more…]
2013 will always remain special for the travel opportunities it gave me. It was the year of ups and downs, of new bonds and heartbreaks, and also the year when I actually realized how much travel means to me. As I type this, fond memories of times spent in the Queen’s country come rushing back … [Read more…]
Many a times, ancient ruins are referred to as hauntingly beautiful. We don’t really realize this often, but referring to ruins as beautiful really overshadows the pain and sadness that must have enveloped the place after it really turned into a ruin. Sometime back, I visited what remains of the ancient settlement of Kuldhara, near Jaisalmer. … [Read more…]
Seven years ago when I was living in Pune, I came to know about ancient rock caves located in Lonavla. As ignorant as I was that time, I decided to skip these marvels created out of sheer rock on each of my quarterly trips to the chikki-town. In my defence, I really had zero interest … [Read more…]
