In February this year, I crashed on a friend’s couch in Goa for 5 days. Naturally, given that he’s a local, he steered me towards some of his favourite haunts- as…
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Nestled in a village called Chandelao, 40 kilometres from Jodhpur, is a haveli where once resided the landowners of the area. Now, it’s wrought-iron gate, studded with orange bougainvilleas, is the…
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As is customary when the sun sets on another year, looking back at the year that’s gone by, instinctively, I feel the warmth of the familiar followed by the thrill of…
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Perched atop a tiny hillock on a mountain is Himalayan View Retreat- a hotel built during the Colonial times when Nainital and its surrounding areas were one of the main stations…
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If ever there was a person so thoroughly inspired by movie locations- it’s me. Obviously, it was Dark Knight Rises that put Mehrangarh Fort on my radar, and ever since, I’d…
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Walking past a board marked “Private Property” we found ourselves in the midst of a clearing between shrubs, trees and saplings, where a teal-and-white cottage stood. It was a little removed…
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I arrived at Marriott Jaisalmer in their wifi-enabled cab, as the doors swung open to a traditional Rajasthani welcome of red tikka and rice, accompanied by a turban that made its…
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I have a bias. Nainital is one of the hill stations that I’m always drawn towards- maybe because every year I skip the maddening summer months and choose to travel in…
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A hike, a little mist and a couple rolling pine cones away is a clearing in the wilderness, called Jilling Terraces. Once an apple orchard, Jilling is a hill adorned with…
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If you’ve found yourself loitering around this particular website, and wondering why I haven’t been adding new destinations, it’s probably because I’ve spent time re-visiting the old ones, and taking some…
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The go-to summer destination for anyone living within or around 200 kms of Delhi, saw its worst tourist season yet, with water shortage forcing Shimla to shut its doors to visitors…
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A baby owl peeped from his home inside a hole in the tree trunk, as we drove past it and through the gates of Ranthambore’s Sawai Madhopur Lodge- a Vivanta by…
