A Travel and Lifestyle blog by Bhavya Vatrapu
I sat there on the old pier of Thalassery, holding back my tears! I don’t know if it were the heartwarming comradeship stories that Farhan narrated or the heart-filling gorgeous orange-purple sunset, or the fact that I’m utterly grateful for the outdoors after spending ten months indoors during the lockdown. Water filled my eyes, and […]
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What is it with the Taj Mahal??? We all have at least one miniature Taj Mahal our friends or relatives bought as a souvenir when they visited! We see it in movies all the time, we read about it in novels, poems, childhood literature and architecture lessons. Remember that street seller who used to sell Taj Mahal posters near beaches and parks? How about the Taj Mahal image on the cover page of our notebooks? We (millennials) also probably had the Taj Mahal as our desktop wallpaper.
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Enjoying the Graceful rains from our cosy apartments with a cup of coffee and travelling during the monsoons are totally different experiences :p
Here is what happened while travelling to North Bengal and Sikkim during early monsoon this year. Also curated an idiot proof monsoon checklist 🙂
I’ve heard how people fall in love with Goa. I’ve heard and read a few old stories in which foreigners burnt their passports to stay back in Goa; stories of how they found their spiritual path in this place. Stories of how Goa was part of the earliest hippie trails, and how the RV culture […]
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Apparently my friend ‘K’ saw this super hit movie, The Darjeeling Limited (I didn’t), and was obsessed with it since. A couple of months ago, back in Pondicherry while travelling, she said that she wanted to ride on the Darjeeling heritage train. That Darjeeling toy train ride had been on my mind too for a […]
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A day that filled me with Regret and changed my perception towards Mumbai city forever!! If I’d met Levi at a metro station or at work, I wouldn’t have given him a second glance. He looked more or less like an Indian, spoke Hindi and was dressed in a kurta
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Sadhana forest is in Auroville near Pondicherry. This wondeful community is a bunch of amazing like minded volunteers who are committed to convert a higly eroded land into an evergreen forest.
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Who knew that the CSTM/Victoria terminus has a secret museum and allows enthusiasts to visit the Unesco heritage site and witness the brilliant architecture
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Travel story: Experience the Rann Utsav A festival which redefines Luxury, which fills our hearts with warm colors, unique Art and blissful music. Rann Utsav is a festival celebrated every year from November to February in the Kutch District – Gujarat. It’s a magnificent experience to see the seasonal shimmering salt marshes in the Mighty […]
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