A Weekend in the Culture Capital of Kerala – Calicut

February 5, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

I have always wanted to visit different places in Kerala. The food, the culture, landscapes of this state varies for every district – everything seems so different and fascinating. Last year when I got an opportunity to visit the state on a work-related trip, I said, “yes, please!” I spent my two weeks visiting Kannur […]

What the world should learn about meenangadi, Kerala – A village on its way to becoming the world’s first carbon-neutral village

October 1, 2021.Reading time 19 minutes.

We settled down in the corner of a local tea shop to say our goodbyes with Kattan chai after a day of visiting sacred grooves, bamboo reserves, and tribal villages of Meenanagadi Panchayat. “Pavithran Sir, you were born and spent most of your time here…. what’s your most fav place around Meenangadi?” I asked He […]

Kannur – A beach town you never considered visiting, but should!

December 15, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

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 […]

Why you shouldn’t and should travel to the Himalayas in Monsoon season

July 16, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Monsoons in the Himalayas! tips and a fool proof checklist

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 🙂

The other side of Goa

June 29, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

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 […]

Capri – The chic Island

May 18, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

There are books written, movies made and poems sung about this beautiful Romantic city of Rome. But for me, it was not an Eat pray love story in Rome.Guess it was not my cup of tea. I didn’t feel like staying there for more than two days. It was late April and was already full of tourists […]

Hut Life @ Sadhana forest

May 3, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

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.

Alacati – A Hideaway on Turkey’s Aegean Coast

April 5, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

The 90’s hits mix the cab driver played transported us to memories of our childhood. We danced in our seats to ‘My heart goes shala la la la’ and my heart was literally going sha la la at the gorgeous sunset. It felt like we were heading towards a bright peach sunset at the road’s end. The canyons […]

Rann of Kutch

September 12, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

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 […]