Miscellaneous

What is the best time to visit Shimla? Monsoon! For a long time, I kept myself away from traveling to Shimla, and this was for one reason – Shimla is a popular tourist destination and remains crowded most of the time of the year. Hill stations and mountains, for me, are a synonym for peace. […]

Chail or Shimla: which one is better to plan a holiday? Let’s find out! During my recent 1-month monsoon ride across Himachal Pradesh, I happened to visit Chail and Shimla back to back. It was my second visit to both places. Where I loved Shimla for being quiet (for a change thankfully because I visited

Looking for a weekend getaway destination from Delhi? Visit Barog, in Himachal Pradesh. Off late, I’ve seen myself covering weekend getaways on my blog quite a lot, places that can be reached in or around 6 hours from New Delhi. And this is because I’ve recently bought a motorbike. I am planning more and more

Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh has evolved as one of the wealthiest and busiest cities in the Middle East in the past few decades. Though the city has always been conventional and known for unique architecture, today it offers many fun things to do for people of varying age groups. For many years, most people who

This Uttarakhand Travel Guide is all you need to know top places to see in Uttarakhand, how to travel there, travel costs and more. Described by many as the land of Gods, Uttarakhand is the abode of the towering Himalayas, mesmerizing lakes and holy rivers. Due to its proximity to New Delhi, it lures a

In March 2019 Singapore’s Jewel Changi airport won the best airport in the world title for the seventh year in a row. That was before Changi Airport had ‘The Jewel’ — its architectural marvel. Now, after its opening, I wonder how many other airports in the world is going to get that title, at least,

This Luang Prabang travel blog is all you need to make up your mind.  Beyond the frequented, my 2019 has taken me to two offbeat Southeast Asian destinations: the island of Borneo which I happened to visit during a media trip to Sabah, in Malaysia, and the landlocked, unfrequented Luang Prabang. To be honest, I

If you visited Luang Prabang and missed Tak Bat — the morning alms giving ceremony — then let’s accept it, your visit to Luang Prabang remains incomplete. A group of nearly 2 dozen monks hurried towards me as I caught hold of this unfamiliar religious act of Tak Bat in Luang Prabang for the first

This Luang Prabang Travel Itinerary will help you explore some of the most popular tourist destinations in Luang Prabang in just 4-days. Before visiting Luang Prabang, I expected it will be very under-developed. I thought the majority of people there must be relying on agriculture and fishing in the Mekong River. But I was wrong!

Visiting Sabah, in Malaysia? Read how I liked Sabah, the Malaysian Borneo, during my first visit! As I gestured to politely ask for her permission to click a picture, she hesitated. But I knew, the hesitance wasn’t out of reluctance but pure shyness. There was nothing unwelcoming about it. I moved a few inches closer,