Chettinad – A Region in its Own

Chettinad – A Region in its Own

September 6, 2019Posted inSouth India
Chettinad came in bits and pieces over the years. It came through sights and smells and it came through stories. Stories that I read in travel magazines, but more so from people who had been there. Stories which spoke more in expressions than in words. Much like traveling in Chettinad…
Kilkenny, Ireland

Kilkenny, Ireland

August 29, 2019Posted inEurope
Kilkenny was the first town in Ireland where I felt the cobbled stone streets under my feet. I think it was a Sunday evening and that's why I thought it felt so empty. It was only later in my trip that I learned that all the evenings felt this silent…
The Malabar Introduction

The Malabar Introduction

August 22, 2019Posted inSouth India
On my first journey to Kerala, I was seated opposite a monk. The train whooshed out of the Mangalore station and even before we had left the city limits, the monk untied the strings of his lunch box. His lunch, a mix of raw veggies and fruits was neatly wrapped…
Antigua – Guatemala

Antigua – Guatemala

August 16, 2019Posted inCentral America
As my mini-coach entered the cobbled stone lanes of Antigua, I noticed two things. One, there were more locals that tourists. Two, the tourists had a very easy pace. In the first few minutes of looking at Antigua from a partially blocked view in my coach, I fully knew that…
Being in Scandinavia..

Being in Scandinavia..

July 19, 2019Posted inScandinavia
A few years ago, in a Sami (North Norwegian) camp of reindeers, a tourist asked the herder, "How many reindeers do you have?". "Fifty Thousand" came the reply and then he added with a smile, "We do not count, we just be with them". In all these years of coming…
Alesund to Andalsnes | Part II

Alesund to Andalsnes | Part II

July 12, 2019Posted inNorway
The Fjordland of Norway hits you straight away. It does, however, take time to sink in. The pleasant shock of nature after the initial ‘wows' and ‘amazing' settles in your mind. Once in there it only makes you want to stare, and absorb what you see, take it all in.…
Helsinki, ten years…!

Helsinki, ten years…!

July 5, 2019Posted inScandinavia
I came here 10 years ago. In the ‘not so spring' day of early May, I followed the instructions given by the hostel website to arrive here at the Euro Hostel, Helsinki, from the Vantaa Airport. I don't think there were any google maps back then coz I remember me…