A (Nostalgia-tinted) Guide to Shillong
May 14
Climbing the Mountain Meadows
Last month, I spent a good couple of weeks in Himachal Pradesh. On one of the mornings, we hiked up to an ancient temple called Giri Ganga and stopped by the neighbouring meadows for lunch. I was with my homestay’s host and a couple of his friends. The four of lunch sat on the open…
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May 8
Memories of the Unfamiliar Land
Is it possible to have memories about a place we have never been to? As I dwell deeper into this question, I know that there are more places that make me feel like this. These memories or in most cases, visual reveries formulate themselves from the existing information I have. This information is either stories I’ve heard…
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Apr 30
My Seasonal Job in Turiya Villa and Spa, Goa
In April 2014, I moved to Canacona, Goa from Mumbai as a seasonal worker. I stayed and worked there for six months and saw it as an opportunity to travel across Goa and parts of Karnataka. Turiya Villa and Spa is a delicate and beautifully done up Portuguese villa in a village called Chaudi in…
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Apr 21
Travelling to the Unknown Mountains
Very many hours of my waking life are spent staring at India’s map. I think it comes closest to meditation for me! On a serious note, every Spring I spend some time picking my mountain region of the year. Last year, I was basking in Uttarakhand’s chrome sunshine. But where will the roads take me…
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Apr 12
That Mountain of Badrinath and Mana Village, Uttarakhand
I still remember, the day begun with excitement. Feeling victorious after the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund trek, Badrinath was my next destination. Not a religious person by definition but I was absolutely ecstatic to experience the one of the four most revered destination by the Hindus from world over. As if all their beliefs manifested…
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Mar 18
What Makes Taiwan Different
It took me sometime to comprehend that I was going to Taiwan (officially called Republic of China). May be because it was my first destination in East Asia. And it is a very different place from every other place I have been to. The only one feeling that came to my mind when I overviewed the…
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