A few years ago, I told a good friend, ‘But you’re living your dream’ with an encouraging smile. Her response was a cold shrug with, ‘So? Am I not supposed to?’ Immediately, I took two steps back (in my head). I always steer clear of people with entitlement issues. And so this time, when Turkish Airlines…
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It is a tough choice, moving away from the rut and taking some time off. And even though, travelling seems aspirational and equivalent to a holiday for many, being 24 days on the road should be no one’s dream (two months in actuality, with just five days at current home.) When I reached Nashik, I…
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The 2.5-hour drive from Katni Railway Station to Kings Lodge in Bandhavgarh National Park was full of anticipation and excitement. It was the first time I was in Madhya Pradesh and the eagerness comes as a natural precursor to a new journey. I reached in the darkness of the night and my first impression of…
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Through the crowded, dusty roads of Haridwar, the jeep took me through Shyampur’s dimly lit village towards the yellow lights of Aalia. I had just finished the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib trek. Escaping the exhaustion, I allowed Aalia to flatter me with its luxurious comfort. And in the following days, I realised how addictive…
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In 2008, I first came across the existence of the Valley of Flowers. While I waited to see the images of this flourishing valley on my screen, I wondered when would I be able to visit this heaven-like place. Many people confuse the Valley to look like Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden of Kashmir or Keukenhof…
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When people say, ‘I have always dreamt of doing this’, it makes me a little retrospective. There are parts of my dreams or sometimes an entire aspiration that I tend to miss until it comes alive. More recently when I was travelling across two of Madhya Pradesh’s most popular national parks—Bandhavgarh and Kanha, it occurred to…
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