Have you heard people say that they can vacation in Thailand and Dubai for less than the cost of vacationing in Goa? Or that they can travel from their city to Goa by flight for the same price as they would shell out to travel from Goa’s airport to their…
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Living in Saligao, Goa, my whole life, I’ve often stuck to the familiar when it comes to how I spend my weekends – trying out local eateries, cafe-hopping, hanging out at friends’ houses, or lazy weekends at home. But a recent chat with friends Sandeep, Rene, and Vaibhav, who moved…
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I can count the number of days in my life that I’ve spent in Bangalore on one hand – most of those days were to fly in and out for a client meeting or an event. Even in that limited time, I’ve made it a point to explore some of…
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I feel truly blessed to call a house with a massive garden my home. I have a bigger garden than anyone I know, and right across my home is my grandmother’s place, which boasts an equally sprawling green space. My childhood was a whirlwind of garden adventures: running around playing…
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I’m usually a go-getter when it comes to traveling. I like to soak in every bit of a new place, but my visit to Rajkot was an in-transit visit. I had only a brief stopover of two hours after landing at the airport. Our glimpse of the city was limited…
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History, adventure, wildlife – Junagadh has it all in and around itself. But at least in my circles, I have never heard of someone visiting Junagadh or even talking about it. While I read several travel blogs and magazines, I don’t recall ever reading about this city as a travel…
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Among all the places on my travel route in Gujarat, Gir was the place I was most excited about. After all, it is the last and only remaining habitat of the magnificent Asiatic Lion! I had to work hard to keep my expectations in check, understanding that spotting these incredible…
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Just the other day a few folks asked me to recommend restaurants in Agonda but it has been months (or rather, like two years) since I last visited. I spent a weekend there in January for a friend’s birthday getaway, and while it was nice to see the same old…
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Hi everyone! Diu was the last stop on my recent trip to Gujarat, but I decided to write about it first because there’s not much to talk about, really. So while India was under British rule for nearly 90 years, the little territories of Goa, Daman, and Diu had a…
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When I think ‘Thai food,’ I think ‘rainy day!’ The fact that I’m up for enjoying it all day, any day is a different story, but there’s something about the flavours of Thai food that go so well with the monsoons. The sweet, sour, spicy, salty, and aromatic flavours of…
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Hello, hello! 2024 has not been a year filled with jet-setting for me, with only 3 trips this year – Kerala, Dehradun + Rishikesh and now, Jaipur. For those of you who have been following me since I started digital nomad-ing and blogging before it became the in-thing, you’ll know…
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