Wandering into the world of unknown; burying doubts and the fears; I chose a path to follow; guided by heart's gentle whispers.
“I am thinking of doing the Everest Base Camp trek.” Sitting in one of Pokhara’s beautiful café’s lining the lake, I voiced the thought that played on my mind from the time I landed in Nepal. Beth, one of my…
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Something didn’t feel right. My instinct was to check the time and it was around 3 am. Why did I wake up? It was then I noticed that everything was swaying, not shaking but swaying. Random thoughts fired in my…
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Uluru dates back to over 500 million years! Come to think of it, that’s almost 250 million years before dinosaurs were known to have existed. Its no wonder then that Uluru dream time stories talk of giant creatures that existed whose footprints formed massive craters on it’s rock.
Where are you from? ‘India’ Hindu? Questions I and my friend were mostly greeted with by locals in Bali. It was a deja vu moment bringing memories of my time in Pokhara, Nepal, with a minor exception. Where are you…
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Luxury travelers, nature lovers, adrenaline junkies, road trippers, honeymooners, backpackers…whatever your reasons or style of travel, you won’t go wrong with New Zealand. Personally, there were many firsts on this trip marking the beginnings of a dream of traveling full…
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As darkness slowly descended on the woods, we commenced our trek. The first glimpse of an illuminated tree got us into a frenzy of excitement. But it was just the beginning. It wasn’t fully dark yet! And very soon, we…
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Weather was perfect as I stood on a peak waiting to take off. With a quick briefing, I found myself along with my instructor running towards the cliff edge, with each step our pace increasing. The next thing I knew,…
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The trek to Everest Base Camp happened on a whim! We bought/rented all trekking gear 11 hours before boarding the flight to Lukla, had no itinerary other than a map from supermarket, no guides, no porters and no trekking shoes either….
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For good or bad, better or worse, we women folk have an ability to differentiate colors; and I am not talking of the 7 colors of rainbow. For most of us who shopped, it is but inevitable we had a…
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