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#travelbloggerindia #maharashtratourism #lonavla #travelblogindia #travelblogmaharashtra
India, Maharashtra, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Lonavla spring and a tree house

Recently, I read a Facebook post by fellow blogger, Abhinav Singh of A Soul Window, saying that he does not […]

March 9, 2017
#travelbloggerindia
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Christmas Markets of Cologne

Christmas in Germany is called Weihnacht and some of Europe‘s finest festive markets are hosted there. Held every year from […]

December 24, 2016
#travelbloggerindia #travelblogindia #travelingduringpregnancy
Travel Extras, Travel Tips, Traveling during Pregnancy Tips

Traveling with a bump during the third trimester

Third trimester means that you are by now the size of a planet, have a million aches, sores and discomfort […]

December 7, 2016
#travelbloggerindia #travelblogindia #travelingduringpregnancy
Travel Extras, Travel Tips, Traveling during Pregnancy Tips

Traveling with a bump during the second trimester

With your second trimester, comes the confidence that your bump is here to stay and even your energy starts coming […]

December 6, 2016
Travel Extras, Travel Tips, Traveling during Pregnancy Tips

Traveling with a bump during the first trimester

Recently a kind person complimented me on being a travel diva, who makes exploring with a bump (and eventually a […]

December 5, 2016
#Pondicherry #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Pondicherrytravelblog #Pondytourism
India, Photo Essays, Pondicherry, South, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Pondicherry autumn smells

My first smell of Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry and fondly referred to as ‘Pondy’) was unpleasant. I reached the […]

October 22, 2016
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Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras

Autumn comes home

Last night had been a wild one. We had gone for a dinner date at Saudade, our neighbourhood Portuguese restaurant […]

October 17, 2016
kalimpong slow travel is very relaxing
East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

Kalimpong and the art of doing nothing

What can I say about our Kalimpong break? That it had been lovely, intrepid, lazy and much needed, after our […]

July 21, 2016
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