Exploring The World, One Place At A Time
We all have dreams – some realistic, some not-so-realistic – yet we dream because that’s what makes us feel alive! I was reading a book, The Shooting Star, in which the writer (a traveler) wrote – “Sitting by Lake Annecy in France, you once told me I …
If you are dreaming of traveling abroad to explore the world, and wondering what awaits on the other side of the journey – let me tell you, there’s more than what you can even imagine! On today’s date, as more and more people are traversing …
Well, this is an ode to all the friends who are getting married and reach out to me asking where they can go for their honeymoon! I understand that everyone has a preference (and a budget factor to consider), but their queries led me to …
Southeast Asian countries are a paradise for backpackers and budget travelers, having a rich ancient past perfectly amalgamated with the modernities of the present. With vast stretches of golden beaches, dense tropical rainforests, lush green mountains, fertile delta regions, ruins of ancient architecture and floating …
Almost 6 years ago, when I started backpacking solo and embraced long-term traveling, there were people who had an expression of awe on their faces. Even before their inquisitiveness flowed out of their mouth, I could see it in their eyes! “What are you going …
The pandemic has surely taught us one of the biggest lessons ever! – The fact that ‘life is uncertain’. Once you get to hit the roads again, no matter whether you plan a trip to a quaint Himalayan village or escape to Bali to soak …
If a travel writer isn’t traveling, that doesn’t mean they can’t be writing stories about travel. We merely need to think outside the typical ‘I went here’ tales and dig into stories that we can tell while we’re at home – stories that we haven’t …
Hey You, Yes, this is for you! Maybe we’ve met while trekking through the forest trails overlooking the snow-clad Himalayas, or on that boat when we both were anticipating our first dive underwater. We might have met at the airport in Mek’elle when you helped …
It has been nearly nine months of staying indoors. Now that the year is about to end and a lot of countries are going through lockdown 2.0, here I am, sitting and thinking of last December when I was super excited to kick start 2020 …
Traveling is an essential human activity – and when I say this, it might not seem essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are. But it is as essential as books and hugs are – essential not for our survival, but for our well-being. It …