Remedy to seven year itch – Travel
I guess the most common warning you hear about marriage is the seven year itch. Well, I’ve figured out the solution to that one. The best remedy is travel. Travel together. Travel alone. Travel...
View ArticlePostbox hugger
You’ve heard of tree huggers. You’ve heard of free huggers. But, have you heard of a postbox hugger? That’s me. A self proclaimed deltiologist, I’ve been fascinated by postcards since god knows when....
View ArticleWild affair with Travel God
I’ve never been religious. I’ve personally hated going to crowded temples and waiting in long queue’s to pray to God, when the first thing I was taught when I was a child was “God is one and...
View ArticleNinja and The Tao of Freecycling
No – I am not giving away my cycle. I however have been giving away a lot of things and if you have been on my Facebook profile, you have probably witnessed this daily episode. Friends of mine Preethi...
View ArticleWorkaholic Traveholic
Generally, you would have expected a ‘I’m high on Capoeira’ or ‘I’m high on travel’ post from me. Today, I am high on work. I guess you feel that when you have productive days and want to put in...
View ArticleTravel Bloggers and Powerpoint
This is a travel blog. Yes. But, this is also a travel blog run by a corporate slave. The last two months have been about Powerpoint presentations more than anything else. And, I have done one...
View ArticleSeven things to make me happy!
Three years ago, I spent New Year’s Eve amidst two million people at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. As unbelievable fireworks lit up the sky, I watched the Cariocas all dressed in white, carrying...
View ArticleNothing comes free
Just got a message from my best friend this morning – “I’m sitting in a cafe with free wifi in Bandra, drinking black coffee – actually it just occurred to me, it’s not free wifi, the coffee’s so...
View ArticleDay 17 & 18 – Enthusiasm & Stupidity is a dangerous combination
People change. Thats the truth. I think about the person I was 5 years ago and now. And, I am different. I was just chatting with Neesha, one of my closest friends and the one who actually traveled to...
View ArticleDay 22 & 23 – Figuring out value again
A long long time ago, I wrote a blogpost about exchange rates. I think I was very much in India, working there and trying to save money to travel around the world. And, it wasn’t easy. Let me tell you...
View ArticleHow 7 months of my life disappeared …
Why blogging dropped out of the priority list from Jan until now. Update from Ninja’s life. I just did two things – I spent life between Meetings & Airports. Pathetic. Why? New Team at work….....
View ArticleFreedom 5 years ago
So, a few months ago, I promised you all a blast from the past.. This is the first day of the journey. The day I consider as the first day. August 15th. (I’m late publishing this post) A little more...
View ArticleIf your mother approves, you go for it
Actually waking up on August 16th and realizing I didn’t have to go to office was absolutely amazing. I think I didn’t know what to do in the morning. I didn’t feel any rush. I sat and made myself a...
View ArticleI want 100 bençãos
I can’t remember what I was doing 5 years ago on August 17th. But, sure as hell, I was having a bloody good time. Because I had turned 28 (which is a number less than 30). And today, I turn 33. Damn....
View ArticlePile on policy
Since we are still in the phase of planning for the trip, I thought I’d share one of the ‘make or break’ factors of my trip. I didn’t have too much money (too much is always relative). In general, I...
View ArticleArt of hounding
The most frequently received comment / contact me note on my blog is “How the hell did I manage all the visas for my travel?”. Blessed with an Indian passport, this is not easy. But, to me, if a...
View ArticleFountain pens and faraway friends
There are some days you have to erase from your calendar. The sick days. The ones where you wake up and don’t want to get out of bed, even if you are in paradise. Ofcourse, I wasn’t in paradise. I was...
View ArticleFeeling Heavy
The weekend spent walking around… with so much on my head. Heavy. Just to say that you would face days like these in life. And certainly in travel.
View ArticleMy first yoga retreat….
The beauty of a yoga retreat in three simple points: You owe yourself the time and space and serenity that a yoga retreat offers (this is the best break you can give yourself) You need the discipline...
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