In winters the most depressing city in the world but the summers one of the most charming and vibrant – such is the diversity of StP. It boasts of so much to do, that 4 days were a little short. The city doesn’t even have a clear city centre because there are so many different places you can can call commercial centres. We stayed in … Continue reading St. Petersburg – Europe on Steroids
This was in some ways the land of the unknown. Moscow carried in part an image of a city run by the mafia, with dark alleys, high crime, language problems, and major safety issues. What we discovered was something totally opposite – beautiful colorful city, happy-looking facades, actually helpful people and an amusingly easy to read language. We walked around most of the time and … Continue reading Moscow – An unexpected journey
I have been in and out of the city for the last 15 years. At times spending several weeks or months at a time and on some occasions making multiple week long trips a year. Over years I have found my favorites places to eat and drink. Then on every trip I would discover a few new places, some fantastic and others just meh. This … Continue reading New York – A nostalgic guide to food and drink !
I have grown up visiting wildlife sanctuaries for annual family vacations. This always added to the familiarity and affinity I have towards the most natural of destinations. The four names that always inspired an awe in my mind were Kaziranga, Gir, Sunderbans and Ranthambore. Interestingly I didn’t visit any of these three growing up as the stars didn’t align on me travelling with my father … Continue reading Ranthambore – Spotting the striped!
Russia in summers is an amazing country with long days, white light, great food and unique architecture and I am not sure why you would ever want to go there in winters. The country also is so huge that saying you are visiting the country when you just go to two cities, sounds wrong in its own way. I was mostly targeting Moscow and St … Continue reading Russia – A summer paradise
The most anticipated last leg of the journey kicked off with a fairly refreshing six hour long first class train journey ending at the Prague station. The Sun was threatening to set by the time we got into cabs and it was dusk as we checked into our hotel right in old town square, next to the Hard Rock Cafe. Hotel Rott had a charming … Continue reading Prague – The swankiest old town and a ghastly day trip
Europe has its own unique charm – all the colonial wealth has gone into creating some of the most imposing architecture. There are tall standing chapels and massive castles on the banks of wide rivers. There is usually a cobbled stone old town lined with cafes and some tiny hole in the wall museums and gelato shops. Since all this was built in the just … Continue reading Europe – history, culture and long walks
Day 6: Ahmedabad – Dhordo ~6 hours (Rann Utsav Tent City) – The prize destination was now within reach. We started early just because we did not want to miss the sunset trip at the Rann and google maps showed some 7.5 hours of driving. Just as we rolled out of Ahmedabad, the magic of Gujarat roads started dawning on us – cruise at 120 … Continue reading Delhi to Rann – A 2800 km Odyssey: Phase 2
Possibly the least known of the great forts in Rajasthan and one of the most spectacular. It loses out a bit to the likes of Mehrangarh, Chittorgarh and the likes due to its relative inaccessibility but it more than makes up with its grandeur and the legendary stories. The fact that it is home to the second longest wall in the world is now becoming … Continue reading Kumbalgarh – The Great Wall of India
When we first spoke about it, this was a quite a long shot of a plan. There was always the intent but never the certainty that between busy work schedules and other commitments, we will be able to pull off this adventure. Over several morning coffees the plan to drive to Delhi to the Rann took shape. There was a lot of discussion on stopovers … Continue reading Delhi to Rann – A 2800 km Odyssey: Phase 1
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