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Paro: Bhutan’s Docile Progeny
As soon as I was done with the immigration formalities at the Bhutan/India border (Phuentsholing-Jaigaon), I wanted to be on my way to Paro to make the most of it. Paro is a major tourist destination …
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Why Is Paro Airport (Bhutan) One Of The Toughest To Land On?
One morning I found Kavya, my fellow-traveller in Thimphu, and our hostess Sania, discussing the famed Paro airport and the perils that surround it. Kavya was narrating her experience as she had flown to Bhutan, while …
Will You Shoot Holi? Read This.
Shooting Holi is one the most challenging pursuits that a traveler/photographer/travel-photographer can take up, and I am glad that I have my share of experiences to take a leaf from. While it is sure to get …
Why Is Gujarati Food Sweet?
Years ago, my father got transferred to Gandhidham for one of his postings. Back then, we were settled in a remote town in Chattisgarh, and vaguely knew that the said place happened to be in …
Tiger’s Nest Trek: All You Need To Know
Location: Tiger’s Nest trek (or Taktsang Valley Monastery) Paro, Bhutan. It is 10:30am. I am on my way to the Tiger’s Nest monastery and I have already committed my first two mistakes of the day: …
Nongriat: Meghalaya’s Piece De Resistance
Nongriat is one of the lesser known cousins of Shillong. Why has it been kept as a hidden destination?
Dear UPSRTC, I Need Space
My experience of travelling in UPSRTC bus.
Read This If You Are Solo Indian Traveller To Bhutan
A Guidebook for the solo Indian traveller to Bhutan
Mawlynnong: Mystery Behind The Cleanest Village In Asia
Cleanliness; a virtue not very well associated with India in the International tourism lattice. How did 'the cleanest village in Asia' happen, in that case?
Auroville: A Sustainable Serendipity
*Alert: Long-post* “Of places that are, by their very nature of being, like the introverts of the society. Of places, that do not vie for our attention. Of places, that are tucked in a corner in an unfathomable …