Wayfarer’s Journal

  So it was Leh this time…..as in the last travel, it was with and a wonderful guide and a group of enchanting ladies ….some known others not….actually I had been loaded with work since I landed back from what u can call ‘’Heaven’’ on earth….that’s what I would like to call Leh….. but some of my cousins and friends have been pestering me to pen down something about this trip…..and here we go…. As I called it Heaven on earth I would like to tell u all that, surprisingly, when I shared the pics with others, some said its lovely and some said it looked dry and repeating kind topography…but I would say that the road trip we took on that terrain had been the best I ever had….i think we all have a notion that green appeals the eyes and it’s the best….I can bet that the snow laden barren brown mountains with blue sky in the background and turquoise water bodies in between can be calming and soothing not only to eyes but to the soul as well!! My trip to Ladakh had been much awaited one. Fi...

  Just back after a refreshing, rejuvenating weeklong trip to Bhutan. The highpoint of the trip was that I was travelling alone for the first time, without friends, partner, relatives or anyone I am close to. Having toured alone to many places for official needs where I have always found time to explore the native life, this experience had been tremendously unlike them as I ventured out with strangers!! a bunch of 20 women of varying age groups, whom I had never seen or known before; who would never have crossed my path hadn’t I decided to take this up. A solo travel had been in my mind for a long time, to be precise, sometime after I started taking up small extended week end trips with college buddies, when I shifted to Bangalore. Finally, when I zeroed in the place that I had to visit, I was a bit apprehensive about travelling alone. To be honest, safety was not my concern at all, as I was quite confident that I could keep myself well and sound, but wasn’t sure whether I could ...