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chettinad – love at first ‘site’!!

had heard so much about chettinad cuisine over the years, but being vegetarian it never really excited me. but, then my husband and i saw pictures of some old mansions in chettinad and knew we had to visit… the old mansions looked beautiful, and there seemed to be way more to chettinad than food and saris!

first steps we had to find a nice place to stay. we chanced upon Visalam managed by CGH Earth. it seemed to have captured that old-world charm without going over-board! none of the places in karaikudi or nearby seemed nearly as good! when we reached at an early 8am, we were awed by the beauty of the house. how they had managed to renovate it! Continue reading “chettinad – love at first ‘site’!!”

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children during travel…

realise that title could be misleading! i don’t mean how to take children along when you travel, have no experience of that, and currently, well don’t wish to either! it feels like it will be akin to traveling with mr-demanding-my-way-all-time and then they always want their way! god. [yeah that my (maybe myopic) view of kids right now!] i like bumping into kids. sometimes local, sometimes other … Continue reading children during travel…

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why a photo still doesnt replace a memory for me…

memories of a place, of a time visited, somehow stand alone. photos dont represent that very memory for me… the memory has more emotion… and the photo becomes but hot button to make me feel all of that all over again… that gush… i take so many photos. with every trip. but i never know best how to use them. in those days we would … Continue reading why a photo still doesnt replace a memory for me…

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mount everest from a plane…

it was a long wait at kolkata airport for your ‘international’ flight into bhutan which is nestled comfortably between bengal, bangladesh and the north-east. mid-flight, the captain announced into the mike “if you all look out of your window, you will see the Mt. Everest.” thats it. thats all he said. so casually (too casually for me!). of course he must have seen the everest from … Continue reading mount everest from a plane…

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the origin of ‘daylight robbery’

when i visited bath, went for a heritage walk with the locals organised by the abbey. it was a longish walk around town, with descriptions of everything… we had just been awed by the Royal Crescent (there is a similar set of buildings built in Mumbai, the Royal Crescent being the inspiration!) and then near the Circus, i was lagging behind, camera snapping away at … Continue reading the origin of ‘daylight robbery’

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so i am the planner…

i look at it as a mix of an exam and courting for someone, the nervousness of one and the excitement and high energy of the other! there are so many steps, but i always seem to have a blast..!

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hello world!

there are two kinds of travelers : the planner-people and the ‘lets take off’ people! the no-planners, no-googlers, we-are-just-impulsive-you-know, we-never-plan-travelers are cool! we all definitely want to be them, i mean it just sounds better to say, “oh am just taking off to europe (or wherever else), you know, last minute plans… hope we get a place to stay and all!” of course there is … Continue reading hello world!

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