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My First Paragliding Experience in Indrunag, Himachal Pradesh

February 28, 2021 Pooja Mandal Comments 11 comments

There are a few sports activities that I have on my bucket list. Paragliding is of course one of them. It is one of those activities that I want to and also don’t want to experience. All because of the fear factor. What is Paragliding? So, what exactly is paragliding? According to Wikipedia, “Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure” Umm, say what?? Well, in simpler language…

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My Scary Excursion to Kapilash

January 30, 2021 Pooja Mandal Comments 8 comments

Before I dive into my misadventure during my visit to Kapilash, let me give you a quick introduction to this beautiful town in Odisha. So, Kapilash is a tiny part of the Dhenkanal town in Odisha. You will not find much information about this place itself on the web (because even I searched for some details to mention here and I could not). But there are a few famous tourist attractions to visit here. As I was posted in Bhubaneswar,…

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First Travel Plans for 2021 did NOT go as Planned

January 16, 2021 Pooja Mandal Comments 8 comments

I was so excited for this year. Really excited. Because the main excitement was that I had my first outing in the first week of this year. As I mentioned in my 2021 plans post, I got the opportunity to travel to Kolkata from my hometown due to some work for my sister. But, as expected, nothing went as planned. Plan for the Day We booked a car from our local services and started from our home at around 9:30 in the…

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My Plans for This Year – 2021 (and 2020 summary)

January 1, 2021 Pooja Mandal Comments 8 comments

Just now as I sat down to start with this post about my plans, I was assured that it would not take much time. And the reason behind this? COVID-19. I suppose last year was pretty much similar for everyone. Of course, not exactly the same but quite similar. So how was 2020? 2020 summary I was staying in Chandigarh during Jan 2020 and had plans to move to Mumbai during Feb end. I was so excited about this as…

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How to Save Money for Travel

December 19, 2020 Pooja Mandal Comments 16 comments

Are you struggling to save money for your travels? I can so relate to this. I believe every traveler has been here at some point in time. Right? Now, this also varies from person to person. As the travel style varies so do the expenses. And this is something that I witness right in my home. I and my sister have a totally different image popping in our minds when we think of visiting a location. Now, since I have…

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My Favorite 12 Places to Eat in Chandigarh Tricity

December 12, 2020 Pooja Mandal Comments 11 comments

When you live in a place for a long time, you get quite familiar with places in and around. I have lived in the Chandigarh Tricity at 2 different times and locations. Oh, just in case you didn’t know, the Chandigarh Tricity consists of Chandigarh, Panchkula, and Mohali. Now back to my two different times. First was when I was staying with my parents during my high school and college days for 6 years. Post that, I came back to…

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Discovering Ooty – A Hill Station in Tamil Nadu

December 5, 2020 Pooja Mandal Comments 8 comments

I was born in the east, spend most of my life in the north and right now residing in the west. Just to be clear, all in India. I got the chance to explore South Indian states for a very brief time. It was all during my training days when I was staying in Mysore (a city in Karnataka). Any weekend or long holiday we got, we would utilize it to the fullest. Be it just a day trip to Coorg,…

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How I Spend Four Days in Singapore

November 28, 2020 Pooja Mandal Comments 11 comments

Singapore was the first country that I travelled to. And I am so grateful to have chosen this wonderful country. Disclaimer: It’s a long post. 😉 While I was on my quest of deciding where to travel, there were a lot many more options to choose from. Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. There were these 5 countries that I was kind of juggling around with. As I still remember my friends saying that Singapore is an expensive country, so travel…

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Celebrating the Hindu Festival of Lights – Diwali

November 20, 2020 Pooja Mandal Comments 5 comments

Everyone has a favourite festival to celebrate. Like I already said in my previous post about Durga Puja, majority of Bengalis just can’t wait for Durga Puja to come. Even though I am a Bengali, I have always been more drawn to Diwali. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was born on Diwali. Anyways, let’s dive in and let me tell you all about this Festival of Lights. History of Diwali Now there are 2 variations…

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Top 7 Places to Visit in Odisha

November 11, 2020 Pooja Mandal Comments 11 comments

India, as you might already know, has a variety of culture. If you are or have visited one direction of the country and visit another direction, you will see a huge difference in culture, language, cuisine and what not. Odisha is in the eastern parts of India. I hail from West Bengal, another East Indian state. They both are adjoining states. I was posted in Bhubaneswar, Odisha for 2 years, which allowed me to see this beautiful land. There are…

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