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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
We all have our own versions of necessities and luxuries to travel with. If I say I want to travel to this destination to my sister, I am 100% sure that we both would have a really different image in our minds. Same applies for the way we pack. I visited Dubai in February. And let me tell you, it is one of THE best months that you can plan to travel to this wonderful country. It was a 5-day…
There are so many festivals to celebrate in India. I mean if you google “festivals in India” like right now, you would find various articles with a list of festivals in India. I literally did not know most of them. Every state has its own most favourite festival to celebrate. For a Bengali, it is 110% Durga Puja. Now even though I am a Bengali myself, but I have only been to Durga Puja in the places that I was…
Travel is literally the best teacher out there for you in the world. And even though I have not travelled as extensively as you might think, I have learnt a hell lot. Here is a list of my top 10 travel tips about what to carry or prepare beforehand that I felt has helped me out during my travels. Please note this post contains affiliate links. There is no difference in price if you decide to purchase, but note that…
Chandigarh is a well-known city in North India and one of the 9 union territories in India. It is famously known for being such a planned and clean city. This beautiful city was designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of 2 nearby states- Punjab and Haryana. It is also one of the cities which create the Tricity. Other two cities are Panchkula (Haryana) and Mohali (Punjab). There are many places you can decide…