by shahbinal | Sep 6, 2018 | Asia, Travel
I live in a huge Indian metropolis that is dotted with beaches. So although I like going on holiday to other ‘beach-ey’ places, I absolutely adore visiting hill stations! Some of my non-Indian friends give me blank looks when I say ‘hill station’. If you are one of...
by shahbinal | Sep 6, 2018 | Hotel Reviews
Location: The hotel is excellently located. Its a 10 min walk from the main bathing ghat and the Temple. The hotel is on a small road opposite to the sea. The views from hotel terrace are also very good. Food: The breakfast was a decent spread and dinner was also...
by shahbinal | Sep 6, 2018 | Asia, Travel
According to the Indian epic Ramayana, Lord Rama built a bridge to the island of Lanka (today’s Sri Lanka) to rescue his kidnapped wife Sita from Ravana, the King of Lanka. And the place from where he started building the bridge (Ram Sethu/Setu – the bridge of Rama)...
by shahbinal | Aug 2, 2018 | Europe, Travel
Bonjour/Hello/Hallo Genève! Surrounded by the spectacularly beautiful Alps and Jura mountains, the city offers dramatic views of Mont Blanc and Lake Genève. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed that this city, so blessed with natural beauty,...
by shahbinal | Jul 26, 2018 | Musings
Why do you travel? To see new places and explore previously uncharted waters? Or to transform? Yourself, your habits, your very life? I still remember the first time I undertook an outstation pleasure trip. It was to Nainital, a picturesque little hill station tucked...
