Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life – Omar Khayyam Some of us live our life by doing what we love and some of us live our life by doing what we are trained to do. The way we live is chosen by ourselves; there may be many reasons on why we... Continue Reading →
Areca Nut Farms and their stories in Sirsi
Travelling: It leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller-Ibn Battuta Raindrops are dripping from the concaved mud tiled roof, sky touched palm trees sway along the wind, everyone’s working hard in the fields wearing a unique cap. This is a scene from a Kannada movie called “Nammoora Mandaara Hoove” and this is where... Continue Reading →
Wandering Memories in 2017!
Parties and loud music have never been my favorite thing to do, at least not during New Years. I prefer a quieter one, rather read a book or count stars. When 2017 arrived, I had to avoid invites and hide in a jungle where no one can find me. Instinctive decision told me to go... Continue Reading →
A day on a Mysterious Village – Mandaram Nuwara
A mystery is solved with a story-Daniel Handler Rough roads are always memorable, be it the ride or the destination; they are beautiful. Mandaram Nuwara is one such place that took tremendous efforts to be reached, efforts in the form of research and also to find the commute. A friend mentioned about this village, he... Continue Reading →
Wandering Memories in 2016!
2016 started with full zoom as I knew it is going to be one of my biggest years so far. I had decided to leave my job by then & was very excited to write my resignation email. The excitement was also towards my footsteps on getting into full time traveling & writing. Just like... Continue Reading →
Things to do in Haputale, Sri Lanka
Never despair, keep pushing on – Sir Thomas Lipton I got down from the bus reminiscing incredible views of the forest I had through the journey, I was waiting for a Tuk Tuk & it was drizzling. I got into the Tuk Tuk covered by plastic sheets both the ends blocking the view; I asked... Continue Reading →
Cloud kissed mountains, Evergreen Forest & some Creative energy @ Artist Cottage
What you seek is seeking you-Rumi I crossed from one mountain to another mountain, from rain forest to evergreen forest, from one form of solitude to another. At the elevation of 3000 ft as I took my first step on the ground where rain had just danced & the clouds were slowly clearing up, I... Continue Reading →
A Guide to Galle & Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
Traveling: It leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller-Ibn Battuta This pretty city Galle situated by the shores of Indian Ocean at the southern most part of Sri Lanka still holds the charm of European styled buildings, cobbled stoned roads, red tiled roofs, flowered pots in the veranda & a fort built by... Continue Reading →
Slow travel in Sinharaja Forest, Sri Lanka!
If you slow things down, you notice things you had not seen before – Robert Wilson Dusk had kicked in; I was in Deniyaya bus stand where even the street lights were off. I heard a voice…it was Ranjith, Tuk Tuk driver who had come to pick me up. A relief, but was still not... Continue Reading →
Time’s set to medieval age here in Sri Lanka @ Galapita Rocks!
Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural-Ralph Waldo Emerson I paused; I could hear something when I reached a far off unknown land. It was my blood rushing through my veins; I knew I was going somewhere far, really far! Wheels of the bus start gliding on... Continue Reading →