Everyone’s always telling you how to make your trip more fun and flawless and just bloody AWESOME, so I figured we need gyan of a different kind. And therefore, I present 10 ways to ruin a perfectly awesome holiday. Now I wouldn’t suggest you try these things, quite the opposite actually. 1. Be a picture(…)
Posts by Shivangi Rajendran:
Things to Remember when Travelling with Kids
Travelling with kids is a special task, more so with toddlers. They are always hungry and always loud. But that doesn’t mean you have to leave your kids behind with relatives or friends. Traveling with kids is also a highly enriching experience. Having kids on vacation can and will be difficult at times, but it’s(…)
Travel to Make Friends – How to make friends while traveling solo
One of my favorite reasons to travel, solo or otherwise, is to meet new people, make new friends, share experiences; after all, there’s only the whole world left to meet! Now fact is, you end up meeting more people when you’re travelling alone, you can be a different person everyday with absolutely no baggage at(…)
The Top 5 free Travel Apps this Season
I have never been a tech-savvy person. But you’ve got to change with the times, or evolution will leave you behind. It’s no more Surivival of the Fittest, this is Survival of the Techiest. The travel app (there are like a gazillion of them now) – you can love ‘em, you can hate ‘em, but(…)
Why Road Trips will always be the BESTEST Trips
Remember when you were a kid and went on those fun family road trips? Remember when you were in college and would say anything to convince your parents to let you go on those road trips, the memories of which will be cherished for a lifetime? Remember now when all of that is lost in(…)
One of the Last Unknows: Bridging the (Darien) Gap
Who doesn’t want to make money by writing about their (sometimes even sponsored) travels around the world right? The advent of travel blogging has proved it possible. The more unconventional, the better; offbeat is the new ‘black’. Whether it’s dinners out, day trips or travel plans, there are the places you love and then, there(…)
The African Diaries – What not to do in Tanzania
When you announce that you’re off on vacation to Africa, for reasons unfathomable, it is most commonly assumed that you’re heading to either South Africa or Kenya. There happen to be 58 countries (recognized by the United Nations) on the dark continent; I’m sure you’ve heard of Djibouti and Burkina Faso, no?! The one that(…)
The Rise of the Surfing Swami(s) : Surf Culture on the Subcontinent
He’s in his sixties, you’d never guess the way he rides those massive 6-footers with such ease, he’s beenat it for atleast 50 years, he’s American and he’s called Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha. Ok, so his real name is Jack Hebner (for some reason reminds you of Hugh Hefner, but no, that’s not who I’m(…)
The Pros and Cons of Marrying a Masai Warrior
This post is inspired from a visit to a masai village in the Serengeti. It is just plain mind boggling to see the way of life there. Masai society exists its own era oblivious to everything beyond their endless plains. It’s a whole other world out there. There doesn’t seem to be a single point(…)
Places to be (or not to be) this Valentine’s Day
Before you start reading, answer the following questions. Are you done with red roses, hearts and teddy bears? (…)
The Fabulous Fests of February
After a stony cold winter, February marks the beginning of Spring, as good a time as any to take off and experience some good ol’ culture. We’ve compiled a list of the best fests this February guaranteed to awaken all your senses. Carnivals Galore King Momo has declared the games open! It Mardi Gras, get(…)
The non-reader’s guide to the Jaipur Literature Festival
So the most you’ve read is the first ten pages of The Secret Seven, a gift on your ninth birthday. And now your most recent love interest, possibly the love of your life, is dragging you to the Jaipur Literature Festival. And you’re thinking, “But Om Book Shop is just down the road”. Well, it’s(…)
What’s cooking this January? The ‘go to’ events to kickstart this year!
How’s your calendar looking this January? We’ve compiled a list of the most happening places to be at this January; rub shoulders with William Dalrymple, go on pilgrimage to (shopping) Mecca, watch a camel beauty pageant (unlike most other beauty pageants, they are looking for ‘least ugly’ rather than ‘most beautiful’!) It’s a new year(…)