The annual celebration of Janmashtami sees locals and visitors come together in a unique mix of spirituality, culture and sustainability. From shared meals prepared by village families to vibrant cultural performances at the temple, the trek offers a firsthand look at how tourism can benefit both travellers and local communities while preserving the region’s rich…
North and South, though seemingly opposites, possess a magnetic charm that draws them together. I will not lie — being a North Indian traveller, I love visiting South India. Both places offer us a story of contrasts, each complementing and enriching the other. Let me share with you my recent story of visiting the South…
In this blog, I’ve shared four equally captivating experiences that Agra offers beyond the Taj Mahal. Happy reading! Recently, I visited the city of Agra, and felt like love is in the air. But, love was not just in the air, it was before my eyes too. Yes, you guessed right! I’m speaking about the…
Story by: Sayali Gupta Being a native of Odisha, I always admired my home state. In 2019, I decided to travel outside my city Bhubaneswar, and freely visit a few villages and meet some tribal communities. Among the numerous tribal communities, I was interested in meeting the Kondh (or Dongria Kandha) tribes. The Kondhs are the…
Varanasi is a city with a unique blend of spirituality, culture, history, and culinary delights that can leave a lasting impression on anyone who visits this old city. Read this blog to understand what makes Varanasi or Banaras a unique city and why it could grab a special place in your heart. Have you ever…
Often, there are a lot of things that the people living in the local streets want and do not want us to see. Read this blog and try reflecting with the idea that streets have a lot of stories to share with us. Are we ready to hear them? Streets speak many stories and only…
Do temples excite you? How do visiting temples make you feel? In this new blog, I bring to you a few reasons why I am in love with temples in South India. Well, for me, temples are more than a place of worship. They become a place to revisit the historic architecture, and the grandeur…
In this new blog, I have carved words on how journeying through places taught me that life is bigger than the scars on my face and made me realise that I’m beautiful too. The most uncomfortable situation in life could be not being comfortable in our own skin. I was happy with my skin until…
Nature, anywhere on this planet, is always mesmerising and unites us despite the boundaries of our nations. While humans know how to colonise territories, people, and markets — nature simply surrenders its beauty wholeheartedly, irrespective of the countries, borders, etc. Read the blog below on how nature unites us and creates a sense of connectivity…
We may acquire a lot of knowledge from books and act like the smartest person in the world, yet the one who has experienced the world through their eyes, out in the open, will always be a step ahead. Open maps in the four-walled rooms will not teach us what the world really looks like….
Read this new blog where I unravel three reasons that unite India from my experience of travelling from the north of the country to the south. There are a thousand reasons that unite India, however, I shortlisted three reasons that encouraged me to experience new cultures, places and people. Happy Reading! Being one of the…
Read this blog below on how travelling can help diminish and even end cultural biases and poor assumptions that we may hold about others. I have always wished if I could travel to Africa. One reason is that I want to see through my own eyes what Africa really is. Africa, I believe, will be…
