Tag: Travel

Flamenco performance in Spain

As the air breathes still, the heat seems to gasp and goad, and then lie back in a tired exhausted stupor. And yet Sevilla is alive. Alive and throbbing and intensely romantic. Even at evenings at 41 degrees. This is…

Goa – Image of the day

Goa is about drunken stupor, cheap alcohol, and wild partying. It’s also about friends and camaraderie and laughter and fun. Even more, it’s about beautiful beaches, gorgeous drives, finger-licking cuisine, and the best churches in India. But on some days,…

New friends

I am bad with kids. I am especially bad with kids I don’t know. But I couldn’t help be charmed by this little girl in Petra. After hours of walking and climbing, we had stopped at a quiet ledge up…

To adventures!

“You are the most adventurous person I know!” I stared at the chat window for a minute, wondering if the new year meant old age and poor eyesight. But as I laughed away the comment, and chatted with my colleague,…

Cramps while travelling?

You would think that your most striking travel memories are that of your best travel experiences right? Right. Most often, they are. But sometimes, sometimes, the bad ones do leave an impression on one’s psyche; we don’t tell our friends…

Budapest – Part 1

And here I was, carrying a big blue suitcase, a bright orange ruck sack, and a whole mixed set of prejudices and expectations. It’s true. I was in Budapest, the city that’s wedged between the ostentatious, but popular Vienna, and…