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Urbanisation is happening everywhere at a great pace, skyscrapers and concrete jungles are eating our parks, lakes and hills. Take Hyderabad for example, the boulders and hills of Khajaguda, the IDPL lake and many other such places are under threat. The only major park that remains is KBR, which also …

They say you can’t fully experience New York without walking across the Brooklyn Bridge or exploring the trendy Dumbo neighbourhood. For me, someone who has seen FRIENDS reruns more times than I can remember and sang along to every song from Kal Ho Na Ho, these locations held an even …

I love learning about the history of things, and whenever I visit a new city, I always make it a point to check out the local museums. When I was in Chicago, I visited the Field Museum. Even SkyDeck Chicago has a good history lesson before you get on the …

If you had asked me a year ago if I would go to the Statue of Liberty, I would have said maybe someday. But thanks to KubeCon Chicago, I did my first international trip, which I extended to a holiday in New York and that’s when I visited The Statue …

As I write this from my window seat in the TGV Lyria from Basel to Paris Gare De Lyon, I reflect upon the last couple of weeks that I’ve spent during my first Europe trip. All of you know how much I love travelling and exploring new places, cultures and …

Once again, a couple of weeks went by without any blog posts on the blog, I guess this is the 3rd time this has happened in the last 2 decades of my blogging journey. Reason? If you’re following me on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter, you already know. In case you …

If you also stay in Hyderabad, I am sure you are aware of the type of restaurants that are coming up nowadays. In most of the restaurants that you see around, you would be either a South Indian restaurant, an Asian restaurant, or a cafe. I am yet to understand …

It’s the holy month of Ramzan and Hyderabad is all decked up with stores coming to light places coming to life and Haleem and biryani taking the spotlight. Every year around this time I see a lot of searches around the best veg Haleem in Hyderabad. A blog post that …

One of the major concerns that I had even before flying out of India was where I stayed in New York. Being one of the most expensive cities in the world I was quite sceptical if I would get an affordable stay in the Big Apple. If you have been …

No, it’s not a clickbait title. Everyone who knows me personally knows how much I’m into credit cards and points. When I’m out with friends, I often agree to pay all the bills saying “I need points, you don’t need anything” I don’t have any fancy cards, but I have …