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I always complain that folks from Pune and Bengaluru are blessed when it comes to places to visit nearby. Panchgani, Lonavala, Khandala and the likes for Punekars and Coorg, Madikeri, Mysore for Bangaloreans. There are so many places to visit. Hyderabadis sadly don’t have many at a one-day road trip …

When I decided to spend two weeks in Bombay last month, meeting friends, travelling on a local train and trying local food only were on my agenda. I explored various parts of the city to tick off these items from my bucket list. Though my first trip on the local …

For quite some time I thought that hostels were only for students. Having studied in a boarding school for years, for me hostel and dormitory meant it was for students. It was only when I started travelling, that I learnt about backpacker hostels for travellers. Mostly for solo travellers, backpacker …

Prior to my recent trip to Mumbai, I had heard and seen a lot of stories where people were offboarded at a station they didn’t intend to by the crowd. Hence, I was scared to get on a metro fearing that I’d miss my station because of the crowd. Fortunately, …

Every day thousands of people come to Mumbai, some for work, some for leisure. Unlike other metropolitan cities in India, Mumbai is vast. For anyone visiting Mumbai for the first time, you can be taken for a ride if you’re not aware of the geography. For a city of that …

A few weeks back I was in Mumbai to experience the Cordelia Mumbai High Seas Cruise. While most of my colleagues left, I decided to stay back and explore Mumbai. This was my first slow travel experience ever. It was a plan for 15 days during which I worked, fell …

Hyderabad is a gastronomical fantasy that everyone wants to live in. A perfect mix of the Nizami cuisine along with the kiraak street food and the local Andhra/Telangana food. Being a Hyderabadi for close to 8 years now, I’ve fallen in love with the city. From the people to the …

It’s been two weeks already since I returned from an amazing trip to the Statue Of Unity. Even now, my mind is still exploring the Statue Of Unity though physically, I’m back in Hyderabad. The more I try to calm my mind and get back to the present, the more …

Two decades ago, I would associate tents with camping. The thought of staying in the wilderness without proper beds, electricity and toilet kept me away from the whole concept of the tent. However, that definition of tent changed when I visit Rann Utsav last year. It was during that time …

I am a domicile of Gujarat if I can say so. My primary schooling happened in Ahmedabad. Hence, I have a lot of memories attached to Ahmedabad. Even today, Ahmedabad feels home to me. One of the best things that I like about Ahmedabad is its connectivity. Irrespective of where …