I was going to begin with a funny poem to mark my return to blogging but when I searched for funny poems on comebacks and homecomings, I was bombarded with sickeningly happy ‘Back to School’ poems and it sent me straight home. Hehe…. Silly joke: √ Before writing this blog, I’d been wondering what to write as the “Comeback Post” and then my parents planned a … Continue reading The Monsoon Getaway- Part 1
What are the things that come to mind when one thinks of a rainy day? A cozy nap, a nice cup of hot chocolate while reading a murder mystery, or, a full blown shopping spree at one of the trendiest places in your city. While the first two options are great for staying home, today, I decided to get out the brolly and unleash the … Continue reading The Rainy Spree
‘Life is either an adventure or nothing at all.’ Touring a foreign country brings with it a whole jackpot of adventures. Some of them include being lost in translation, being lost on the map, scary run-ins, mind-blowing hotel rules and the list goes on. These adventures within an adventure add tremendously to one’s experiences and as a wise person once said, experience is the best … Continue reading Adventure Scratchpad-1
When it comes to travelling, a simple dialogue by Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice comes to mind. ‘I’m very fond of walking.’ And apart from the excellent cardio that even a simple stroll provides, walking, be it on the street, in a mall or even in an airport, in any part of the world leads to some of the most aesthetic adventures one can … Continue reading The Art Stroll
With overseas travel halted owing to the pandemic, I found myself exploring parts of my own city, either by foot or by short city drives. In all these small ‘escapades’, I discovered certain places that made me realise that despite being born and raised in Pune for nearly eighteen years, there is so much that is overlooked in the hustle of daily commute. Some of … Continue reading The Maggi Hotspot, Pune
Sometimes, one has just gotta keep calm and…. Road trips are often the most memorable ones as it allows a complete assimilation of the journey as it shows the gradual change in surroundings as one approaches a new place and gives a great deal of satisfaction when it comes to the feeling of wanderlust. Honestly, after a long travel hiatus courtesy the pandemic, the idea … Continue reading The Strawberry Getaway
When our family decided to go to Vietnam for the summer holidays, the decision was literally taken based on a dart board on the globe. Well, metaphorically cause the darts I own are magnetic. Hehe. Considering the choice was an adventurous one, we decided to begin at the capital aka Hanoi. We were met by a guide at the airport, a bloke named Henry and … Continue reading The Hanoi Heist
Where I live, things have a tendency to come alive at the slightest mention of any festivity. Pune is home to a huge number of diverse cultures and the city and its people make it a point to celebrate each one of them in the liveliest manner possible where the city will have some symbolism of the culture being celebrated. If a time traveller ever … Continue reading Decking the Halls ft. Pune City
And that, Ms. Woolf, is the bedrock on which life was created. On today’s episode of ‘The Culinary Angle’, I serve you: The Mediterranean. More specifically, the food in the nations surrounding it cause sea water if not filtered and processed is inedible and that would dissolve the whole point of this post just as it dissolves the humongous salt content. Alright, here goes…. 1.Greece. … Continue reading The Culinary Angle: Mediterranean
