At the dawn of the year, I set out on a journey. The baggage was heavy, the road was long. Minutes seemed like hours, hours lasted a lifetime. Familiar faces were left behind, the world seemed alien, I was heading to university. Dramatic beginning: √ I actually simply flew to the national capital of New Delhi and then took a five hour drive to a … Continue reading The Road to Pilani
And it’s that time of the year again….the season of joy and peace and hot chocolate. Christmas brings with it a lot of good stuff, apart from Santa’s presents. There’s the cold weather for starters, followed by entire cities donning beautiful decorations incorporating all the elements of winter and really getting into the holiday spirit. This year, my city of Pune really got back into … Continue reading A Lot Like Christmas!
Last week, I took ye folks on a stroll among some of Pune’s oldest bakeries which brought home the idea that old is indeed gold. However, with the dawn of a new week, we’re going to move to some of the newer bakeries that form a grand part of Pune’s ‘Bakery Storm’. Reminisces of the old bakeries are available here. And without further ado, let’s … Continue reading Baking Up A Storm ft. Pune City-2
As a wise man once said, ‘Baking, is love made edible.’ The city of Pune is no novice to the said edible love owing to its treasury of bakeries and in this two-part blog, Imma take ya to some of the most iconic bakeries in the city and bake up a culinary storm. Disclaimer: The blogger of this blog is not responsible for untimely pangs … Continue reading Baking Up A Storm ft. Pune City-1
Shopping refers to retail therapy for a lot of us but when the pleasure of buying is combined with an aesthetic view, that is a whole new level of calm. In this post, Imma take a break from my usual pics of the day’s haul and show ya some of the most artistic decor that I’ve come across in malls, individual shops and even the … Continue reading Aesthetic Retail
The city of Pune is a lot like a rotating spectrum wheel that one sees in a science class. The various colours of the wheel represent all the things that the city stands for, namely its history, its trendy lifestyle, the rich culture and tradition and its fast, bustling environment. And when this wheel rotates and you look at the centre, you see all these … Continue reading The Heart of Pune
As Dumbledore once said: “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.” And that is Diwali, explained in a nutshell. The festival of lights is my favourite holiday, one of the main reasons being that the festival has an amazing build-up, an equally fantastic main-day and an immensely satisfying end. I love how every city … Continue reading Lightin’ in up ft. Pune City
TLC once said, ‘Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and lakes….’ But when the river is damned and the lake stays in the same spot, one cannot simply watch the waterfalls cascading without a proper chase. The city of Lonavala is one such place. The river has a dam(hence damned:)) and the lake is a pretty spot among the trees so once … Continue reading The Monsoon Getaway- Part 3
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
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
