The International Travel Bloggers & Media Conference (ITBMC) in Kathmandu, was the second day of The Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, held on 2nd June 2018 in Kathmandu, at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu. It was a platform for travel bloggers to network, learn and meet travel experts from Nepal. It was also to understand the challenges […]
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Nepal was not even on my radar – or on my bucket list – as a place to visit until I was invited to attend its biggest tourism event, the Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, on 1st and 2nd June 2018. The tag-line for the event, held at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu, was “Nepal, Gateway
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The lightning flashed and crackled outside the window. I was flying Nepal Airlines flight RA 202 into Kathmandu and we were caught in a thunderstorm. A massive rain cloud was shooting forks of lighting as large and scary as Thor’s Mjolnir. It was an electrical party in the sky with the clouds all around us
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In the summer of 2018, we went on a road trip with the family and our dogs to Talpona Beach, Goa. This is how we enjoyed the rustic life.
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Our visit to Verinag Springs in Kashmir in November 2011 was quite a thrill. It was a great place for the kids to witness how a river originates.
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I love taking road trips with my dogs. When I was a proud dog parent to my mutt, Simba, my (late) husband and I would look everywhere for dog-friendly accommodations so we could take him along. At that time, India did not have many pet-friendly resorts being advertised like they are today. So it wasn’t
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Need to get away from the madness of Mumbai or Pune? Here are 8 scenic spots to drive to from Pune or Mumbai for excursions and activities either solo or with family.
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It was a warm, somnolent day on Baga beach, Goa, when my dog decided to transform from Lassie to Cujo. The lazy December sun looked down gently on the sands buzzing with winter vacationers. Interspersed among the usual crowds of foreigners were dark-skinned locals, offering oil massages, chatting up flaxen-haired young things, and selling all
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In November 2009, I visited the Tushita Meditation Centre in McLeodganj, for a short introduction course to Tibetan Buddhism. This is what I learned during my visit and afterwards. It’s in the moments of disillusionment with our lives that we become seekers looking for guidance. And so it was with me many moons ago, when
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