A version of this article was first published on Goa-Beach.com and reprinted in Canadian World Traveller Magazine. The beaches of Goa are like the curves of a woman’s body – sensuous, warm, inviting. Goa’s beaches are speckled with coconut-thatched beach shacks that serve ice-cold beer and spicy Goan cuisine. It is easy to find cheap […]
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I remember walking into the gate of the Kokernag Botanical Garden in Kashmir and being astounded at the beauty that lay before me. It was autumn, and the leaves were a multi-hued bouquet of red, gold and green. Wooded glens, lawns and streams created a tranquil and dream-like mood. A gurgling spring ran over the
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It was a morning like any other in Goa. Lazy, languid, leisurely. But also not like any other, because we had planned a trip to Terekhol Fort (also called Fort Tiracol) – my husband, me, and our friend, Raju. Raju was a biker. And since all three of us couldn’t possibly fit on his dilapidated
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Movies are like the first rains. They touch your consciousness and awaken a yearning to travel to places unexplored by senses other than your eyes. A movie is a window to someplace where you could be, or you should be. Some make you laugh, some make you weep and some make you question your existence.
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I could smell the musty scent of the red earth. There was no breeze and it was a few hours before sunset. With every step that Maya and Phoolkali took, small fragments of earth flew up leaving a cloud of dust in their wake. The dust settled on my clothes, my skin, my hair. I
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The costumed figure shook my hand. For the life of me, I could not figure out who he was. He was dressed like Spiderman but without the webbing. I asked him who he was cosplaying. “Deadpool”, he yelled over the din. “Dreadful,” I heard. “Dedhfool?” I asked him. My child, the resident expert on anime, manga
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Included in our all-inclusive stay at the Medhufushi Island Resort in the Maldives were free snorkeling and line-fishing excursions.
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My trip to Kashmir in October 2011 was poorly planned and began rather disastrously until a stranger’s kindness took it from disastrous to delightful. It feels strange to write about a place I visited almost 7 years ago – especially because, a while after my visit, there were devastating floods and an upsurge in terrorism
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As a Level 6 Google Local Guide, I was quite enthused when Google asked us to create a list of our own on Google Maps. It offered us 3 tips to get our lists featured on their channels, including Twitter, Facebook, and Connect: 1. Give your list a clear title, so people know what it’s
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