Experiencing Cyclone Kyarr & its Aftermath in Goa!
A photo blog with pictorial depictions of my 7 days in Goa, when the coastal state was awashed by cyclone Kyarr. I was in Goa by the end of October 2019. The time is generally touted as shoulder season in Goa. Resorts and shacks by the beaches get a new coat of bright paint, gearing […]
Beyond Sun & Sand Beaches: Offbeat Things to do in Goa + Monsoon Travel Tips
About this Blog: Goa sits pretty by the Arabian Sea on India’s West Coast. Famous for golden beaches and azure sky, Goa attracts loads to tourists, mainly swarming at Baga beach or north-central Goa. However, Goa is charming beyond the beach and regular seafaring activities. Apart from beach hopping and relaxing at the iconic beach […]
Planning a trip to Goa? Read these tips for booking a hotel for the best experience!
Goa features very high on the map of wanderlust seekers. Irrespective of nationality, millennial from country and abroad plan their party escapades to honeymoon, everything around Goa. The western state of India is an obvious choice with her long stretch of pristine coastline by the Arabian Sea. However, depending where you decide for Goa hotel […]
Monsoon in Goa
Dil Chahta Hain because, “Tumse na Ho Payega” generation we are! Little did Farhan Akhtar planned a travel industry boom while directing his debut masterpiece “Dil Chahta Hain”. We are the whole lot of Indian Blokes who grow up watching Bollywood while falling in love with the next door guy or playing the sad tunes […]
My Goa Wardrobe Staples!
“I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.” Vidya Balan, Bollywood actor My love for Sarees knows no bound. I have seen my mother, aunts, grandmother wear nothing but a piece of Saree and trek the Himalayas or swim in the Bay of Bengal. The seemingly meek confrontation of fellow […]
Punch Drunk in Love: Goan curries!
Making love with Goan food is easier compared to putting effort into blossoming a full fledged romance with a human love interest, in my opinion. I have made merry by the Konkan coastline in bright sunny wintry days as well as sultry monsoon evenings. Here is a fond ode to the esoteric food scene of […]
Romancing the Konkan Coast: Goa beaches
Hampi‘s ruins instilled an emptiness in my mind, never foretold. 9/11 with horrid visuals of twin towers crumbling to dust had been the only profound destruction I ever witnessed, with the panic stricken voices of United 73 airlines to jostle with the Islamic extremists to bring the aircraft down. I needed the sense of comfort […]