A lot has changed since our last post in November 2018. A comfortable life in our cozy home with intermittent vacations had become the norm for us until a phone call one evening on our way back from work turned our life around! On most days, I would pick up R from the train station …
When R & I started planning our Bhutan trip, I did the customary Google image search for Bhutan. The first picture was one that everyone associates with Bhutan. The iconic image of Paro Taktsang monastery (Tiger’s nest) precariously perched atop a cliff with steep rocky slopes built in 1692! We instantly had our heart set …
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The land of thunder dragon is one of the happiest nations in the world. It gave the world the concept of Gross National Happiness, which measures happiness and quality of life as a yardstick of growth. During our stay, we witnessed how people maintained a good balance between material possessions and spirituality. They were poised, …
October is my favorite time of the year. The evenings have a slight nip in the air, the Durga Puja vibe is setting in and this happens to be my birthday month! This year we decided to celebrate my birthday by taking off to the land of happiness - Bhutan. Ironically though, the run up …
In the summer if 2017, when R was in the US for work, and I was planning my vacation with him, my binge-reading sessions on plausible travel plans threw up a lot of information on road trips. R confirmed that it was very convenient to drive in the US and sounded confident about driving long …
After years of watching travel shows, reading innumerable articles on vacation destinations and creating detailed itineraries for my imaginary travel plans, I have finally realised that if I have one burning desire, it is to see the world. The travel bug has found a good nesting place at our beloved abode, it has left us …
I grew up in Assam and our trips to Delhi were far and few. When I was studying in Delhi, one of my weekend trips with relatives was to the enchanted world of Dilli Haat! I was soaking in the vibe of this melting pot of cultures and I yearned to keep coming back. Years …
My favourite day at work is when the much anticipated email knocks at my mailbox, and I open it to find the holiday list for the upcoming year! I diligently pick up a pen, paper and open the calendar on my phone. The stage is dramatically set for creating a first draft of our vacations …
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Hello everybody! Thanks for joining us! We are an engineer- lawyer duo, who were completely oblivious of each other till three years back. Our love was arranged by our parents and duly assisted by our very own Air India (the mister used his miles to come meet me in Assam)! What followed was a big …
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