a travel macha's diary

Name, place, animal, thing: My blog entails quotidian details of extraordinary experiences

  • Turkish delight: Why hamam is not a spa

    Turkey is synonymous with Hamams. And while I had no intentions of getting one, I jumped at the opportunity when I was offered a complimentary hamam bath at The Raffles Istanbul. Deniz Met, the Director of Marketing, explained in detail the traditions attached with the hamam, I couldn’t help romanticising it, but I kept thinking,… Read more

  • Coonoor: A Tale of Restoration and Resilience

    The year was 1997. A young man from a small island village in Kerala set out to explore the possibilities of living a life, some might say, made of dreams. A yogi by chance, explorer by heart and a determined soul, Jose came to Kotagiri and was enamoured by its misty charms. Nearly 20 kilometres from Kotagiri… Read more

  • Make Good Art

    “Oceans or mountains?” “Mountains, of course.” “Oceans, any day … errmm … may be with a mountain nearby.” What is it that enchants you towards the mountains? How does a mountain become a mountaim? Mountaim – something that makes you want to mount at your aim, your goal, your desire. I coined this term while… Read more

  • From Sitting & Wishing to Researching & Going

    While dreaming about your next vacation is easy, to be able to actually pull all the strings together and execute an excellent itinerary is a different ball game. My best friend and I have shortlisted a country for our first trip to Europe together. Where and when isn’t important, but what is – and in… Read more

  • Giddy with Happiness

    What do you do when your idol follows you back, accepts your friend request on social media, and even takes out the time to like a video you made? Well, you take a screen grab, and save these moments for eternity! Read more

  • Abandoned

    The trend of designer flats sprawling the city brings down another house, leaving behind this beautiful abandoned azure-coloured cane chair. The need to turn everything into a concrete jungle is what is creepy. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Creepy.” Read more

  • Pack your bags and leave!

    ‘“One thing you should do before you die is immerse yourself in a place where you don’t speak the language, and be forced to discover inner strength and courage you never knew you possessed,” John says. “After all, travel is ultimately about self-discovery.”’ While I browsed through my drafts today, I came across three quotes… Read more

  • Souvenirs of Experience

    What could possibly be the biggest worry for a 29-year-old? No, I’m not talking about the on-going existential crisis in my life, I am referring to a bigger concern, that of a budding traveller. From picking a destination to managing to find the best deals while booking your flight tickets and hotel, from pampering your palate with the… Read more

  • Udaipur – A Royal Affair

    After taking what I thought was turning out to be an endless sabbatical, I am finally back! Only this time I want to start journaling some of the photographs I take in the city (i.e., New Delhi) and the few I take when I am travelling. Am I finally giving in to the idea of… Read more

  • Auto-happy mode

    You know your day is going to be good when your auto rickshaw-wallah is a happy person too. Luckily I found a rickshaw as soon as I got out of my house this morning. The auto-wallah was quite an interesting fellow, after agreeing on taking me to my destination he turned on some music on… Read more

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