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Postcards and Parisian Nights

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- "Don't forget to carry your favourite Parle-G, you'll miss it there," my mother had said while stuffing biscuits into my backpack. I laughed it off, but hours later, when I bit ... Read More


Songs of Rain

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The first sound that stays with me from Meghalaya is the rain. Not the violent kind that lashes down and leaves you scrambling for cover, but a soft, rhythmic drumming that beco... Read More


A Sojourn Beyond 'Miles'

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- When we boarded our flight from Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport, the monsoon drizzle had just begun outside. The air smelled of wet earth and filter coffee, a comfor... Read More


Samba & Solitude

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- We had always talked about going somewhere far. Far not just in miles, but in mood, in music, in meaning. Brazil had this mythical pull-part football, part forest, part festive ch... Read More


Sounds of Silence

New Delhi, July 26 -- I had heard of Finland as the land of a thousand lakes, of saunas and silence, of design minimalism and moody forests. But what drew me in wasn't a brochure promise - it was a ph... Read More


Life in Transit Mode

New Delhi, July 19 -- I've lost count of the number of flights I've taken in the last decade. Window seat or aisle? I barely flinch anymore. Airports don't overwhelm me, nor do unfamiliar cities. But ... Read More


Wines, Walks, Warm Welcomes

New Delhi, July 12 -- It was over filter coffee at our favourite corner cafe in Bangalore that the idea of Moldova first came up. Vinod was scrolling through an old travel blog on lesser-known Europea... Read More