A quest to see the world and to get more out of life
On our final day up north, we woke up early for yet another long day of travel. From Agra, we caught a train for Delhi. This time around, we booked ourselves in sleeper coaches to gain some much needed sleep. Though not as good as the Shatabdi Line, the Intercity Express was fair enough for…
This is the second serving of the fourth day of our Northern Indian odyssey. To view the previous portion, please click here. Then we arrived to the most iconic Indian building, the Taj Mahal. Because we rode an autorickshaw, we had little problems in navigating the streets. Uncle Moin dropped us near entrance, but we…
This is the continuation of my Northern India journey. You may check out my posts on Jodhpur and Jaipur here and here. We departed Jaipur in a haste, as we got up later than expected. We were to catch the train bound for Agra that morning. Luckily, we were still early by the time we…
This is the second portion of my tale about our Jaipur day tour. You may check the first portion here. Salim told us that our next destination was somewhere serene and peaceful. He asked us to guess where it was and Jo answered the cemetery. True enough, we exited the Pink City and headed to…
This is the continuation of my Rajasthan journey in India. For the previous post, please click here. Pearl Palace Heritage We were fortunate enough that the manager of this guesthouse was very understanding when we arrived late at night the previous day. He told us that the guesthouse usually waits for the guests in the…
This is the final portion of our second day in Rajasthan. You may check the first part here. Jaswant Thada is on the way to the Mehrangarh Fort, but since we didn’t have time the previous day, we just came back for it. This is a memorial to one of Umaid Singh’s descendants. The blue…
I got up early the next morning feeling refreshed, despite the numerous times I woke up during the night. The painting of a Hindu god in our room didn’t help at all – I kept on feeling that it was staring at me! Crazy, I know, but I felt equally scared. I glanced at the time…
A couple of weekends ago, my friend Jo and I began our adventure to the northern part of India. The trip lasted for only five days, yet it was nonetheless unforgettable. Though we have stayed in India for a month and a half already, this would be the first time that we would be out…
Time flies. Before we knew it, it was already our last weekend in the south. Coincidentally, it was also Dussehra Festival, and everyone was urging us to go to Mysore, where the celebrations were more grand than the rest of the country. Having been to Mysore earlier, we didn’t take the opportunity and went on…
Part of going around the state of Karnataka involves a nature escape. We’ve considered many places to go to, most of which were out of state, including Ooty, Kodaikanal and Munnar. I wanted to see a tea plantation, yet the nearest one, Coorg, wasn’t recommended by my officemate who’s from there. It’s not the right…