Udupi is aptly called temple town. You can find one temple every 500 metres. In addition to temples, there are shrines dedicated to demigods/ Daivas, made famous by the movie Kantara. The Udupi Paryaya (meaning change) is one of the grandest biennial festivities in South India, with Shiroor mutt taking over in 2026 There are… Read More »Grand festivities of Udupi Paryaya in temple town
Uzbekistan was unknown to us, like a black box before we landed up there. The inspiration to go came from one of my colleagues who had travelled to 75+ countries and called out this one among all the countries in Central Asia. My colleague described Khiva as walking in history, which I didn’t really fathom… Read More »Warmth of Uzbeks
As you start frequent or international travel, it becomes beneficial to enroll in loyalty programs. While the savings might not be huge, it does cut ~10% of your bills on average and about 50%+ if you utilize accumulated points over years at once. It takes effort, time to enroll, keep track of and optimize loyalty… Read More »How to optimize loyalty programs
The idea of visiting Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was an adventure to begin with. Kazakhstan got added last minute as I realized distance between Tashkent and Almaty was not long. My colleague who had visited 75+countries had referred to nothing much beyond endless steppes while describing Kazakhstan, unlike raving reviews of Uzbekistan. As I started reading… Read More »Adventures in Almaty