The concept of weekends did not exist when we were kids. Saturdays would be working, and Sundays would vanish by the time we woke up. My dad worked on some Sundays too! I had Sunday classes for karate, music or tuition during class 11-12 which would take away Sundays most of the time Corporate life… Read More »Weekends in a small town
CIS- Commonwealth of Independent States are countries that were formed after dissolution of USSR. There are 9 countries as members including Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Moldova. Georgia and Ukraine, erstwhile members have backed out. These countries have a heavy Russian influence from language, culture, food taking influence from the USSR… Read More »Why Uzbekistan is the perfect introduction to Central Asia
Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand is typically the first set of countries Indians visit abroad. I had been to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as a part of office training. My parents had been to more than 35 countries, but never managed a trip here We decided to go together when another office conference… Read More »Kuala Lumpur overnight trip from Singapore
I had been to Singapore multiple times in the past. As a nature and wildlife lover, I kind of struggled to find the right places to visit in the city heavy landscapes of Singapore. While Singapore does have nature parks, mangroves and other islands, the scale and pictures made it less exciting to plan something… Read More »Full day at Mandai in Singapore
We have experimented with travel across different durations- from day trips, to weekend getaways, fortnight trips to 4 month extended stay. After all these experiences, we found 10-20 days as the optimum duration, and we have listed why we love short duration travel I stayed for 4 months in Europe during an exchange program from… Read More »Why we love short duration travel
The first caveat is best places to visit as per what we have visited and our preferences! I had believed travel was for the privileged when I was young. While partly true, strong conviction and planning can overcome financial hurdles associated with travel. I have had the privilege to travel to around 50 countries with… Read More »25 Best places to visit in the world
We used to have the concept of team outings at office where we could choose a place anywhere in India to spend the weekend every 6 months. While it sounds fancy, the usual locations happened to be Lonavala, Goa, Jaipur which we had seen anyway and no excitement about. In addition, most of the time… Read More »Weekend at Pench
I have been fortunate to get the opportunity to travel to many Indian cities as a part of my job. Whenever I step out, I try to steal day trips or weekend trips and get the real feel of India I hate the kind of offsites corporates do these days. Focus in mainly on “chilling”… Read More »Stealing weekend trips from Indian cities
Loyalty programs are complex- to understand, to redeem and find the best value for points. We have learnt by making mistakes and want others to avoid! Sharing some tips that can help you maximize the value for your points by avoiding mistakes while redeeming loyalty points Mistakes to avoid while redeeming loyalty points- Flights 1.… Read More »Mistakes to avoid while redeeming loyalty points
Travel planning has given me so much joy that it has almost become the purpose of my life. We travel every 3-4 months, with planning plus execution taking almost a month. Some people hate this so much that they either go with package tours or play it by the ear. Travel planning with AI now… Read More »Travel planning with AI: What Works, What Doesn’t