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Explore travel through lived and tested experiences. This place is for everyone who has a story to share from their personal travel experiences.

Why Kasauli Is The Perfect Weekend Getaway

If I have to buy a home in the hills, it would be in Kasauli Kasauli is one of those places which is seldom talked about. It usually gets ignored because of the nearby touristy places like Shimla. However, if...

A Day Trip To The Hidden Paradise Of Indonesia, Pulau Macan

I was apprehensive of visiting Jakarta for the second time within a year as I thought I had already seen the most of it. I was happily proven wrong. I got to see a totally different face of Jakarta...

Bir Billing: Things to do and Why I Recommend Going There

Lying in the green beautiful mountains, Bir Billing is a place for adventure, picnic and relaxation. Famous for its paragliding sport, Bir Billing offers a perfect weekend getaway. When I entered Bir, it was so delightful; the landscape, greenery,...

7 Extremely Interesting Things We Found In Sabah Market

It was the first evening in Sabah and due to the rains, our welcome dinner on the cruise had gotten postponed and we started to look out for alternatives on what we can possibly do. Just then, our guide...

The Veerabhadra Temple: A Spiritual Exploration Close to Home

This is the second instalment of my series 'The Destination is You' - a journey into spiritual travel (link to the first article at the bottom.) In this instalment, I embark on a spiritual exploration close to home - at...

An Introspective Journey: Finding Joy in the Little Things at Gokarna

Trying to get 10 people to find a weekend together is probably one of the most demanding holidays I have planned. That sounds wrong on so many levels... Having the word demanding and holiday in the same sentence. But...

10 Reasons Why You Should Next Travel To Sabah

Picture a Southeast Asia travel. The moment you hear Southeast Asia, images of sun-kissed golden sand beaches, lush paddy fields, ruins of lost civilisations, temples with elaborate ceremonies, mighty megacities swamped by bargain-hunters, tropical islands rundown by backpackers, and never-ending...

Manukan Island: A Hidden Paradise In Sabah

Isn’t this life a vast ocean and our soulful moments, the little islands? Such felt life on a boat ride to Manukan Island; drifting away from the cityscapes of Kota Kinabalu. The calmness of the clear blue sea and...

Picturesque Things To Do On The Amalfi Coast In Italy

The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline in the Campania region of southern Italy. But, unlike the common image of a coastline, here, it is at the edge of steep mountain cliffs, giving this coast a very unique...

Harry Potter Tour In London Through The Eyes Of A Witch

When I first apparated to London, it seemed a strange and fascinating place; so different from my quaint little town. I had heard much about it and my excitement was palpable. Everything awed me - the sights, the sounds,...

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