Travel

Posts from the travel category.

manan dedhia

Bullet train

If air travel is miraculous, traveling at close to airline speeds on the ground is utterly discombobulating. Achieving take off speeds but sticking very reliably and steadily to terra firma while the landscape, concrete and otherwise, just runs past you into irrelevance. Witchcraft.

Bullet train
Sameer Gudhate

Sameer Gudhate on An Indian Traveler: The Story That Doesn’t Begin with Travel — But with a Choice

There’s a certain kind of story that doesn’t begin when the journey starts — it begins when everything looks settled.A job. Stability. A version of life that makes sense to everyone else.And then, somewhere quietly… it stops making sense to you.That’s where An Indian Traveler by Saurabh Gupta truly begins.Not with destinations — but with a decision.What stayed with me almost immediately is how thi...

Sameer Gudhate on An Indian Traveler: The Story That Doesn’t Begin with Travel — But with a Choice
manan dedhia

Mountains

Hills of Panhala and Jotiba. By Sunday appointment only. Mon thru Sat no available viewing due to human ruined air.Sorry for inconvenience caused. All sales final. No refunds.

Mountains
Kunal Nimje

Untitled

Pune Weather: Where Sunshine Meets Sudden ShowersNestled in the Sahyadri hills, Pune is known for its pleasant climate, making it one of India’s most livable cities. But if you’ve spent even a week here, you’ll know — Pune’s weather has a personality of its own.Summer in Pune (March to May)Unlike many Indian cities, Pune’s summers are relatively moderate. Temperatures typically range between 30°C ...

Untitled
manan dedhia

Absorb the city

“Put me back in London….i need to breathe in the city.”Melodramatically delivered in the new BBC sherlock series, it re-affirms the characters intimate knowledge and relation with his home city. Much of it is true to be truly immersed in a place - be it new surroundings or old haunts. Or a home town. The smells, sounds and sights of where you grew up - new and old. Attractive and obnoxious. - defi...

Absorb the city
Sukanya Patil

The roads less taken

I recently signed up for a \Thindi Hopping\ event, an organized walk to explore authentic breakfast spots in and around Malleswaram. I joined in for few reasons1.  A break from routine: I was stuck in the daily grind, even on weekends, rarely doing anything new or interesting. This felt like the perfect excuse to get out and do something different.2.  Exploring a new side of Malleswaram: I only kn...

The roads less taken
Sukanya Patil

This side.

“Ekad baa”..I called my daughter “come this side” as she was strolling all over in the train to explore it. I was calling her repeatedly and this word stuck in my head. Me being an over thinker, the thoughts lingered for no reason.Ekad Ba - in Kannada ( north slang) - come this side Ee kadea Ba - in Kannada ( Bangalore / south slang ) come this side Eekade Yeaa - in Marathi- ( come this side)Ika...