My Adventures in Nottingham – The Land of Robin Hood

I have been living in Derby now for a few months. Ever since I have been here, I had been hearing people gushing about Nottingham, which is approximately a forty-minute drive from Derby. So, it was always on my list. But even before that, it was on my list because of it was the land … Continue reading My Adventures in Nottingham – The Land of Robin Hood →

Hello International Student Traveller!

Travel teaches you a lot more than probably you would learn in a class. Cliched right? ironically enough, many of us these days are travelling to learn. I joined the scores of students moving from India to another country for higher studies recently. Whatever the reason may be, I got a chance to travel, which … Continue reading Hello International Student Traveller! →

8 Things to Avoid When Travelling Solo

Planning a trip is a science and being a responsible and good traveller is an art. Having travelled a little bit, and having observed people and systems in a few countries, I can say that there are some things which are cardinal sins for a solo traveller. Anybody with internet these days and a … Continue reading 8 Things to Avoid When Travelling Solo →

How To Make Your First International Travel Experience Special

International Travel – 10 years back, I don’t think I even had that term in my mundane, middle-class, Indian household dictionary. Or maybe it was, but it was perhaps on the last page or the inside of the back cover! But I have heard that whatever is in your vibration and whatever you put … Continue reading How To Make Your First International Travel Experience Special →

Even the Goddess Needs A Break To Travel & Rejuvenate

So I travelled around 12 kms from my place, within my city, recently, to attend a part of festivities of one of the most awaited festivals in India, Durga Puja or what is also known as Nav Ratri in some parts of the country. I have been wanting to visit a Durga Puja pandal (tent … Continue reading Even the Goddess Needs A Break To Travel & Rejuvenate →

What it Means for a 30 Something Single Indian Girl to Travel Solo

The buzz around travel and the overall explosion of people wanting to travel is on an all-time high. There are all kinds of travellers with different types of gear and there are new words like glamping being coined. People are traveling solo, in groups – families or women only or globetrotting on a budget and … Continue reading What it Means for a 30 Something Single Indian Girl to Travel Solo →

How to Document Your Travel Experience for First-Time Travellers

Let me give a disclaimer before I start. This may sound very clichéd. But I have to say this. If you are a first-time traveller or are looking to travel more than you already are, please do it. Doesn’t matter if you are 18 or 40 or 70 or 80. It is of even less … Continue reading How to Document Your Travel Experience for First-Time Travellers →

Five Ways to Tackle Solo Travel Jitters

It takes a huge leap of faith on an individual’s part to embark on a solo trip. It can as exciting and scary as hell, at the same time. Of course, you can go solo even with a travel agency, which has its own set of pros and cons. But where there is a will, … Continue reading Five Ways to Tackle Solo Travel Jitters →