Day 207 of Indian places giving you smiles.. The high spiritual energy of Tirumala and Tirupati
Day 207 of Indian places giving you smiles.. The high spiritual energy of Tirumala and Tirupati Our family God – Lord Balaji attracts thousands of devotees who visit his natural abode at Tirumala to seek his blessings and get miraculous favours in life. My father had carried me as an infant here, and again we […]
Day 206 of Indian places giving you smiles – The city of Joy – Kolkata
Day 206 of Indian places giving you smiles – The city of Joy – Kolkata I first went to went to this city of Joy in 1994 with my own two small bundles of joy. We were thrilled to experience the very first tram ride and metro ride of our lives. It was a […]
Day 205 of Indian places making you smile -Silvassa – Capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Day 205 of Indian places making you smile -Silvassa – Capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Do you think it is time for a short getaway from Mumbai? Are you looking forward to taking your aged parents for a slow paced holiday? Then you can decide to go to a union […]
Day 204 of Indian places giving you smiles – From Bombay to Mumbai
The city that is fascinating, you will love it or you will hate it, you can never be immune to it – the city that never sleeps, the financial capital, the Bollywood capital, the city that can make or break many destinies, the city of migrants, the city of the rags to riches stories and […]
Day 203 of Indian places giving you smiles – the Capital of our country – Delhi
Day 203 of Indian places giving you smiles – the Capital of our country – Delhi My first visit to Delhi happened in 1976 when I was just a 13 year schoolgirl with long plaits and small desires. We stayed with my uncle at Karol Bagh and I saw the complete contrast in the living […]
Day 202 of Indian places giving you smiles – the happy go lucky ambience of Diu
Day 202 of Indian places giving you smiles – the happy go lucky ambience of Diu After driving through miles and miles of what seemed like arid lands of the state of Gujarat, we saw a change of scenery as soon as we drove inside the Union Territory of Diu. And there was an unmistakable light […]
Day 201 of Indian places giving you smiles- the beaches and forts of the Union territory of Daman
Day 201 of Indian places giving you smiles- the beaches and forts of the Union territory of Daman We were lucky to discover a new weekend getaway from Mumbai – the old Portuguese colony of Daman. We had a smooth drive over good roads and as we entered Daman, the first thing that caught my attention […]
Day 171 of impactful experiences making you smile – Slithering from a bridge into the river and other adventures
Day 171 of impactful experiences making you smile – Slithering from a bridge into the river and other adventures Meet my girlfriend Mrinalini Rao, an IIM alumni, management professional, enthusiastic, tomboyish, (having grown up with five brothers), now content with her other roles as a wife and mother too! So it was a pleasure […]
Day 156 of international places giving smiles – Remembering 1984 visit to Kathmandu in Nepal
Day 156 of international places giving smiles – Remembering 1984 visit to Kathmandu in Nepal As kids we were very impressed by the movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna. What we saw about Kathmandu in that, remained as a strong memory in our impressionable minds. So in 1984, when foreign travel as a whole family was […]
Day 154 of international places giving smiles – Remembering Kingston and Ottawa the Capital of Canada
Day 154 of international places giving smiles – Remembering Kingston and Ottawa the Capital of Canada My daughter and me were excited to start this new Canada East tour and felt really blessed to have a friend like Neela who gifted this holiday to us. We were soon on the highway which in Canada start […]