Travel to the city of Nawabs – Lucknow that makes you smile -Day 177
Luck smiled now at me, as I finally got to visit the city of Nawabs – Lucknow We were members of a wedding party, staying at a swanky place, yet I did ensure that we got at least one whole day for sightseeing and of course shopping! Inspite of the hot sun, we entered one […]
Notice what makes you smile in your professional life – Day 168
Motivating all participants to jump from a high cliff to the river below One of the scariest experiences of my life was when I stood at the edge of a cliff that was almost two stories above the water level and wondered if I had the guts to take the plunge. In spite of the […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 150
Hiking, Fireflies spotting, Village life, Tents, Sleeping under stars, tough 70* inclined Trekking to Prabhalgad. There are many ways to celebrate an anniversary and it is always nice to do something different. So if you are in a mood for some adventure, then you take advantage of that rare time of the year, just before […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 110
A burst of colours amidst the giant canvas of patterned mountain landscapes The best artist in the world is Mother Nature herself. We saw this at our recent visit to a remote side of the Himalayas. It was almost the end of winter and not yet the beginning of spring, and the white mountain snow […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 107
A cute lake surrounded by snowy mountains Have you ever driven to the top of a mountain and seen a lake that is surrounded with snowy mountains again all sides? It felt as if a piece of heaven itself had fallen on to the earth…we just had to sit in silence and soak in the […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 106
The road under the rocky mountain Man and nature have always had a funny relationship together. While other living beings usually live in harmony with nature, man has to play with nature for his own special needs like convenience of travel within the mighty mountains. The sight of this man made road built defiantly amidst […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 105
The merging of the muddy brown Sutlej river with the clear blue melted snow waters of the Spiti river We had learnt in school that when the snow melts from the mountain tops, they flow down into small streams and then form a river. It was a sight for us to watch from a vantage […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 101
Mountain Moonshine Light in the night. We were driving back slowly in the narrow mountain roads of Kalpa and suddenly I was amazed at the sight outside the window. It was pitch dark in the valley below, but the snow on the mountain tops just glistened in defiance against the back drop of the dark […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 96
Girlie Road trip Day 10 Transiting Delhi We had specially chosen a good hotel in the Chandni Chowk area as our transit point for a few hours in Delhi. Because we had wanted to try out the famous and delicious street food of this area for breakfast and lunch. So while my 12 other friends […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 95
Girlie road trip Day 9 Simla I had changed rooms to catch up stories with another close friend, and we were chatting non stop till 12.30 am.. It was an exciting night as we got a knock on our door at 2.30 am.. A friend wanted a change of beds and I offered to go […]