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Two Days At Le Meridien, Coimbatore

What do you do if you have two days of ultimate luxury and no work…no agenda…no meetings and no kid in tow?? YES…you make the most of it and immerse […]

Shoma Abhyankar February 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hazaar Khwaishein Aisi (A Thousand Dreams)…

Only a few days ago, I had poured out my angst post the mindless attacks on innocent lives at Nice, Kabul, Turkey and Munich. With such everyday restless frenzy and hatred in […]

Road To Kodaikanal

I love taking road trips (preferably in self driven cars) not only because it gives me an excuse to travel to new places but also because it affords me a […]

The Foundry Of The Steel Giant

“Saavdhaan! loco aa rahi hai” the haunting voice suddenly caught my attention as I donned myself with the safety gear issued for a visit to the workshop of sixth largest steel […]

The Train to Howrah

Tatanagar, a popular nickname for Jamshedpur, did not feature on my travel itinerary till a few days back when I was visiting the Steel Plant of Tata. For a city that is named […]

10 Trips in Twelve Months: 2015, A Year of Travel

I guess I took this quote literally this year… Yes we travelled and travelled a lot with as many as ten different trips sprinkled over the year. The year began […]