Tag: Goa

Country Roads

Sitting crouched on Dharam Singh’s musty folded mattress and bouncing up each time that the truck hit a rain battered pot hole, I couldn’t have imagined that the very next year I would be cruising along the same highway, only this time with wheels designed for luxury. The trips were starkly contrasting: one a backpacking […]

Festival Of The Month: Sao Joao, Goa

In the glorious combination of ‘sun, sand and beer’, replace beer with feni when talking about Goa in June. Just before the first monsoon showers hit the state, hinterland Goan areas erupt with celebration and fun during the Sao Joao Festival. And the chief ingredient keeping the spirits fairly high, both literally and figuratively, is […]

Beach Escapes

Beach Escapes: India’s coastline covers more than 7500 kms. I was fortunate to travel along Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and contribute to the some of the beach escapes to the Lonely Planet Guidebook by the same name. Escape to a beach if you like the sun and sea breeze, fresh seafood, and your […]

New Year Hideouts

New Year Getaways from Bangalore Now that the earth is still spinning smoothly on its axis and its end has been averted, go ahead and plan your New Year getaway as your travel instincts please. For those who live in Bangalore, there are plenty of options to celebrate spilling over to the next year. Be […]

30 Assagaon, Goa

Winding past the sinuous Parra village road of Arpora towards Mapusa, one is welcomed by an astonishing amount of enormous Pipal trees and numerous old Goan style structured mansions. The road is an immaculate stretch of a typical Goan village, untouched by new age concrete structures or an abundance of guest houses & hotels for […]

Olaulim Backyards, Goa

The whole experience of Olaulim Backyards can be summed up in one word – Discovery! Right from finding your way through the lush, curvaceous narrow lanes of the area, to entering the unassuming little gate into the wide wilderness, it feels like one is unearthing a precious hidden place. Born in different countries but making […]

Acro Iris, Goa

Goa, a popular destination for tourists from all over the world, is one of the most accommodating destinations for holiday-makers. Alien cuisines & cultures have become easily palatable to the locals and somewhere the old world charm of this fantastic state seems to be getting lost in the stereo typical methods of entertainment for tourists. […]

Acro Iris, Goa

Goa, a popular destination for tourists from all over the world, is one of the most accommodating destinations for holiday-makers. Alien cuisines & cultures have become easily palatable to the locals and somewhere the old world charm of this fantastic state seems to be getting lost in the stereo typical methods of entertainment for tourists. […]

Capella, Goa

Elusively tucked away on top of a hill, away from the main road of the Parra village in Arpora, Jamshed and Ayesha’s home, Capella, promises an indelible holiday. Camouflaged amongst an acre of lush green surroundings, the house is an impressive result of the couple’s long nurtured dream of makingGoatheir home. Even though it was […]

Kim & Thelma’s, Goa

Strikingly different from the other Portuguese inspired style of houses in Goa, Kim and Thelma’s home is an inimitable blend of interesting materials all from all over India, assembled together to form a contemporary & comfortable haven. The Roman brick house is hard to miss as you climb the little hill in Socorro of North […]

The Glorious Backyard of Hampi – Go Air

  I heave myself to the last of the steep steps on the mountain in an attempt to make it to an inconspicuous white temple perched on top. Having barely caught my breath and absorbed the magnificent topography of strewn boulders, typical of this region, is when I’m ushered conspiringly into a small dark temple. […]