Author: Priyanka
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Tackling the Lack of International Travel Blues (Fernweh Alert)
The COVID situation in India has been very well in the past couple of months and with our vaccine production we are helping the world. But I am developing a case of blues due to the lack of international travel…..
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How to Visit Auroville for an Immersive Experience?
Understanding how to shape an immersive experience when we visit Auroville. Video chats with someone who has been staying there for over 3 months now…
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Gujarati Winter Sweets, What a Scrumptious Way To Warm Up! [Indian Foods Series]
We are past the festival of Uttaran or Makar Sankranti – the time when locals here near Ahmedabad, Gujarat say the cold will start to diminish. The past winter months, I have had a gala time here in this Trimandir ashram gorging on amazing Gujarati food delicacies. And considering that it has been quite cold…
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Phnom Penh to Mumbai, With Cycle! (The easy way to transport your cycle via flights)
This was one of my smoothest cycle transport experiences so far. I have had many adventures of carrying the cycle on airplanes packed in plastic bags and covers. Adamant discussions with airport authorities about the cycle safety. Waiting at the baggage retrieval counter to find the plastic cover had been totally ripped up, and the…
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Dumas Beach Town Photo Story | Surat, Gujarat
Dumas is a laidback, quaint coastal town, very close to Surat. It’s a popular day visit for its beach and street food. However, there is much more to explore. Here are some photos from my visit.
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Kartik Purnima Celebrations across North India
I had written about my tryst with the Tamil festival called ‘Kartigai Deepam’ last year. This is a 10 day festival, and on the day of Kartigai Deepam, a fire is lit on top of the Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai and lakhs of people arrive there to circumambulate around this hill and lamp. I visited…
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Sea of Pumpkins at Atwater Market, Montreal for Thanksgiving (not Halloween!)
As I am working with a US based company this year, I find myself with a holiday on their Thanksgiving day (today). I dug up these photos of a sea of pumpkins that my friends (hi Brigette & Douglas 🙂 ) in Canada sent me many days back in October – because they have their…
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A Year Gone By (Samvat 2076): Lockdown in Coimbatore, Saurashtra Road Trip & Gujarati Diwali
For the past few years, I have been doing my year end reviews as per the traditional Indian New Year, which falls right after Diwali. Now we are in the 2nd day of this new year and I am sitting down with my various year end reviews. Year Review: Vikram Samvat 2076 & Vir Samvat…
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A note from Francesco on Cycling through Denmark and Germany
Sometime in early June 2020, Francesco wrote me a message about planning a cycling trip in Europe. He had read some of my blogs on my Berlin – Copenhagen cycle tour and had some additional queries. We were in the COVID lockdown here in India so I was really happy to get some cycling vibes…
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Quaint Snake Shrine: Naag Devta in Adalaj, Gujarat
There is an Orissa style Jagannath Mandir near this Trimandir ashram complex, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. We went there on a stroll once, enroute we came to a small shrine at the side of the road. Curious, I checked which deity it was – the Naag Devta. A quaint, small shrine with…