Author: Priyanka
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Jibhi: A Month in the Mountains
This Himalayan trip was easily one of my best – a week in the astounding desert of Spiti and then over a month in Jibhi – a beautiful, lush green mountain town at 7,000 ft. The idea was simple, leave the metropolis madness called Mumbai behind and be closer to nature. And so it happened.…
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Australian Bush Macro-Style Photographs
Macro photography: producing photographs of small items in larger-than-life size. I don’t have professional macro photography setup, but here are some interesting photographs from the Australian bush, macro-style. 🙂 But before you take a look at those, a quick note on – what is the Australian Bush? The ‘Australian bush’ loosely means any area outside the…
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Wandering In The Himalayas : 50 Days In Spiti, Jibhi and Shimla
What is it about ‘a month’ of time, that makes it really exciting to spend ‘a month’ in a place? Wandering in the Himalayas for a month had been on my mind since a long time. Now that it has happened, I am thinking of spending a few more months next time around. 😀 I think a…
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Reflections: The People Of The Himachal Villages
Small friendly gestures, quick laughs, a fleeting romance in the heart or a simple, resonating conversation on the road. Cherished by travellers, these interactions are unexpected and what makes them more special is that they are between complete strangers. You may not know the person’s name, background or any details at all. And yet those…
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Spiti Valley Travel Guide: Meeting The High Himalayas
योगीश्वराय महादेवाय त्रयंबकाय त्रिपुरान्तकाय त्रिकाग्नि कालाय कालाग्नि रुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय मृत्युञ्जयाय सर्वेश्वराय सदाशिवाय महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः महादेवाय नमः I have explored various parts of the Himalayas in India. The chardham in Uttarakhand, gardens and lakes of Kashmir, Buddhist ambience of Sikkim, amazing hospitality of Himachalis – the diversity and mountain environment make a rich experience. I have…
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My First Solo Cycling & Camping Trip Impact: Why Travel?
I had jotted down this post after my first solo cycling and camping trip from Berlin to Copenhagen. This was after many months of that trip – so I am not talking about the euphoria right after the trip. In fact right after the trip, I was heartbroken because I didn’t want to stop the…
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Fun Ways To Learn A Language Like Mandarin for Taiwan
In India, regional languages have taken second place to English wherever people have the option. This helps us tremendously in work fields and makes our working force internationally viable. But it does put us behind in retaining culture especially in urban areas, compared to a lot of these societies like Taiwan, Japan, China and even…
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Cycling In Taiwan: A Detailed Guide
2016 was the year I flew East. And my first experience of the Oriental culture was a month in Taiwan! 😀 Delving into the Taiwanese culture was fascinating. So many similarities with the Indian culture and also so much difference. Exploring this new culture was a complete joy and that too on bicycle!
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13 Black And White Photos Of European Cities
I recently have a new found love – Black and White photos! It started with an impromptu black and white Taiwan Street Photography series. And couple of weeks back I started a series on European cities on Instagram. The idea was to create vintage type shots of a common city scene. Not particularly landmarks or…