Author: Priyanka Dalal
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In Kashmir – Srinagar, the Lake City
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What I only knew of Venice, that it was built on/around a water body and one could travel around in a gondola and it being very romantic is all also true of Srinagar. The Dal lake is not just a lake one can go boating in, it connects the city, one can travel to different…
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In Kashmir – First Impressions
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When Working and travelling something or the other can go wrong…its quite a task juggling everything so that clients get the best service and I can do some travel masti! On such a trip, I am currently sitting at the Srinagar airport in the cafe with a large number of military folk, I think they…
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Auroville and Matri Mandir, Pondicherry
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15km from the city is the Auroville. This is also where the Matri Mandir – an intriguing meditation complex made by the Mother and Aurobindo is located. My first view of this center was a sense of lot of ‘disjoint’ communities working together. It probably felt disjoint because the different building complexes are some distance…
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Travel Foods – Flavored Yogurt and Soya Milk
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A lot of people expect that I must be well versed with the local food cuisine of the different places I have travelled to. I take quite some pleasure in explaining to them that this is not so because I am vegetarian and Jain. I am not a strict jain but I do avoid onion…
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One month on the Road
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I finally uploaded my trip photos, it is a tricky task because I have not yet figured out which photo platform to opt for longer use. Travel photographs is a topic for another blog post :) Currently I want to write more about my 1 month road trip, I never got down to writing about…
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Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry
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The term ‘Aurobindo Ashram’ commonly refers to the many different units within Pondicherry that are affiliated to the organisation set up by Aurobindo and Mother. Auroville is another distinct settlement which also houses the Matri Mandir – a unique meditation temple. Like mentioned earlierPondicherry city is integrated with the Aurobindo Ashram. Typically painted grey and…
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Back to pavilion, Mumbai :)
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So the trip is over and I am back to pavilion, Mumbai! I am very glad that everything went fairly well, all the accommodation got sorted, met interesting people, had fun and overall everything got managed. This maybe a good time to pen down my thoughts, I returned last night around 2am and now after…
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Working off my laptop in different cities of India
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So this is an usual question that I need to answer almost everyday I am travelling as I do have to work! My internet connections services are tata photon plus and joiku on my mobile that allows me to use my airtel mobile internet off the laptop. Both the connections are fairly good but I…
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Pondicherry
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Once I booked my tickets to Pondicherry, everyone that I told I was going to this city would inevitably say ‘Wow I always wanted to go to Pondicherry’! Well, I am here and its a pretty lovely place! Its a quaint town as I had pictured with a mix of people. There are foreigners, some…