If you are a frequent Economy class air traveler who dreads his next long haul flight, read these tips to make you feel more comfortable. Find/ Reserve a good seat: You might want to choose a seat next to the aisle/ Exit row so that you

It was long that I’d smelt and felt the sea. So when I expressed my sea-starving to my friend, she suggested that we do something different the following weekend. The solution was whale watching at Cape Cod. We had made a reservation with Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown. The boat had an open top level and a

The stories of Ruskin Bond set in the ‘Queen of Hills’ tempted us to plan a trip there one weekend in May. April to June and September to November is the best time to visit Mussoorie, we were told, when the Himalayan ranges are clearly visible. The hill station is located at an altitude of

Our friend’s wedding beckoned us to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh and we were all set to explore the Himalayan town which is also the abode of the Dalai Lama. Dharamshala is now a bustling hill station in the Kangra valley with a sizable Buddhist population. After an 11 hour drive from Delhi to Dharmashala navigating

My walk with Lions at the Casela Nature & Leisure Park, Mauritius deserves mention in this separate blog. It was indeed the cherry on the cake in our Mauritius trip. The Walk is conducted by Safari Adventures, an experienced team who have more than 3 generations of experience in handling and training lions. A five minute

A weekend, last year, found us in ‘The Venice of the East’ in ‘God’s own country’-Kerala and it has every reason to be called so with it’s pristine backwaters, narrow canals, coconut lagoons, paddy farms, fish farms, villages, cultural arts, and festivals - which are of international fame. Alleppey’s (Alappuzha) main attraction is the famed backwaters

After our stay with a friend in the city of Calgary, we finally drove down 116 km for the mountains in Johnston Canyon for hiking. The rugged wilderness, seven gushing waterfalls, a picturesque walking trail alongside a deep canyon, the beat of the falls keeping time with your trek- all this thrown in makes

Our trip to Bangalore spilled over to a long weekend so the obvious plan was to go backpacking. After evaluating the many options that Bangalore has to offer, we settled on Coorg also called the ‘Scotland of India’. That would be quite like a trip abroad on a low budget, we told ourselves. The name

Miles of lush sugarcane plantations, mystical mountains, cascading beautiful waterfalls and rainforests abounding with coniferous trees and casuarinas…It was some such description of Mauritius that lured us to the spectacular island. It’s a melting pot of all cultures- The Indians, Africans and Europeans co-habit the place to create a colorful, cosmopolitan, island culture. The day after

When our nature-starved minds and hiking-starved legs cried ‘Trekking’ in unison we just couldn’t ignore the demand. With Saturday being ruled out because of work, we had to choose a place for a single-day trek which would also leave us with enough energy for Monday’s work. The choice was Lohagad (The Iron fort) just 2