Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the bedrock of western civilization was our first destination. It has been inhabited continuously for more than 3500 years and even today, ancient monuments, relics and landmarks dominate the cityscape. Even though Athens has now been transformed into an urban, cosmopolitan hub, it’s glorious heritage echoes through the ruins and…
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The Ultimate Greek Honeymoon Guide: Itinerary and Trip Basics
Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by all things Greek. Being a massive history and culture freak, their rich culture, history and glorious mythology have always awed me. I’ve grown up reading the Homeric Epics, the Illiad and the Odyssey with all its heroic and sometimes tragic stories of the rise…
10 offbeat weekend getaways near Bangalore and Delhi
Another Friday, another long weekend and most of us are wondering what should we do with all the time? Should we finally find out why Kuttappa killed Bahubali, run errands at home, put on our dancing shoes and hit the club, chill and chat with friends over a pint of beer or maybe just catch…
Anniversary Edition: 4 common Travel Myths Busted!
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. In my case, 2 years back, when I took up a pen and paper, a new journey began. An idea took shape to document and capture all the transient and in transient journeys in the head that set us free. That idea became Lokyana,…
Tripping with Granny: An excursion to Majuli, Assam
Have you ever gone for a trip exclusively with your grandparent, minus the parents, aunties, uncles, cousins, just the both of you? Well, if you haven’t done it yet, you must plan one immediately! For it is an experience, you will cherish for your lifetime. You will discover the human side of the generation from…
The Land of Green and Gold: Bylakuppe
“You’ll remember me when the west wind moves Upon the fields of barley You’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky As we walk in fields of gold” As I sat underneath a Boddha tree, I hummed this song in my head, gazing upon fields of maize, shining like gold, on a lazy afternoon….
Euro Backpacking Diaries: Amsterdam in 48 hours !
What is the craziest thing that you can do in 2 days ; 48 hours; 2880 minutes; 1,72,800 seconds of your lifetime? Take a trip to Amsterdam and let it work its magic on you! What is so magical about Amsterdam, you ask? For starters, if a city were a person then Amsterdam would be…
ASIAN BackPacking Diaries- “BALI ABCs” (10 COMMANDMENTS)
10 Commandments to follow in Bali NASI GORENG- definitely something to begin the list with! If you have not tried this dish, you haven’t really felt Bali in your heart and soul, after all, good food feeds the soul. BINTANG- No this isn’t going to harm you much, one of the world’s finest beers is…
ASIAN BackPacking Diaries- “BALI ABCs” (The BASICS)
BALI- Basics! This is after a lot of people had been asking me about my trip to the Paradise Island, what i did there, how I got there and what was the budget like. So, I finally decided to do a brief write up for all of you out there, travelers, non-travelers, foodies, non-foodies, nature…
ASIAN BackPacking Diaries- “BALI ABCs” (The STORY)
BALI- A Fairytale Love Story (Part 1) Trip Dates: 21st to 27th March, 2014 21st March- My midnight flight at 12.55 am (Malaysian Airlines) from Hyderabad, India got delayed by 5 hours. Yes, i was pretty much spooked as those were the days when everyone was talking about the shocking MH 370 incident. The memory…
Euro Backpacking Diaries: The Route Map
FACTSHEET Journey Dates: 5th Sept,’14 to 20th Sept, 14 Route : Bangalore-> Paris (France)-> Amsterdam (Netherlands)-> Barcelona (Spain)->Granada (Spain)-> Seville (Spain)-> Faro (Portugal) -> Lagos (Portugal) ->Lisbon (Portugal)->Paris->Bangalore Budget: INR 1,80, 000 (Inclusive of shopping worth INR 25000) Transportation: Bangalore->Paris: Jet Airways Paris-> Amsterdam: ID Bus Amsterdam->Barcelona: Transavia Airlines (KLM Airways) Barcelona-> Granada: Vuelling Airlines…
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