The Enchanting Kingdom of Bhutan

This is a guest post by Tejasvini Viraj. I clearly remember, I was ranting to a colleague about how hot it is in Delhi and how I have a dire urge to pack my bags and run to the hills. The very next minute, I received a text from my friend in Pune. She said-…

Diving Ventures (Bali ABCs: The story final part 3)

“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.” – Jacques-Yves Cousteau. And as for the sea, once it casts it’s spell, it holds one in its net of wonder forever! Imagine, getting into the…

Volcano Trek! (Bali ABCs: The Story- part 2)

In that fine morning, beside the calm turqouise blue ocean, whilst soaking the gentle morning sun, we finished our breakfast after our routine early morning stroll around the beach and got ready to check out. We had a long eventful journey ahead of us. Got an easy taxi from the hotel, we left Nusa Dua…

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…