Mandu – The City of Joy II
fter our little adventures of the previous day, we slept like dead people. The next day we woke up early as 6:00 AM and got ready for today's sightseeing. After some debate, we had decided against taking a cab and opted for bicycles, and it turned...
Best Casinos to visit around the world – Crown casino, Melbourne, Australia
Wherever you travel in the world you will never find a country more dedicated to gambling than Australia. It is said that Australians will bet on anything including two flies on the wall. As around eighty percent of Australians gamble it can be considered to be a...
Food Panda – Delicious Food at Doorsteps
I must confess that we are one hell of a lazy couple when it comes to cooking, especially on weekends. Sometimes we are so lazy that we do not even go out to eat and just order it from restaurants near by. In fact, we always planned to have a thick folio at home, with...
Chakra: The Way of Magic in Real Life
The Fantasy genre has yet not become popular amongst the Indian readers. Lack of good books in this particular genre is much responsible for this declining trend. Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way, a book by the famous blogger Ritu Lalit, belongs to the genre of...
Mandu – The City of Joy I
“When you set out on a voyage to Ithaca, pray that the journey may be long; full of adventure, full of knowledge.” Our most recent trip to Mandu was exactly how Cavafy wished one to be, full of adventure and learning. I had first heard of Mandu for a different reason,...
Happy Birthday: A Different Piece of Cake
“Death has become so predictable that I have neither the youthful reverence of it nor the middle-age fear.” –Happy Birthday. This is one of the quotes from the book “Happy Birthday” by Meghna Pant. The quote aptly tells you what the novel is all about. It is the sad...
Colorful Rajasthan: The Havelis of Jaisalmer
he Havelis of Jaisalmer are as famous as its might fortress. Carved in the same yellow sandstone, their intricately carved beauties are a reminiscent of the prosperous past of the town when it happened to be the business hub on the Camel caravan...
Ganesh Utsav in Pune and the Dhol-Tasha Pathaks
The Ganesh Utsav in Pune came with its usual cheerfulness this year and we had the chance to witness the festivities. We visited the famous Dagduseth Ganapati, the Mandai Ganapati and then went to Kasbapeth to see the puja there. The best part of the festivities were...
St. Basil’s Cathedral
St. Basil’s Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat or Pokrovsky Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox church in Red Square in Moscow.
A Drive to Tamhini Ghat and Lavasa
o it was another weekend and we had Ekta’s mom and aunty at home. Since they wished to see someplace good near Pune, we thought of taking them to Tamhini Ghat, which we had thought of going last year but could not. Our Sunday outings have not been...
Kuldhara – The Ghost Village
Kuldhara is an isolated place with a forlorn look which bring sadness to the heart, thining of those unfortunate people who were forced to leave their lands
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is a long series of fortifications built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the empire against invasions from north.