Ohrid pearls are famous for their shine, and that they are handmade. The story goes that in 1924, a Russian soldier staying in Ohrid, knew of a secret recipe from his home near a lake with a similar fish in Russia. It is said that only two families have this secret recipe that is passed on...
I have met many good teachers and great teachers, but I realized later in my life that travel has been my greatest teacher. Travel molded my way of thinking – even aspirations, tamping some and amplifying others… For instance, I learnt more about the management concept of “Effectuation” in making do with what you have and...
There were quite a few highlights of my 2 weeks of traipsing around Indonesia. I did some of the must-dos, didn’t do some of the must-dos, did some of the needn’t dos, panicked at some of the mustn’t-dos, walked lots, made lots of friends, consumed lots of beer… a trip like many of my others...
I wanna touch the northern lights We could leave the world behind I wanna know what it’s like To walk away from this life – Northern Lights Jaymes Young My first tryst with Aurora Borealis was through the lovely pictures clicked by my friend and his never ending narratives about the phenomena. So what is Aurora...
I was very fascinated by this country called Laos since I had heard quite a bit about it. I had not met too many folks who had travelled there, though had read a lot of dope on the internet. This was a country that had been closed to outsiders till a couple of decades...
Angkor Wat, Cambodia is the largest temple complex of the world. The city where the temple was built, Angkor (meaning city in Khmer), is located in Siem Reap, and was once the capital of the Khmer Empire. This city contains hundreds of temples. It is said that in its prime, Angkor had a population of...
Christmas over these many years has always been about joy and celebration with friends, family, cakes, wine and presents… This time we were wondering about celebrating it with Santa at his home in Rovaniemi… We had always wanted to visit Rovaniemi and the Santa Claus Village to participate in a traditional Lapland Christmas. We all know...
“Set-jetting” is about visiting the sets or locations where GoT was filmed.. It’s a modern iteration of the literary pilgrimage – remember how Stratford-upon-Avon for long thrived on the memory of its most famous dead resident, Shakespeare? Or the Lake District with its many literary greats like Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter?Iceland’s...
