Indian weddings are one of the richest cultural experiences filled with colours, ornately beautiful dresses, Hindi music, Bollywood dancing, delicious food, hearty laughters and meaningful traditions. For a culture enthusiast like myself, going to A Big Fat Indian Wedding has been on my bucketlist ever since forever! Just my luck, a good friend from college …
Cultural immersive traveling is integrating yourself into the community of your travel destination. You interact with locals, learn the language, eat local delicacies and basically do things that the local community would do. This type of traveling allows you to see your travel destination through the eyes of a local. A form of experiential learning, it …
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Volunteering to teach underprivileged children in the Indian desert was one of the defining travels of my life. That experience has shattered my concept of reality, which will eventually lead to my experience with mild Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. To read Part 1 of the experience, click here. The Place of Women in Society Widows, …
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My first journey to India has been life-changing, and till this day holds the most significance compared to my other trips. Why? Because not only the trip to India shattered what reality meant for me, but upon returning from it, I suffered from mild Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), leaving me feeling sad, guilty, numb and …
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After our eventful first leg, the motorcycle adventure continues! Day 2: Mae Sariang –> Mae Hong Son (163 kms) On the second leg of our journey, the surroundings started to become harsher. Landscapes converted from green to orange and dried leaves scattered the forest floors. Some parts of the forest were even …
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With the mention of The Motorcycle Diaries, Che Guevara’s epic 9 month motorcycling journey across 28 South American towns comes to mind – popularized by a 2004 movie with the same name. Not nearly as epic, yet thrilling nonetheless, was The Exploring Engineers’ 5 day motorcycling trip traversing through northern Thailand mountains.
Gabriel García Márquez, an author I love, described so aptly the joys found from traveling. The original poem written in Spanish, I find a lot more poetic and beautiful (isn’t everything in Latin language?) For the purposes of my readers who are largely English- speaking, here is a translation. Scroll down for the original Spanish …
I’ll be honest here. Writing about the places I visited has never really inspired me.
It all began with a weekend trip to Madrid. The day started off with a walking tour across the historical sites of the Spanish capital. Astounded by the excellent service provided by the tour guides of Madride Travel, I decided to take up their offer to join the night crawl too. Turning up at 8pm sharp at …
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Naturally hot waters flowing from geothermally heated springs rich in mineral content with mystical healing powers – a one-sentence textbook description of Onsens. Wikipedia could have told you that, but I am not here to be a parrot regurgitating facts. Allow me to take you into the world of onsens, from a foreigner’s standpoint with …