What’s a trip to Switzerland without a visit to the snowy Alps? That’s what we were told & it was hard deciding between Mount Jungfrau & Mount Titlis ―the 2 popular spots, given our short …
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Author: Shubhrata Shankar Iyer
A Slice of Heaven ―Interlaken, Switzerland
I landed in Zurich Airport with my family and a mind loaded with images ―images of lush green valleys dotted with exotic alpine blossoms & the snow-clad Alps at the backdrop. Oh yes, how could …
Continue readingThe Lotus Land of Keukenhof
Summer … & wanting to avoid popular hill-stations, we scouted for options. Europe had been in my mind but we had only a fortnight at our disposal. Choosing the places was proving to be a …
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Faraway, in the Netherlands, crisscrossed by canals brimming with wading ducks & punctuated by little thatched cottages, is a charming little countryside, called Geithoorn. Straight out of a fairy-tale book, this hamlet I feel is …
Continue readingTo Bhutan – In Search of Happiness😊
Whenever I came across newspapers rife with disturbing news, every time I heard or read about a suicide here or a murder there, each time the world was sundered by violence & war, I was …
Continue readingSparkling Singapore
Singapore certainly doesn’t need an elaborate mention, its oriental bearing making it perhaps the most frequently visited locale in Asia. Yet, the sheen of Singapore never fades. This was our second visit to this sparkling …
Continue readingJoyful Jogjakarta
Having sighted the sundown moments in Bali’s beaches, we were game for the sunup moments that the ramparts of Jogjakarta promised. So we headed for Jogja in the hope of capturing ‘that first golden …
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We deliberated, debated and ultimately decided to choose Bali for a holiday this year. The weather conditions rang warning bells loud & clear but Bali seemed to bubble over spraying its invigorating fizz. …
Continue readingMararikulam, Kumarakom, Thekkady
A family celebration & reunion got us traversing loches and littorals, hills and dells, vineyards and vales in God’s own country. Strands and sand, the sun and the sea, spices and streams formed the highlights …
Continue readingNelliampathy (Kerala)
Far from the madding crowd, a mere 44 kilometres away from the town of Palakkad (Kerala), nestled atop distant hills, with just birdsong for company, lies Nelliampathy famed for its picturesque tea plantations. Not …
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