Stories of an Indian Backpacker – Travel and Food
aranasi is one of the prime holy cities of Eastern India. Offering Chhath prayers in Ganga is considered as the highest forms of devotion and this is why the devotees visit the ghats of Varanasi from nearby villages.
With India Myanmar border open for transit, it has become really easy for Indians to backpack across Myanmar and then to Thailand followed by Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and other countries if they have valid visa. Sharing some important tips that Indian backpackers should follow while doing this journey.
It turned out that this must visit festival in Ladakh is unlike any of the Teschu I have attended in Punakha and Sikkim. This one is way more commercial and one can easily avoid it. During the two days when I attended the event, I observed a few things that was really off and not something that one would expect from festival that everyone says is a cultural extravaganza of Ladakh.
Street art is not something that one will expect or associate with a city like Patna. But recently, the city administration and state government, in their attempt to promote folk arts, decided to paint the wall of the city with beautiful paintings made by Madhubani artists.
As a responsible traveller with a heart, you can support women in a number of ways. I am trying to do that and I hope these tips will help you figure out what else can be done.
From aromatic spices to sweet-toothed deserts, here are four cuisines that you must try on your travels around the world.
Shantiniketan Holi is a beautiful occasion that celebrates the culture and traditions that are taking place since the times of Rabindranath Tagore. Here is a short photo blog on my visit to this beautiful event.
Valley of Flowers National Park opens in first week of July or last week of June. The blooming season however starts only by mid July and continues till the end of August.
With the great Indian white desert on one side with the Arabian sea on the other, this will be the vacation of the entire family’s dream.
