Gypsy Soul To Blame

This all started with a promise I had made a year ago, to a friend to accompany her to Leh.  For the love of travelling to this bucket listed destination, all other apprehensions took care of themselves. She initiated and we all followed the suit. Hence began the epic journey to the land of Lamas. Waking up irritably to the flight attendant’s announcement, the view from my window made me feel like almost free falling on the snow covered Himalayas. We were about to land precariously in the cold mountains of Ladakh.  View from the plane : Another Paradise The view was enough to take us away from the maddening Mumbai life to somewhere beautiful in matter of 3 hours. Kushak Bakula ( name for Leh airport)  is relatively a newer airport and that is where we met our driver cum guide cum fashion critic cum music playlist suggester, Mr,Tundup. LEH Jullay from Leh A visit to Shanti Stupa and Leh palace was the evening plan for the day afte...

Swinging in a windy balcony of a high rise, looking at the hovering air crafts on one side, watching one of the best turf horse racetrack, wondering how peaceful the temple overseeing the Arabian Sea appears, gaping at the inspiring skyline of Mumbai and the massive open air laundry on the other side, I wonder how travelling, reading, eating and relaxing are intertwined. Moment Of Introspection This is by far the best connect I have come across. There is a strong friendship force that connects these three words especially the way it opens our mind to explore the lifestyle or culture of a certain locality. Travel Good – Try to be more than a tourist Travel is the best form of leisure.  It not only opens your mind to the world outside but also influences your outlook towards life.  Pull out the advantage of introspecting while your travel. The joy of travelling to a place can only be harnessed if the soul of the place is touched and if one is able to le...

To swerve myself from demise of a soul who left for reasons unknown called for this travel plan. It was spur-of-the moment plan that we took out off by booking a premium tatkal railway tickets a day ago and started our journey. "There is almost no such thing as ready,   There is only Now   "   The first hop out location was Devbaug. We reached Devbaug by a jerky bus ride,halted along the way to have a look at the serenity of Tarkarli. Tarkarli : Enroute Devbaug Devbaug : Purely a State Of Mind Solace, Sea food and some amount of water sports was the perfect recipe to get our minds distracted. We started off with parasailing. There was a trick in this activity ; you soar a little high they immediately dip you along the surface of the sea and then take you high up there. The experience can only be described by this word - “Magical”. A breath taking view of the beach, miniature sight of the seagulls, colorful palette...

Very little did I know that this would happen so quickly. Since the month of September 2015  I have been doing all sort of market research and surveys to buy a second hand car (  was badly looking for a lucky deal ).  I had spread the word with some friends who I thought could be of help. But somehow things never moved in the way until that day.  Like they say ,   “ When its right its RIGHT” One cold morning ,on the by-lanes where I  used to go for a jog, I came across this vehicle with a sign board saying For sale : contact  9321429007 .I vividly remember that instant , it was 7.15 AM and I dialed this number to try my luck. The phone was ringing on the other side but nobody seemed to answer the call.  I was just about to hang up ( feeling disappointed) and the phone was answered. I asked the receiver all sort of questions a FIRST CAR BUYER would want to know on that call itself. I told him my budget and he was reluc...