In times of the pandemic, the Scottish Highlands have been in the limelight for… well, locals testing positive. And a while ago, there were news reports about an increasingly large number of people opting to live closer to Edinburgh rather than commute daily from far-flung corners of the Highlands. A rather obvious decision, isn’t it? And back in the day…
Its winter in Ahmedabad, India, and the minimum temperature has been hovering between 10Β°C-16Β°C. Huddled at my desk, feet tucked in thick socks, I shivered and bemoaned the ruthless cold during a telephone conversation with my best friend. Imagine my indignation when she burst into laughter rather than express sympathy over my frozen toes! βRapti, if you are shivering in…
On March 6, 1989, a 44 year old and his colleagues boarded a British Railway train at the Edinburgh Waverley railway station. The group of six men β all town planners from developing cities of India – was headed to Glasgow as part of a government initiative facilitating knowledge exchange. Among them was my father who returned thrilled with the…
Around the time I had been reading about Scotland, especially Edinburgh, I remember stumbling upon the statement βBut Edinburgh is a mad godβs dream.β Now I donβt know about mad gods and goddesses but I do know that it is a city of Good Samaritans. Do you remember where we left off in the last post? That bit about me…
I confess. I have a crush on Edinburgh. I have been in love with Amsterdam from when I first set foot on that gorgeous slice of heaven on earth. But now Edinburgh, with its cobbled streets, mix of old-new structures and a skyline that gives off a broody Gothic vibe on a cloudy day, has found its way into my…
Looking back, the year 2017 was like the craziest roller coaster ride in an amusement park leaving me, the rider, nervous, exhilarated and other things unfamiliar. But the Gods of Travel were undoubtedly kind to me. How else does one get lucky enough to have checked two places from their travel wish list in a year! Yes! Yours truly went…
A week ago, I did a few interesting things. I (finally!) started work on a βhistory journalβ project that had been gifted to me three months ago. I was supposed to have given it a long time back but then life happened, priorities changed and the project got delayed. That’s the first interesting thing there, finishing that long-pending project. The second exciting…
My life wish list and travel wish list have one thing in common – βTravel With The BFFβ is scribbled on both in capital letters. Thatβs how much Iβve wanted to travel my best female friend(s) sinceβ¦ forever. I prefer to travel solo most times but Iβll never say no to an occasional trip if the company is good. And…
Itβs been over a week now since my best girl βAβ and I returned from a week-long trip to Sri Lanka. It was the first trip that we had managed to embark on together in the 13 years (or is it more?) that weβve been friends. There are a lot of hangovers here β of memories, of photographs, of instances. While on…
Beat this now! Iβm getting better at planning! I actually managed to time the second part of my βbest of 2018β and am publishing it on the last day of the year! I could go on and on about how amazing it feels but letβs keep it short and sweet today. It is a Monday, several of us are battling…