Over breakfast one morning I heard a family next to us talk excitedly about sighting the Kangchenjunga from our hotel. It was our first morning in Gangtok and I had woken…
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As part of the trip to Malaysia with Tourism Malaysia in March this year, we were taken for a visit to the Felda Hot Springs Residence. Hot springs are quite a…
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A visit to Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, would be incomplete without taking some time out to enjoy the pristine beaches and crystal clear waters on one of the five…
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The beauty of slow travel is that it affords you the luxury of being an observer of daily life in a new place. I travelled to Gangtok for 5 days of…
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Protecting ourselves from a spray of sawdust, we watched with awe as a craftsman shaped a rough block of wood into a spinning top within minutes. Then he carefully but swiftly applied…
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I am a momo (a popular local dish very similar to a dumpling) lover and couldn’t wait to get to Sikkim to feast on it to my heart’s content. While you…
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Areas surrounding airports and railway stations are seldom the most memorable or pleasant. Bagdogra though was a complete surprise! No sooner had we left the airport and we were surrounded by…
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As a family we have made a shift towards eating more healthy food and this means we have started including a greater portion of millets in our everyday diet. I don’t…
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With fantastic trip advisor reviews, my expectations from Orange County, Kabini (OCK) were sky-high! The photos of the resort from their webpage gave me a glimpse, but left me a bit…
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If you are a vegetarian you know how hard it is to find good vegetarian food when you travel! A lot of times I have missed out on local delicacies because…