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12 Picture Postcards From Montenegro For A Quick Virtual Trip

On September 22, 2023 By Sudeshna Maitra In Travel

Reading Time: 5 minutes Don’t you love postcards? Pictures from people’s travels with personalised short messages with it. Don’t you feel the warmth and love that someone remembered you in those moments? As a kid, I have always been fascinated with them. So, here I am, sharing some ‘digital postcards” from my travel to Montenegro. 1. Mausoleum of Petar II Petrovic Njegos A panoramic view from the Mausoleum like no other, you wouldn’t want to miss it for the world. A popular tourist attraction of Lovcen, and officially the highest mausoleum in the world, sits at the top of its second highest peak (Jezersky …

Kuthar: The Perfect Hideout In Himachal (Just 300km From Delhi!)

On December 16, 2020 By Alakananda Bhattacharya In Travel

Reading Time: 10 minutes For how long can you depend on virtual travel? It’s been too long watching old “Facebook Memories”, flipping through last year’s Lan Ha Bay travel pictures and videos. And the worst part? Almost getting used to that! A whole year gone by without stepping out of the city and just ruminating on memories…more memories! It was time we made some new ones. For travel junkies like ourselves, one whole year without the mountains or beaches or forests felt like claustrophobia. And more than anyone else, our 74 years “old” father (who’s used to spend at least 6 months of the …

Unlocking my travel fantasies in times of lockdown

On April 28, 2020 By Devraj Roy In Travel

Reading Time: 4 minutes Gates are locked. Borders are sealed. Airlines have ceased their operations. Our summer holiday plans have gone for a toss. It’s a complete lockdown for us and our dreams. We have voluntarily shut ourselves inside our cosy homes for the greater good. But that shouldn’t restrict ourselves from letting our imagination fly, From spreading the wings of our thoughts and soaring over our dream destinations. What’s the harm in titillating the pleasure centres of our brain to taste the feel-good chemical dopamine, while lying on our beds, flipping through the pages of our favourite travel magazine for a satiating ‘window …