Picture of the moment:- Fruit seller girl in Thailand
Picture of the moment is a weekly series exhibiting pictures, through which I show you a bit of my world.

Fruit seller girl in Thailand.
When I went out that night to buy some fruits, there were many shops in that street selling it. This girl had something in her that pulled me to her direction. A very infectious and

Picture of the moment: Cottage in Koh Lanta
Picture of the moment is a weekly series exhibiting pictures, through which I show you a bit of my world.
This was my cottage in an island called Koh Lanta where I spent three days and nights. Koh Lanta is a beautiful island in western Thailand. I can not forget this place for many reasons; one of them was seeing a night brawl, broken glasses, blood sheds and police arrests just outside my door in my balcony.
I was scared like hell …

During my backpacking trip to Thailand, one day while I was chatting with a few locals, the name of Bamboo Island popped up. I was anyway exploring the possibilities of visiting some new places, so I decided to go there.
Travelling without any agenda or destination in mind, gives you freedom to choose your pace & place. There is no hurry to rush into things.
Bought a ticket from a tour agent for THB 1500 and off I went to this very small island. Koh Phai (Bamboo Island) as it is known …

Warning: This is a colorful post.
Before I start writing about my recent trip of Philippines and Malaysia, I thought it better to recollect how was the year 2010 for me in terms of travel.
I think I will skip some of domestic travels since a few of them happened in a jiffy and I do not remember the details now. Also, I am not counting the local exploration of lesser known places of my town such as watching Flamingos at Sewri fort.

Flamingos enjoying their meals.
The year started with a …

I was requested to write an article on “My trip of a lifetime” for CLAY (Club Mahindra And You) for their trip of a lifetime contest. I hurriedly penned down some experiences and the story was published on their website after our trip to Sikkim. As luck would have it, I forgot to mention about it here.
Since I am travelling right now, what better could be than to give my readers a taste of that experience.

Alor Setar railway station.
…. … Having stalked, surrounded and shoved by 8 taximen when I …

Among other things, backpackers often look for budget accommodation. I am also a backpacker and travel on tight budget. However, I am yet to stay in a dormitory … mostly because I need my comfort zone especially when I travel alone. I do not mind shared baths but when it is time to relax or to take a nap after a tiring day, I need a quiet place and some private space to myself.

So, when I was backpacking to Malaysia & Thailand earlier this year, I was always on the …

The life is fast. In this mechanical era, no one has time to sit and breathe. At the same time one also likes to continue with age old customs and rituals. But who has time to do things in traditional way ?
Look at the picture below. Though I was apprehensive of clicking this photo, I also wanted to show it to my people back home.
Traditionally worshipping or ‘pooja‘ of God is done with lighting the incense sticks and candles (diya), chanting of some mantras, ringing the bells etc.
Here is a …