This is a FTB collaborative post about the best Christmas markets from around the world. So pick up a cup of your favorite brew and sit back to immerse yourself in strolling through these gorgeous festive markets.… Read More Best Christmas Markets from around the World | Travel Tales |
This post is linked with the #GPDec2020 hosted by me every December where a cross posting collaboration is worked out between several bloggers for the entire month. Today we get to travel to some of the gorgeous sights in the island state of Tasmania in Australia via Rajlakshmi… Read More 5 Favorite Sights in Tasmania, Australia | Travel Tales |
This post is linked with the #GPDec2020 hosted by me every December where a cross posting collaboration is worked out between several bloggers for the entire month. Today’s post is by Shilpa who writes about how her reading habit has changed overall and why.… Read More 6 Changes in my Bookish life | Books |
I love wine and indulge in wine tasting sessions in my city whenever I can find the time and money for it. In this post I bring to you my travels to Vineyards across the world which is something I have made it a point to include in my itinerary if I can. There are also a couple of such travel experience of my fellow travel bloggers who have so kindly agreed to contribute on this post. I hope you enjoy reading this – Salut!… Read More 5 Unique Vineyard getaways to experience | Travel Tales |
“Why doesn’t his heart let go? Why do some people stay lodged in our souls, stuck in our throats, imprinted in our minds?” ― Marjan Kamali, The Stationery Shop The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali had been trending on my time line for quite some time. So when I saw it on one of my book apps,… Read More The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali | Book Review |
This fictional tale was written for the Fiction Monday with Vinitha. The prompt for the 15th edition is ECHO. I hope you like my attempt at it though I have exceeded the word limit by over a 100 words.… Read More An Echo of the Past | Fiction Writing |
My guest today is Arvind from Jaipur who is taking us through four of the most visited museums in the Pink City. Jaipur is birth city for me and very special to the heart.… Read More 4 Must Visit Museums in the Pink City of Jaipur | Travel Tales |
I asked a few fellow bloggers to collaborate on this post with me by sharing their favorite travel quirk. A particular thing they do on every holiday or collect something or a food that they must try out, etc. I got some really quirky answers and sharing them with you all. Look forward to hearing back from you.… Read More What’s your Favorite Travel Quirk? | Travel Tales |
Hola folks. I am back with the month long guest post campaign where in you write in a post for me and I write one for you, for all of December 2020. Join in the fun and have your say on topics related to Travel and Books.
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is that perfect book to encapsulate the circus life in Post depression America when alcohol prohibition was on an all time high. The romance shown against this backdrop is beautiful and makes you feel warm and tingly inside. Read on my review of this 5/5 rated book.… Read More Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen | Book Review |
Today my guest blogger Namrata Wakhloo takes us through the Kashmir valley to talk about the beautiful shrines that are there. Kashmir was known to be the land of the sufis and saints.… Read More 13 Incredible Shrines of the Kashmir valley | Travel Tales |
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet One day my mom and her college bestie were musing over what they would name their first born babies. My mom had a liking for the word Shaleenta as is means decency/modesty… Read More What is in a name indeed | Fiction Writing |
A veritable food guide to eating your way through Uzbekistan which has some of the most incredible dishes I have seen anywhere. A guest post by Namrata Wakhloo who is an avid photographer and traveler. All the pictures here have been taken by her. … Read More Delicious Food Bytes from Uzbekistan |Travel Tales|
In March 2020, I was vacationing in the hills of Uttarakhand and happened to visit the Garden Valley Resort for a meal. This is my unbiased review of the food, service and the place. The meal was paid for by us and in no way is this a sponsored post. I was vacationing in Cloud… Read More Gourmet affair at the Garden Valley Resort, Uttarakhand | Travel Review |
I was tagged to play the Anonymous Bookaholic Tag and this turned out to be such a fun post to write. I hope you enjoy reading it too.… Read More The Anonymous Bookaholic Tag for book lovers
I had the opportunity to visit the Chirping Tales Cafe during my last visit to Mukteshwar in March this year. Its quite a charming and rustic cafe in this region with some nice food and beverages.… Read More The Chirping Tales Cafe in Mukteshwar Hills | Travel Review |
Having read The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, I had a great many expectations from this book. Happy to say I was not disappointed at all. This book has been shortlisted for the Booker award. I had picked up reading or rather listening to this book on the Audible for the book prompt… Read More 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak | Book Review |
Read all about a calming walk on the Fort Kochi beach one early morning during my visit to Kerala.… Read More [N] Nonchalant morning walk on the beach in Fort Kochi | Travel Review |
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor – This one is my latest read from this author who is fast becoming a favorite as far I have read 5 books by her and loved them all. Catch my review here to know how this one fares… Read More Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor | Book Review |
Have you ever been to a vineyard and participated in stomping on the ripe grapes in a huge barrel? I did just that with a group of friends and just have to share the memories of that perfect day here.… Read More Grape Stomping in a Vineyard in Bangalore | Travel Tales |
