Places
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How I Travelled Full-Time on ₹35,000 a Month (And Had My Best Year Yet)
After years of watching full-time travellers on the gram and feeling like it’s an unreachable goal… I surprised myself by travelling full-time (with an international trip too!) on a budget. I mean, I…
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Learning to Fly: My Honest Paragliding Experience in Bir
As someone who loves her life dearly, signing up for learning paragliding felt like a strangely contradictory thing to do. But after staying in Bir for a few months and watching people fly…
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Before You Learn Paragliding in Bir, Read This
Paragliding Course in Bir Billing has become increasingly mainstream, one of the most popular flying sites in the country. But behind the Instagram reels and tandem videos is a sport that demands serious…
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A Detour into Art in Bir
When I told people I was heading to Bir for the next leg of my learning journey, the guesses poured in. “You’re going to learn paragliding, right?” Fair enough. Bir is the paragliding…
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Three Months of Kalari: A Journey of Movement and Mindset
I now have a Kalari Madyama certificate that says I have successfully completed three months of training. My kicks look like this – But it didn’t start like this. The Dream and the…
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A Peek Into the Gurukulam Way of Life
Gurukulam The word alone paints a picture—a wise guru sitting under a tree, sharing knowledge with eager students gathered around. It’s an ancient way of learning, where students live with the teacher, serving…
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Falling in Love with Cafes in a Small Kerala Town
Confession: I used to be against the cafe culture. Back when I lived in the city, I saw cafes as bougie indulgences—an excuse to spend way too much on coffee and ambience. I…
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A Journey into Kalaripayattu at a Gurukul in Kerala
I don’t know exactly when this dream started, but I’ve been talking about learning Kalaripayattu in Kerala for at least a year now. Maybe it began when I watched historical films full of…
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Bengaluru to Amman: A Jordan Immigration Experience
Travelling with a weaker passport = not-so-smooth immigration experiences. Even for countries that give visas on arrival for Indians, the treatment you get at immigration is not a very pleasant one. So, I…
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Beyond the Instagram Filter: Lessons from 4.5 Months on the Road
Long-term travel has become the cool thing to do! It’s romanticised as this perpetual vacation of seeing beautiful sights, exotic food and wonder after wonder. Well, I dreamed that dream and lived it…
