Easy morning breakfast smoothie recipe
To make this delicious smoothie bowl , you just need
⁃ 1 medium size ripe mango
⁃ 1/2 cup double toned milk
⁃ 1 tbsp Fruit and nut muesli
⁃ 1 tsp pumpkin seeds
⁃ 1 tsp sunflower seeds
⁃ 1/4 chia seeds or flax seeds
Simple yet , wholesome recipe to keep your morning breakfast quick yet yummy to keep your tummy full.
Enjoy 🙂
Gigantic waves of aggravation and woebegone life had whipped us hard . It was the right time to revitalize our subfusc souls. We four women decided to head to the smallest state of India that is Goa.
This time I opted for Duronto train to travel till Madgaon from Delhi. We got the train from the Nizamuddin Railway Station. After the 2 days long journey we reached Madgaon at 4:00 in the morning .
As we all had wanted to save money, we opted for the state minibuses rather hiring a cab till Arambol, north Goa. The cab charges around Rs.1900-2500 (Depends on how rich you look). We got in a small crowded bus till Kadamba bus depot. The bus stand is opposite to the Madgaon railway station main exit gate.
Travelling in bus could be tiring
How to reach Arambol from Madgaon Railway Station by state buses. In total we changed 4 buses.From Madgaon Railway Station Bus stand we traveled to Kadamba bus stand we got bus from there to Panaji bus stand to get a bus to Mapusa then from there to Arambol. where we had booked the cottage.
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Money asked by cab driver-Rs.1900
Madgaon to Kadamba- Rs10 / person
Kadamba to Panjim – Rs.40 / person
Panjim to Mapusa- Rs.15 / person
Mapusa to Arambol- Rs.25 / person
The total time consumed in traveling in buses was around 3 hours. I would suggest if you can manage to travel by bus , do travel this way. Trust me you will save a lot. We saved Rs.1500.
We had made our booking for 5 days with the “Arambol Cottages” located in Arambol . This cottage allows you to stay at budget, moreover it is only 0.5km from the beach. Spotting beautiful birds, Gray Langurs are common around the cottage. We landed in the cottage around 9:00 am. We decided to rest a bit, then we hired a car . Hiring a car could be a task if you haven’t booked it afore as people will charge you maniacally. We were blessed to have a helpful, responsible and a friendly cottage owner named Upender. He helped us to get an Alto car for Rs.1000/day, additional charges of petrol was on us.
From left to right- Anita, Ruchi, Upender, Me, Jyotsna
Things to notice, before hiring a vehicle
Around 1:00 pm we headed to see Fort Aguada, which was 32 km from our place. The roads are curvy , might be fun during day time but drive carefully in the night.
Fort Aguada
Fort Aguada has a parking lot for vehicles for free. Fort Aguada is located on Sinquerim beach. This fort is divided into two floors one upper part is where lighthouse is located and other dungeon part where Portuguese ships used to rest ( Closed for public). This Portugal fort was strategically built near the mouth of Mandovi river which was meant to look after the Arabian Sea. The meaning of Aguada is Jal/ Water storer because during 17th century ships used to come here to filled there drinking containers with fresh water. Inside the premise of the Fort Aguada , you will find a light house which was used to store around 2,000,000 gallons of water also.
This fort shows one of the best living example of Portugal military architecture. Made of common stone to be found in Goa that is the laterite stone. Authorities have closed the entry inside the lighthouse for public.
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Arambol Beach in the night
We came back to the Arambol around 7:30 pm. We all decided to explore local shops and have dinner somewhere. The moment we reached beach it was all dark. If you are fond of peace and least human activities, then do visit this beach. We found one shack there , who was offering candle night dinner on the beach. I had lemonade and veg noodles there. Rest, i did not like the place in the night.
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Second Day
Next morning, wasn’t a good morning for me as I had bout of dehydration, fever and hence ORS was my wandering partner. Still I pushed myself as for the rest of mates ,it was the first time visit to Goa and all were dependent on me to roam around. So, on second day we decided to explore Harvelam Cave , Arvalem/Harvalem Waterfall, Tiracol Fort and Ferry ride.
Harvalem Waterfalls
I had not wanted my travel mates to experience , explored Goa Rather i had wanted them to see bit unexplored. So, I chose this place. This waterfall is located in quite an aloof place in Sanquelim, in a short distance from Bicholim town. Use Arvalem instead Harvalem to ask the way to this location. This place is easily reachable through car and bike .From Arambol it is 48 km far. This place for sure give a sense of happiness.
This waterfall is surrounded by the great topiary. The height of the waterfall is around 50m. Near this waterfall you will find soul releasing temple named Rudreshwari Temple and also Haravalem caves. We did not get the chance to see the caves properly because renovation work was happening at that time.
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Tiracol Fort
The distance between Arvalem caves to the Tiracol fort was great, it was almost 62 km. After driving for an hour , we reached fort Tiracol around 4 pm. The fort has been converted into a beach heritage hotel.
Few areas inside are open for general public till 5 pm. The fort is famous for its view of Tiracol river estuary. Inside this 17th century made fort you will find a church named Holy Trinity/ St.Andrew Church ( not open for general public) and big statue of Lord Jesus named St.Andrew. The whole place offers serenity.Rooftop- Tavern Restaurant Lounge Bar and Verandah – Garden Cafe( Al Fresco ) are there. This top of the cliff situated fort is a must visit because of the splendid view it offers.
View from the top of the Tiracol Fort
Church St. Andrew and Statue of St.Andrew
It is one amongst those fort which is considered as the pride of Goa because this architectural piece aided in freedom of Goa. You will also find a village on the way named village Tirakhol.
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Ferry Ride
We were finding way on the GPS to go back to Arambol and internet left us on the verge of sinking our quad-craft. We landed at a ferry station.
Luckily, we got ferry who had carried us along with our car to drop us the other side of the tiracol river which opens up towards mapusa. Which actually chopped half our way & time to reach Arambol. For the ride you can take ticket from the ticket counter.
Car having ferry ride
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Third Day
Again, I was suffering from the high fever but again it was the time to push myself to keep all curious cookies energize. Today was the day for us to go for the water sports. I opted Anjuna Beach for this. Though I did not go for any water sports as I am hydrophobic and also I had fever. While waiting for them , i rested my feet at a shacks under the shade of umbrella placed ashore the sea.
I was shattered to see the condition of sand there at Anjuna. It was all black and plastic was everywhere. I collected many plastic bottles, straws thrown by tourists and localites.
Black oily sand and plastic
I wish i could ban water sports and plastics as its making water and sand polluted.
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Disco-Deewane
We came back to the cottage to adorn ourselves to go to the club. We had several options in calangute but we chose Mamboz. Before entering to the club we thought of ambling around the beach. As we were women, people asked us several question like
How shameful but I believe in fisting such bouncing jerks.
Quad pic at Mamboz Club
I did not like the clubs much. First because of the music, second because of the interfering club workers. We were in Mamboz till 2:30am. Afterwards we headed towards our cottage. Caught by the police also as they doubted on us that we are keeping drugs with us. But unfortunately they did not find any.
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Fourth Day
I personally had great interest in seeing Dudhsagar waterfalls. So, this day was booked to see this waterfall which was around 100 km from Arambol. As I was sick, I asked my cottage owner cum boon companion-Upender, to take us there as he was the only person who we could trust. Moreover, he agreed on taking us there.
I drove till Mapusa, from there Upender took the charge. It took around 2:30 hrs to reach there. Thankfully Upender was aware of every nook and corner which helped us in reaching there in less time. Going to the falls will cost you Rs.550/person ( life jacket, cab charges and entry charge)
Steps to follow on reaching there
This place i found over crowded, people were drunk there. You need to be careful before stepping in water as stones are slippery and water is quite deep. This waterfall provide a view of beautiful stream falling straight from 1070 ft height. During monsoon the gush of the fall is more mesmerizing says locals. Monkeys are nuisance there. So, do not carry anything to eat and drink as they surely gonna take all away or might attack .
In return, we all had food at one of the nearby restaurant. Then we headed to see Basilica of bom jesus, Church of St. Francis and Dauna PAula.
Dauna Paula
Though it’s a very famous tourist spot in south goa. We reached there around 7pm. All markets and the view were closed. Still you can spot localite fishing and catching squids, fishes etc. Rest boat lights on the surface of the sea create glitter effect on water. Afterwards we had dinner at chaperem. Then we headed back to the cottage.
Fifth Day
The worst day of my trip. As i was so ill that i couldn’t even get up from the bed. Whereas rest of the girls decided to roam around on scooty. I chose to be at cottage to sleep and take great care of mine.
I woke around 4 pm, then I decided to explore Mandrem Beach. I took help of my cottage manager to reach Mandrem. I walked straight to the bus stand. People call Mandrem beach as “Maandrem” .
Though bus dropped me 1.5 km ahead of exact location. A local boy helped me by giving lift to the beach.
I sat there silently , captured few creatures then as the sun was setting down fever was rising.
I kept waiting for my friends in cold but after 1 :30 hours of wait they end up saying they couldn’t find the way. On the way back I spotted local market and restaurants .
Around 8pm, we had dinner at a local junk food halt. Then we headed to the Dabolim Airport by booking a cab for Rs.1500. We had a very nice driver named Angelo, along with us. Who safely dropped us to the airport.
I am still suffering from the bad health condition. Whereas I am utilizing this time in creating list of the places to visit this year. Hence more blogs are on the way.
It was so early around 3:30am, for a normal human being to wake up and to catch a flight to Dosa-land. Me and my friend eventually, succeeded in getting our wandering ardor to taken inside aero plane.
With all those women-centric conversations we fluttered towards our journey to Bangalore. The jaunt became more comfortable and exciting when you find a blunt creature to chat with same as like yourself , which happened with me. This time we decided to try food in flying craft, though I am not that huge fan of flight food. This time we ordered vegetarian food and got fruit’s pieces, cutlet, vermicelli poha and sambar and my favourite was sweet bun, enough for a less eating varmint like me.
The journey finally got completed in 2 hr 30 min and tadaa!!!! We landed in to the first guise of Bangalore.
It’s always better to book a cab afore or on the spot by opting airport cab or from apps (you might find difficult if you have slow internet connection), if you have enough money in your wallet as from airport to the main city, minimum charges that one can assume is of Rs.500. In total it took 2 hours to reach to the main city because of the traffic, Hence it’s better to call Bangalore a “traffic paradise”.
I had very less on my “see and do” list, this time as I was there only for 4 days. On the very first day I thought of exploring local arenas and I ended up in exploring Indranagar food stalls. I tried pineapple juice there (a big no, never try having fresh juice in Bangalore as they do charge double and moreover it comes out tasteless) and momos ,
for that I would give 4.5 stars out of 5. So it’s a must try!!
Finding auto and asking for bargain is something which every north Indians will face certain problem in. This is not the first time for me, I had been to dosa-land before also but I never understood this state wise discrimination. So it’s better to opt for ola-moto or uber pooling and not to forget umbrella all the time as there is no fixed time of drizzle and scorching heat show. As being a momos fan I tried momos in HSR layout also which came out to be good enough for my satiatory glands. Very next day me and my friend been to Christ university, famous in Bangalore to try canteen food and amazingly we got opportunity. We tried Mysore masala dosa just for 30 bucks and it was the yummiest of all in this range. We tried lemonade for Rs.15 it was also okish.
Third day me and few more of my friends decided to roam around in Bangalore, the list had included
Bangalore Aquarium / government aquarium
It is inside the fence of Cubbon Park. The aquarium is administered by the Karnataka State Government Department of Fisheries.
It will cost you Rs.5 to take entry inside the aquarium.
You might feel disappointed as the pictures on the internet are completely different then the reality but yes you will see many cultivable and many quirky fishes.
For once it’s good to visit and it hardly affects the pocket of any.
Cubbon Park
The Cubbon Park, this place is in the heart of city opposite to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. To reach here, it’s better to opt for cab. I would not go in depth of history and infrastructure but it’s a must visit as this place allows you to explore the calm side of busy lanes.
My steps to this park was like unfolding nature because at the very starting I found few eating joints inside the park later the way inside to the stagnant water is little captivating as you will find yourself lost in the world of bamboo trees and this was the only part of this park I liked the most.
Stinky water boating
They will charge you Rs.10 for entry to the park and Rs 20 for the boating. Well I would not prefer to go for boating. The whole water is more of like a home for algae and your nostril will faint for sure for a while. Unfortunately the rain had deferred our trip for around 3 hours. If you will also face any natural shower then having some snacks at park government canteen would not be a bad option.
Best of all try filtered coffee for Rs.15, Plain Dosa for Rs.40, and Cotton Candy for Rs.20 (I am sure a big smile will come on the face of cotton candy lover).
M.G Road and Brigade Road
These roads are famous for many fine dining restaurants and brand shopping. Going to Brigade road is good if you will go in the evening as you will see much street lights hence it is compared to Las Vegas and also named as “Vegas of Bangalore”. M.G Road is good for shopping and for food. If you have enough money in your savings bin they head towards “The Tao Terraces”, the nice ambience and food for sure will treat your mind and tongue so wondrously for sure, respectively.
Forum Mall
Much hyped place for sure as you will not find it different than any other mall but yes it’s a ‘nain-mataka’ place for youngsters. So, If you believe in Love at first sight and mad for pouty pics to upload on Facebook/insta then do visit for sure. With the help of my Bangalorian friend, we headed towards Kormangla and decided to have Hyderbadi briyani from “Spice Hyderabad” restaurant which had cost Rs. 500 for Boneless Hyderbadi Chicken Biryani.
Third Day, I decided to go to Nandi Hills to see all lofty beauty of Bangalore from the top. It is a must to visit place.
To reach here , one has to pay Rs.10 as entry charges and Rs.50 as DSLR / cam charges. To see the beauty of this brown giant rink one should reach here before sunrise this is what had been told to me, but it’s OK if you will reach afterwards also.
The beauty and the calmness will remain the same. To reach here it’s better to have own convince then relying on rest. It is at the distance of 60 km from the Bangalore city.
This place is perfect getaway on weekends to have some relaxing bones and perfect DP places. I had started jumping off like an immature bee,
the moment I saw many tree houses unfortunately most of them were ruined.
Monkeys here are trained enough to do any hominid activity like snatching lays packet and having some bit of it with slice in one hand.
Must to carry:
On fourth day, we decided to head towards Kormangla to explore various cafes and food joints. My series of searching cafe ended at newly open “Cafe Medley” to have nice conversation with friends staying at Bangalore. We had ordered Veg-Lasagnas, veg-pizza, peach flavoured ice –tea (must), strawberry kissed banana smoothie and grilled sandwiches. We all 4 ended up paying some amount of Rs.1000 for all these.
This place is perfect for quick meetings and in budget restaurants moreover offers a perfect colourful space and bamboo swings to relax .
Keep this in your Must visit Rota.In return I opted for train.
Here I ended my quick hippie-trippy junket to Dosa –Land. Will be updating more on the nook and corners of Bangalore, soon. Till then keep craving for more.
In search of finding blue, I found myself lost in this histro-cultural land
View of blue streets from Mehrangarh fortThe research had started a way before and bag packs were already packed a week afore with a list of to-do things in my travel diary. I had to choose very keenly, what to see, what not to as unfortunately I had only one and the half days to explore this culturally rich city.
I took Mandore express to reach Jodhpur from Purani Delhi railway station at 9:15pm, on Friday night.Find the pic here .
Purani Delhi railway stationIt took 9 hours to reach there. Around 4am, I felt strong chilled gust hitting my epidermal and Goosebumps worked as an alarm clock. I woke up to see out of the window to find the reason behind this amusing chilliness and I found small sand dunes all around with the green patches of thorny shrubs all over it. On the same note do not forget to carry thin woollen robe if you travelling by sleeper class or general.
The moment I stepped down from the train, the strong rays of rising sun hit my cornea.
Jodpur Railway stationAfter clicking a bit here and there at station I headed towards hotel and my whole way to the hotel I felt that its replica of Bhuj. (http://www.caleidoscope.in/offbeat-travel/bhuj)
Jodpur Railway stationThe whole area was dry and most of the women were wearing red dupattas and most of the men there were in bright coloured turban and dhoti, but if you are fond of culture, tradition and architecture then you will fall in love with this city at a very first glance.
With an itch of not wasting my whole day lying like a royal bee, I had first place to hit on that was the “Umaid Bhavan Palace”.
Finding auto or local transport could be difficult for novices, though you can opt for lift but little scary to do that. Ola cabs are so frequently available there but keep GPS active on your multimedia box i.e. mobile. Fortunately in scorching heat I got an auto which took me to the palace and charged Rs.180.
The whole way I was amazed to see all twists and turns of grey path to the palace, I know most of you will fall in love with same.
After reaching on the top of this imperial settlement, I paid Rs.30 as an entrance fee to the museum no charges for the still camera.
The museum shows the royal life in modern era with well conserve royal stances even from the basic to the high rendition like dining table, imported culinary, carpets, dresses and you will feel proud the moment you will see the achievements of great majesties of Jodhpur.
They have got luxurious hotel rooms also to stay which is kind of impossible to see for common public as it highly chargeable and allowed to enter without prior booking. Do not forget to visit “Vintage Car Museum”. This place I would say 5 out 5, hence must visit. Perfect place for “DP ke liye photo” and to consider yourself as a part of royal world for a while.
After wards I headed towards the “The Nai Sarak”, kind of heaven for shopaholic and foodies.
One can find amazing leather work there. Various quirky bags, sling bags, mojaris (traditional shoes), yummy eateries.
So, must to-do list there?
After that heads towards the “Sardar Market Cirdikot”, it’s a place where Clock towers has been placed like a mounted guard to keep Jodhpuris on punctual track.
This place is under the regal provinces too as from the top of the fort one can easily see the all activities happening inside this royal fence. This place allows localite to showcase their culture and tradition to the tourists or travelers.
Must to do list here
Fortunately, in the evening I got the opportunity to attend one Jodhpur marriage which allowed me to experiment and explore with the local food and tradition. Gatte Ki Sabzi, Ker Sangri Sabzi (also known as Pachkutaa), Kaju Draksh ki Sabji, Traditional Kadhi, Gulab Jamun ki Sabzi, Saiv Tamatar ki Sabji, Lasan Ki Chutney, Besan barfi and much more. Moreover, I tried to be a quirky turban women like rest of the people there.
You can also opt for visiting Bishnoi village and you can have the true vegetarian Jodhpuri food, though it will be a time taking process to satisfy the taste buds.
On second day, the sun was putting all heating blaze on our skin so do not forget to keep full sleeves clothes and a sun block.With few friends of mine, we headed towards a Dhabba (eating joint) to have breakfast.
We all decided to try Jodhpuri Aalu ka Paratha, after 20 minutes of ‘starving and carving’ halt the parathas arrived and most of us were yanked to see the way they had made it. It was fried paratha and for about 15 minutes I struggled to get all oil soaked inside the tissue paper. Tasting the first bite of aalu paratha allowed my taste buds to expand as it was surely a yum treat for them though it was spicy but unforgettable till now.
We all landed up to see “Mehrangarh Fort” and “Jaswant Thada”.
The history and culture have always allured me hence the fort was quiet humongous and magnificent at the first gaze. As an entrance charge, I end up paying Rs 60 plus Rs.100 for still camera. This place is perfect for a history lover and culture enthusiasts and architecture lover, might be heaven for some.
All those Jharokhas and mirror palace reminded me of “Baji Rao Mastani” so do not forget to pose like a Princess.
The best part of this fort is that they have categorized everything so well like they have cradle palace alias Palki Khana,
entertainment yard where I met 97 years old personality , he is so good in demonstrating afeem and Hookah, moreover he poses when camera clicks.
The stairs and the huge edifice structure were so beautiful. In only this part of fort and nearby area you will find blue coloured streets and houses so in tot you might not call Jodhpur, The blue city.
To see all with much of interest and clicking you need at least 3 hours and do not forget to carry water with glucon D.
“Csowkalao Mehal Terrace Restaurant”, do not forget to visit this place as sitting here and having glimpse of the fort is something you don’t want to miss for sure, though might be expensive for the pockets of some.
We had to kind of rush as we had train to catch at 6:15pm towards Delhi.
Do not forget to click Jodhpur Railway station because it completely embodies the state crowned heads and till now the phases of Jodhpur is still breathing in my travelling beam.
My mind was utterly tensed and brain was grinding itself to pour down all the stress juice in my agitation bowl then all of the sudden DHEA walloped its gear in action and got an idea to travel solo to the nearest place which is kind of unexplored theoretically 😀 and I landed up on the city of mills – “Ludhiana” . Ludhiana is a city in Punjab state and is the largest city in the state. I had only one and the half day to explore as I decided to move ahead to appease my mind.
I started my journey late night around 11 pm from kashmiri gate state bus terminal, New Delhi. The fast moving vehicles and jalopies, those striking red, yellow lights on cornea was creating an ecstasy of next day and all the surprises which god had decided to yank me up with. And all of the sudden the turban man ( sardar driver ji) started playing Punjabi songs to the highest decibel and I felt like a heroine of that movie scene where a girl fantasize and some slow songs plays in the background and all of the sudden mum shouts “Raniiiiii… Paani le aana”. And all dream come to a halt.
I stepped down from the bus at around 5am in the morning, checked in to hotel and thought of taking rest as the journey was kind of bouncy and chipper. Sigh! Before reaching Ludhiana, I had done a lot research but I could not find any valuable articles or blogs per se. I got little reliable information from the Punjab tourism website and little more from the local people and the hotel owner and ergo I decided to roam a bit to provide relevant and factual information.
I decided to go to see the “Lodhi Fort”, which is also being famous by an area around it – “Quilla Mohalla” where Quilla means “Fort” and mohalla means “an area of town”. For that I took sharing auto from samrala chowk to jalandar bypass and from there I took second sharing auto to Quilla Mohalla .
The best part of travelling in sharing auto in Ludhiana is that they do charge Rs. 10 for any location you want to travel in ( places option given by autowalas). Always do ask anything to traffic police not from the strangers on road , asking nearby shops or info desk are also in option rota as people in Ludhiana I found little stereotype (especially men and women are not way behind to insult a creature of same gender) and boys might start following you.
For girls if you are wearing anything cleavage showing or anything above knee and moreover you are pretty so be strong and blunt. Roam anywhere you want but be attentive as people won’t spare to have a glance of your skin. So I would call it “stereotyping turbans”. You may found 2 men out of 10 in support of you or can say to protect you. So, do not hesitate to ask for help if needed.
I reached “Lodhi fort” after asking several people and was aghast to see the plea of the fort as it was mentioned in tourism website as recommended monument.
It was completely ruined; I still entered as I am fond of seeing abandoned and subverted places hence it was a heaven for me at least.
I faltered for a while as Ludhiana boys were having smack and commenting vulgar, but I ignored and stepped ahead as I had completely different image of this beautiful fort and Ludhianvies.
Though the place was calm and ruined but people there aren’t trust worthy and they will surely try to fool you.
I would recommend everyone to please visit this aloof arena and create much buzz so that Punjab tourism will take much care of this beautiful place. Do give your feedback concerning the same on Punjab tourism website. #protectmonument
I made several friends there who were good enough to have word with and to share the science of epistemology , which includes the young boy in sky blue turban named as “Mr. Sukhi Singh”, he introduced himself as The President of the Women College located in the premises of the fort and another boy in royal blue turban , introduced himself as “Gagandeep Singh” , actually both helped me a lot to accompany me to roam around the fort and to introduce nook and corner info about the same.
(Mr.Sukhi the second person from the left , president of girls college (helped me). orange shirt an invader and teaser , extreme right is about to be president (helped me)
Few years back, Punjab government has converted this fort into a women college and mordantly, this place only has not have any protection for women.
(water storage tank for the kingdom)
(scrap to tools making bhatti, with help of hammering)
(Maharajah’s Kitchen)
(Advance tools making machines)
(secret way to secret outing)
Must to have while visiting this place:
I had heard a lot about “Rakh Bagh”, so I decided to head towards that also which again was disappointing. Things were not well maintained. You can hop on to the small miniature moving rail which does operate inside the park only to entertain little bees. Visiting once recommended.
In the evening I entered the “Punjab Agriculture university” where I found calmness and empty roads.
Entering the university is not that way easy but you can opt for entering from second gate rather the main gate which is 10min far fromlater.
You will find big organic farms and well maintained dairy farms and horticulture centre and purely cleaned environment.
Next day I tripped to RDB fort or Sarai Lashkari Khan also known as Doraha fort as it is located at Doraha in Ludhiana, around 60km. Where “Rang de basanti” had also got shoot in. To reach here you can take buses till “Shri Manji Sahib Gurudwara” from Ludhiana bus terminal and at the back of this religious gram you will find this fort.
It was fun to been there but unfortunately could not explore much as it is on renovation spree.
Must visit as you surely won’t get disappointed.
It is a Great location for photo shoots also.
When it comes to yummy tummy I tried Punjabi “Aalu paratha with butter” and cream full curd.
And Maggie of course can try anywhere. If you are in Punjab then try street foods as I am sure that every kiosk has its own taste. Try Chaap (Made of soyabean), dahi wale golgappe, various naans, fatty chicken rolls, chease and corn rolls etc. I have been to chaura bazaar also did some shopping to keep that in my travel pyxis.
Pensively, the call back alarm rung up and I got ticket of a late night train at 1:05am from Ludhiana junction, which reached Delhi junction at 6:38am in the morning.
Still much to explore in Ludhiana which I might write on it soon. 🙂
(front view of “The Junagarh Fort”)
Bikaner is a place, enough to capture your heart to let it flow in the gasp of desert.The largest fifth city of Rajasthan- “Bikaner” alias “Jangladesh”. This amazing hot place is located in the middle of the Thar desert and its hotness is enough to make you look alike bournville chocolate.
(Asia’s largest camel farm- Bikaner (though I dint go to the exact location rather I found the whole herd of camels on the way)
This picture, I consider as one of the best click from my ‘travel pyxis’. I got the nice opportunity to capture these posers (camel) on the way to Bikaner. Asia’s largest camel farm is in Bikaner, though I did not go to the exact location rather I found the whole herd of camels on the way.The candor and unity in survival either with animals or with humans are so clear in this picture.
(Bright and lively)
In my supposition, the word “road trip” is like “glucon D” for a travel obsessed creature and ergo the same happened with me I got full charged up like my camera battery. These picture tells a lot about ‘life in Bikaner’.
The memory attached with this picture makes me fall in love with Rajasthan again and again.
(“Nari Bai Temple” where Black Rats are treated as VIPS)
Those imagined glances of Bikaner start appearing in front of my rapacious eyes.
(intricate cupola made of red stone)
Those colorful markets, heritage buildings, desert, freedom, camels aint these words add more excitement? Well for me it’s enough to make me a bouncing ball with the eye of lens.
The staple source of economic gain for most of the people in Bikaner is from camel. In conversation with a camel charmer- “we love them and they love us”. “Ship of desert”- umm, series of gramercy to the absolute being for gifting our globe with amazing creatures like these.
Curtain of joy covering the skin which has got destroy. Women are always being kept inside the fence of perplexion especially in our nation. I always wonder why always women have to follow the code of behavior and etiquettes which our society has made for us. Why culture is served as a “main course”?
These pictures I had captured when I been to a “Birhor tribal area” in Jharkhand.
I must agree on this adage that – “if you want to see the relation of human and nature, be a tribe”. The amiable nature they showed is indeed appreciable though I was afraid as I had heard a lot about their hunting skills. Those funny conversation and sarcastic ping I still remember when a group of women of the tribe said- “we love our culture and we love adorning our self, culture we follow not let it to hover over us as a Hitler-craft”.
The head of the tribe gave some bucket full of interrogative words- why urban humans are attacking absolute being (the creator of life). Their motto of life is so true and simple – “be simple, eat simple and live life long”.
To see whole world through my optimistic eyes, to have my diary of journey full of awesome adventurous spins. To feel cloudy nymph’s gown by humanistic touch is what I always desire. As being a future travel journalist, I want to adhere the surrounding of culture and diversity of each nook and corners of earth with so adorable partner of mine that’s my camera is what I always want and dreamt off. If someone will ask me to categorize myself I will love to put my name in the category of “Travel Obsessed creature” and would love to tag myself as “digging worm”. The moment I got to know about HATSPA and the virtual volunteering internship through so famous online sphere that is Facebook , I couldn’t resist myself to hope on the website and where I landed actually made my brain to go swirl attack it was vibrant and one can imagine the level of adventure the event will offer. Photographs on website actually stimulated my endorphins to be get sustained temporarily on the state of excitement. Mountain biking is a set of words which is like a treat for an adventure seeker as I am. Rash driving , smashing gravels, hard breaks in each curve, heart throbbing turns which always attracted me even childhood dream of mine was also the same as it was related to speed ergo pace is something I never get afraid off. Being a journalism student I also looked on the aim which this event focuses at and the optimistic idea showcased by MTB Himalaya’s website, which invaded my brain with natural and true pricks. I really do appreciate the idea of raising the sports level in Himachal Pradesh and putting most frothy object on top for which Himachal is famous at that is in Mountain biking and Hiking. The Idea to increase inflow of tourists in the most famous hub of hill stations is secondary objective this event target at which will also help to change economic sphere up to some extent. Mr. Mohit Sood’s (founder of HATSPA) idea of introducing rash gaming in India is new and will also give exposure to future nation’s porticos. Seeing all eminent riders, gear riding, base camps and never ending share of ideas with the pinch of journalistic interpretation is what this event will give to approaching hands and to have practical experiences in all, which I have expected and will love to be the part of HATSPA all the time. To live in most rustic and sporadic arena for a week will fill my valuable basket of experience with amazing lush. I feel so privileged that I got selected for to be a member of most active team of your event that is media team. I am so enthusiast to express my flow of thoughts by the action of words on the ground of hurdles.
A wandering damsel 