The Hidden fort city of Madhya Pradesh [Awe-inspiring ORCHHA]

Do you see the sun? It almost killed me

Grilled and ready to be served- we were like mobile meat walking at 118°F under the brutal heat, zombified and mutated by the royal sun. I am starting this article with an introduction to ORCHHA’S weather because it wasn’t pleasant in the month of September, and because weather is a matter of utmost importance while traveling anywhere in India. [Best time to visit ORCHHA, heads down- November to March]

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W I R E D – A story of change

When did it become all about complexity- when did this happen and how did I miss it ? Just a few fluttering moments back, you were right here, snuggled between my fingers( all ten of them), sipping that not-so-black tea and catching the drops as they dripped from the cracked corners of my orange earthen cup you so dearly loved. When was it that white wasn’t good enough anymore? The lust for twisted,wired and devious- when did it slither in your skin and changed your golden olive color ?

Leave ? Or should I wait, wait and save you from this earthly debauchery? Untie the loops of lament, leeching your lacerating heart, cause I can pour you some (hot) not-so-black tea in my orange earthen cup again, and sit by the patio, waiting for your return.

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Picture-in memory of Oscar, our breakfast companion from France, we met in Mcleodganj.

Words-just an attempt to understand the blanks.

7 Types of Jerks you’ll come across while travelling in India

Like who wouldn’t love India? No seriously am asking you’ll.

A perfect mélange of hypnotic culture coupled with COLORS, SO MANY COLORS and topped with a million smiling faces. The snow clad mountains, the Yoga & Ayurveda, the golden beaches, the royal tigers, the abundance of green, the antiquity of temples, the fascinating mythology – (Please make me Stop!), the notorious monkeys, the street food, (SERIOUSLY STOPP!), the colossus elephants, the rhythmic rivers, the rowdy transportation and What Not(PHEWW! Like a whole new level of crazy).

Figuring out a way to escape Delhi this weekend and experience some serious cultural shock? – Join us to Tarkehwar Mahadev Temple trek- Lansdowne

THROUGH THE PATHS LESS TAKEN- TARKESHWARA-MAHADEV TEMPLE

Experiences speak louder than research and every word I write is based on my personal experiences around India, specially around my favorite Indian state- “UTTRAKHAND”

Like every Delhi-based professional (or an incompetent sloth bear like me), the million dollar question is- How to survive the weekend? How to beat the killer heat? How to make your Saturday worthwhile? How to run away from the social bunch of obnoxious morons and escape into the Himalayas? (well, I know you secretly ask that too :-p)

Stroling on the banks of Ganga- An evening in RISHIKESH

Excitement- Exhilaration, elation, enthusiasm, eagerness, emotion, anticipation, intensity, Zeal, -All synonyms for the same word and having felt them all at the same time, made this weekend- The Best   

    

                    

We left home at 8PM on Friday, after I vomited my stomach out for 2 hours, due to minor food poisoning caused by a dreadful pizza I inadvertently picked on my way back home from office. I will spare you the ugly details and start from the point when my sister literally dragged me to a metro station and we boarded the 8:30 train towards VISHWAVIDHYALA. Well, there were fatal repercussions, but I just can’t bring myself to bail on my weekend plans, just can’t, and no amount of vomits or blinding stomachaches can stop me!!(also I already paid for the hotel and the buffet wasn’t complimentary).

MY LUXURIOUSLY BUDGETED GOA TRIP- 23$ a day

 

MY LUXURIOUSLY BUDGETED GOA TRIP- 23$ a day

 

 

I understand the contradiction in the TITLE, but there is no other word, better suited to my absolutely delightful Trip to Goa. No, it ISN’T my “survival in Goa under 5 dollar” travelogue, our’s was a laid-back, lazy trip, with luxury, leisure and lots of beer. It was wonderful, and I would climb up my office cubicle and shout at the top of my lungs, “IT WAS WONDERFULLL” if there were less people in here( but you understand the emotion, right? :P)