I had to cancel my travel plans of backpacking across South-east Asia. I had been planning for this trip for a very long time. I had even booked my flight tickets. I had prepared a presentation of my travel plans starting from Singapore and then spending about 2 months Workaway-ing in Malaysia, then strolling through …
Mountains, sea and its beaches, waterfalls, volcanoes… Hawaii has all the supreme elements of Nature to make anyone visiting the place fall in love with it. But due to shortage of time, I could just explore Oahu waterfall and Koolau summit in Honululu. Hawaii’s beauty still doesn’t cease to wonder me. The kinds of plants …
As a fond traveller and nature lover, would you ever plan just one day trip to a place like Hawaii? I never would. But that’s all I had… A day. While travelling with SAS, Hawaii was a fuel stop and I had luckily signed up for a field program to Oahu waterfall and Koolau summit. …
DRIVE TO HOUT BAY Browsing through the Internet yesterday, I stumbled on an article about Cape fur seals. And the entire recollection of my day at Hout Bay’s Duiker Island flashbacked in front of my eyes. It was an alluring sight. From the boat far away it seemed like the whole island was moving; as …
A Drive to the Boulder’s Beach The adorable flightless little birds that can beguile any human that set eyes on it. Little did I know that this part of the world will make me acquainted with yet another species of penguins: The African penguins. Over the last three days, Cape Town has welcomed me with …
A PEEK INTO THE LIFE OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE In the last post about Cheetah Outreach, I talked about my love for animals and the wild. About how Africa gave me everything I expected of it and much more… And just 3 days later, I got the opportunity to have a close encounter with the African …
VISIT TO GOD’S OWN COUNTRY When the ship docked at V&A waterfront in Cape town, I was absolutely sure of one thing that I so desperately wanted to do there. Getting up close with the wild. Isn’t that what we all imagine Africa to be like: God’s Own Country. Everything is so serene and surreal …
My feet are in the air and my arms stretched out. I am going straight down the bridge; I’ve closed my eyes, but why? And then a sudden jerk catapults my body upside down, As my eyes opened wide. My whole body is inverted now, Moving with a velocity slightly higher than before, As I …
The most spine-chilling creature underwater, Barbaric, enormous, artful. Ever wondered, what would it be like? If you come across one such brute, It’s eyes staring right into your eyes, It’s skin etched, lacerated and scarred; And the teeth, ugly and sharp. What if there’s more? More than one? I am underwater and I can’t swim… …
(PART II) Who knew a place where I came to see and get involved in a cultural fair could give me so much more than that, in terms of inner peace, a sense of tranquillity and lifetime memories. The last evening was unforgettable. It started pouring and hence the celebrations had to be interrupted in …
Floating in an Okavango Makoro I peregrinate across the river of White Lotuses. The water is so calm here, And the Sun shines with benevolence This quintessential tranquility is confounding. The canoe abruptly comes to a standstill, And punting has been stagnated all of a sudden. As splashes of water dampens my face I wiped …
If I were to say that travelling has changed my life, I wouldn’t be completely right. And that is because what I would be saying will only be partially true. Travelling hadn’t just changed my life, it has made me who I am. I am me because I travel. It has defined my life, given …