Tag: calm

• Alwar – An Anonymous Historical Enchantment

  

  It was an airless August morning when we drove to Alwar to see its nameless attractions. By the end of the holiday, we were left wondering how this city retained its allure in spite of being so close to NCR! Alwar is one of the oldest cities in Rajasthan. It’s surrounded by a moat & […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 16, 2022

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Mashobra

  

  & Beyond To Chail, Fagu, Kufri & Theog March is that time of the year when the bitter cold has ended but the merciless Delhi Sun is still at least a month away. Being the winter lovers that we are, we wanted to hold back a slice of the frost & this made us think […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  November 26, 2020

  HP, India, Travel

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• Buddham Saranam Gacchami

  

  A half-day excursion to Sarnath “Buddham Saranam Gacchami. Dhammam Saranam Gacchami. Sangham Saranam Gacchami.” (“I go to the Buddha for refuge. I go to the Dhamma for refuge. I go to the Sangha for refuge.”) We have been drawn towards Buddhism for a long time now. As we visited places like Bhutan, Ladakh & Spiti, […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  December 11, 2019

  Travel

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• What We Loved Seeing In Bali

  

  We hope Bali Basics turned out to be helpful to you. Now that you’ve figured out where you want to stay on your Bali holiday, we help you with the sights we saw in Bali & loved. The attractions below are tried & tested, & advocated (& not mentioned in any order of preference)! Beaches… […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 24, 2019

  Travel

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• Bali Basics

  

  Before we headed to Bali, we had a lot of confusion about its geography & location. Was it an island? Was it a part of Indonesia? How big was it? Blame it on ignorance. And, there’s no better antidote for ignorance than travel. Once we’d been there, many contacted us when they were planning their […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 13, 2019

  Travel

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• Beat The Heat! – 2

  

  A few folks reached out to us to know more about the three destinations we recommended in Part I to escape the Indian summer. Glad we could be of help! But, three destinations are inadequate for six months of the intense north Indian summer. So, we bring three more long weekend getaways from Delhi. All […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 25, 2019

  Travel

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