Wander Bay

Very recently, I went on a houseboat at Alappey with my handsome bestie.  The journey was calm, much needed in dosage and the experience was sweet and serene. water, boats, daily life, bridges, kettuvalloms, canals, trees, glorious food tasting, awing at the size of lobsters, wading ducks, rowing a boat, paddy fields and the calm punnamada lake. look ahead the tattered bridge. slightly different, the angle. fancy them skies house. boat and trees pazhampori (banana fritters) and tea. life's this way just get into my mouth already, sexy! This was all mine safely, because my company was a fraud mallu boy sauted and boiled veggies. just good. cabbage sabji a little kitty awes at the fishes she might get her luck on! daily life | kuttanad. Punnamada lake and houseboats was much needed. I also waded through the water on a small boat, rowing across the vast 'kaayal' (lake), sheepishly looking at the life outside...

Tripped Images. Again, makes absolute sense why journeys are special. thank nature for the sun, sand, sea, beach and vacations! Chai and the express double decker train A splendid Bodhi beach Sandwich at Bodhi Beach Cafe. Cozy place and great food. Awesome tea I must add. Cafe Xtasi has the BEST BEST Pizza and really reasonably priced menu. Omnomnom.

Recently I did a backpacking trip to an interior village in Goa, called Nerul , near Bardez for a week of peace. It is a bright countryside and in the mornings you can hear birds chirping and church bells ringing- get the drift? It is that silent and perfect an escapade for  people looking for a peace of mind. This piece of land is becoming a sought after area for builders due to its remote location and much takers from the cities for the country side of calm. There is a famous Church here which is a white splendid piece of architecture, trimmed with pastel blue. Looking at it makes the morning sun saner, shining bright through the bunch of Pretty Pink Bouganvillae. Lot of dogs here though - they seem utterly enjoying the freedom they're getting. Occasionally a vehicle or two passed, breaking that crass silence of the countryside. Cows moo-ed not so far away. From the Dome of Nerul Church The Nerul Church. This guy befriended me in a little time and ...

Time for some Kodagu (Coorg) ya! As any other south Indian town, it has its own little charm. and according to me, Coorg is awesome. Like seriously. Not just because it so cold and all ( that even Bangalore is), but because it's so calm and nice to be there! the spicy food, the beautiful people, the air that smells of brewing coffee, spices (cardamom, to be precise), arecanut, boiling , roasted corn-tops and fir leaves. The roads are clean, saris are very specially clad, food and foodies are appreciated, encouraged. Must visit. The chant session at the Tibetan Monsatery in Kushal anagara is fabulous and a must check! young monks playing football and also playing their trumpet overlooking the cauvery, is spectacular. Priceless, as I call it. Coorgi food. Akki otti (rice roti), Ghee rice, Koli nalamol barthad( chicken pepper fry), Kuru curry (red bean curry in coconut stew) More here ------> http://bit.ly/gsn88-flickr

GOKARNA diaries. Participants: 1) Tim and Ramon (they're thick as thieves they are; two lovely, funny people from Germany) 2) Namrata 3) Sowmya kiddo 4) yours truely..!! (yeay yeay hail thy) the 3 mosquitoes. Namrata, Ramon and Tim. you should know Namrata ...! Evening it was; after dinner at 7:30 and a bit of footballing with the German gems of football, we set out for this. All of us are total sea babies! of which Water babies have special considerations! (me me me!) There are perks of living towards 'almo st the outskirts' of a city; you get all buses to all parts of the state from within there! We move and wait near the Jalahalli cross (awesome jalebis sell there dude....! round gorgeous and yummmmyyy... okok, no deviation from the topic) and stay put for half an hour. The bus scheduled at 9:30 pm arrives at 10:00 pm and I was to explain Tim and Ramon the essence of working on an Indian Stretchable Time. IST in short. amazing innit?! We board the wobbly- sleeper bus and...

Trippy Trippy Vagator Beach, Goa. Model: Shweta | Nikon D80.