Have you ever been on a road trip where your car broke down in the middle of a jungle (that had leopards)? Imagine being stuck in a broke down car with two kids, no mobile network, no other vehicle or house in sight, not another human soul around and rain and fog clogging your visibility. … Continue reading When Our Car Broke Down at Bhimashankar #wanderfulwednesday
"Tomorrow's harvest depends upon today's ploughing and sowing"--- Chinmayananda Saraswati We came across this farmer ploughing his field on our way to Bhimashankar. My son being a city born had never seen anything like this before. He was amused and surprised to learn that so much effort and hard work goes behind growing the grains … Continue reading Plough #WordlessWednesday
Last Saturday, I woke up at 4am. I wanted to sleep till late but found myself waking up at the wee hours even without an alarm. Once I wake up, I find it very difficult to fall asleep again, even staying in bed becomes difficult. Therefore, I left the bed and started reading a book. … Continue reading Vasai Fort- A Hidden History
I have not written a travel post in ages. I started blogging as a travel blogger and gradually I started writing about everything else but travel. In the month of May, I went on an amazing 15 day long trip with my friend Kavita. It was a mommy and kids and I cannot stop gushing … Continue reading Shantiniketan-#wanderfulwednesday #20Day Challenge
Last summer my friend Kavita and her daughter joined me in Kolkata. We did lot of touristy things. It was great being a tourist in my hometown. While taking a stroll in Kolkata's Alipore zoo, Kavita expressed her desire to visit Shantiniketan. She being an avid reader considered Shantiniketan as some kind of holy place … Continue reading Thursday Tree Love – Shantiniketan #20daychallenge
When my Dad joined Ministry of Home Affairs, his first posting was in Gangtok. It was the late 1960s and Sikkim was then not a part of India. The day my Dad set foot in Gangtok, he fell in love with the beauty of the place. In those days he was on deputation and had … Continue reading Old and New Memories of Gangtok #WanderfulWednesday
When my son was a toddler, he used to be extremely hyperactive, leaving me exhausted. Managing household chores became difficult therefore I kept a cook. One day my husband said with disdain in his voice “you should cook something for him or else your son will never remember what is mom’s cooking.” Perhaps husband was … Continue reading Darjeeling #WanderfulWednesday
My gratitude bucket for May is overflowing. May has been the best month of 2018 so far. I have been so happy and blessed last month that this gratitude post is going to be a long one. I really do not know where to begin with. Should I begin with my eBook Golden Rainbow or … Continue reading Gratitude List- May
Trina Looks Back 