Beautiful Thinking
“And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)" -Dr.Seuss Before leaving for India, my parents got me the most thoughtful gift ever. "500 ways to live in the moment" - Even if we all could just do one of them each day, we would start feeling the ripple effect of... Continue Reading →
"Food is memories." I wish I could recollect every moment that led me to fall in love with a particular dish. Luckily enough though, I know where the fondness for my top two favorite dishes originated. Pav Bhajji - In Pune there is a restaurant called Shiv Sagar which is a five minute walk from... Continue Reading →
“And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” - Meister Eckhart "Jugaad!" The first time I heard this word was in 2006, when my father used it while traveling from Delhi to Uttrakhand. Our car had broken down in the middle of nowhere and with a few... Continue Reading →
"But each time I seemed to be climbing into a roller coaster and finding myself coming through the downhill run with that sort of dazed feeling that we all know." -Enzo Ferrari My friend Cynthia and I had a number of pacts over the course of two years that we were roommates; our bucket... Continue Reading →
Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions. -Peter Hoeg In my early teens, I used to watch these shows on the channel Travel and Living, solely because I was so fascinated by the fact that people were getting paid to travel and taste different cuisines, meet new people and check off everything on their bucket... Continue Reading →
Set Yourself an Outrageous Goal Today. -Alastair Humphreys (Ten Lessons from the Road) The minute I landed in Abu Dhabi, I was hit with a rush of positivity. (The other city that gives me this feeling is Hyderabad). And I think when a new place gives you that feeling - you are already halfway to... Continue Reading →
