Halong Bay Blog: Until we made it on the boat toward the pool of limestone rocks, I hadn’t any clue what to expect in Halong Bay. Even as we left…

Bir Zostel Plus Review: The idea of Bir Billing had been on my mind for months. Having a feel of Zostel’s plushy spaces before, there wasn’t a second thought about…

Bir Billing Paragliding experience: Paragliding at Bir was probably the only sweet experience I had in my whole Bir trip. On the day of getting to Bir from Manali, I…

Bir Billing Travel Blog. I have yet to travel to many parts of Himachal Pradesh, but I daresay Bir Billing was my favorite among the few I visited. The monasteries,…

Best Places to visit in Chirala. For someone who lived in Bangalore, visiting Chirala in Andhra Pradesh was a huge climate difference to face when I got off the train.…

We drove out to the beach, Nuvasa Bay Batam – one of the newer resorts of Batam Riau, Indonesia. Note: This post was originally written in April 2021. This is only…

Best Things to do in Batam: Batam is still growing with its travel industry. Tourism hotspots like Bali and Singapore are well-heard of while Batam is still offbeat – thus…

Kiki Beach Resort review: The Kiki Beach Resort in Batam is on the trend for vacation on the ‘gram. The weekends, like many places in Batam, are always sold out.…

Best food in Batam: There are 3 things to experience in Indonesia – its beaches, watersports, and food. Batam Riau, like most of Indonesia, tends to a variety of local…

Batam Travel Guide: I’ve lived in Batam for almost 8 years and I still visit the place from time to time (to visit my family). The tropical group of islands…

Halong Bay Blog: One early morning, we raced after a local bus from Bac Ninh to Vietnam’s Capital, Hanoi. We had booked our Halong Bay trip and the infamous Hanoi…

This post is purely a blog – my yearly experience of getting from Bangalore to Batam Riau, Indonesia to meet my parents. For a guide to getting to Batam from…

Coorg Travel Blog: I hadn’t expected much from Coorg apart from curvy broken paths, lush forests, and a quiet homestay. 4 days to Coorg seemed stretched. Sure, it was a…

Bintan Travel Blog: Backwater shores, lowkey towns, night crab hunters, beaches, and sprinkles of attractions are the quickest way to describe Bintan. Living in Batam Riau, just an hour’s drive…

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum blog. One sunny morning we took off on the local bus to Hanoi from Bac Ninh and alighted at Long Bien. We didn’t have an itinerary…