Arti Blog Posts

• Tuning into God's frequency: Sunset in Kannur, Kerala
  on May 20, 2013 in Kerala Nature Kannur Beach Travelogue Blue Mermaid Homestay India Untravelled Kannur Yatra South India India Travel Sunset Southern India
  The hurrying sound of the waves is striking, even from a distance. It is the only significant sound I hear in the otherwise quiet retreat. Juggling my steps carefully through a heap of stones, naturally arranged in a haphazard manner, I make my way t...
• The Joys of a Local Train Ride: Kozhikode to Kannur
  on May 13, 2013 in Kerala India Untravelled South India Nature Kannur Yatra India Travel Kannur Train Local train Southern India
  Wisps of wind caressed my face while my eyes remained stuck to the views outside. Palm trees ascended above the choppy blue waters and the traditional houses for most of the part through the journey. Kerala, for me, was rolling its way to gloriou...
• Planning, How to reach and Where to stay in Kannur
  on May 9, 2013 in Kerala India Untravelled Homestay Planning Kannur South India Kannur Yatra India Travel Hotel Kannur Southern India Blue Mermaid
  The itinerary for our trip to Kannur and Wayanad in Kerala came pre crafted and here’s a part of what it looked like –- 2 nights stay in Wayanad in a bamboo cottage. Breakfast meals + a few activities included.- 2 nights stay in Kannur in a tradi...
• On a Nature Trail to God's Own Country: Kerala
  on May 6, 2013 in Gods own country Kerala India Untravelled South India Kannur Off beat India Off beat destinations Southern India
  27. 03. 2013: Palm trees extend upwards at every stretch, neatly framed against an implausibly blue sky. Soft turquoise-blue waters cut through them, every now and then. As the local train from Calicut to Kannur chugs its way through the humble se...
• 'One Picture From My Photo Album' Contest!
  on Apr 17, 2013 in Giveaway CupoNation Contest Photo contest Voucher
  Remember those times when we enjoyed our holidays with a simple film or non-digital camera and stacked all our memories in neatly covered family albums... Special, aren't they? Now is the time to wipe the dust of them, to bring them out of the attic...
• Thirsty Throats and Water Woes of India
  on Mar 21, 2013 in Village World Water Day Water IndiBlogger Contest NGO Water scarcity Village Life in India Social Cause Water shortage Noble cause
  Some 15 years ago, as a small kid I saw my grandfather starting a change. Moved by the plight of the heat stressed and water starved people of our native village, in the desert state of Rajasthan, he installed a water cooler from his pension money an...
• Sayonara, Japan: A final postcard
  on Mar 15, 2013 in All Japan posts International Yatra Land of the Rising Sun International Asia Japan First trip abroad Yatra Summary
  It’s been long... almost 1 year since I came back from Japan and close to 7 months since I started blogging all about it. Today, 40 posts later, as I finally get down to drawing the curtains on this virtual journey of ours... there is a feeling of...
• My Mount Fuji Moment in Japan
  on Mar 7, 2013 in International Yatra Land of the Rising Sun International Asia Mt. Fuji Japan First trip abroad
  I loved Japan. But did Japan love me too? In the 6 days that went by, Japan floored me. Completely. With it’s beauty, it’s artistry, its originality and it’s way of doing up things. And now the time had come to return back to my country, Ind...
• To all my Nara friends ~ With love
  on Mar 1, 2013 in Land of the Rising Sun Asia Nara Bloggers Japan First trip abroad Nara
  Nara in Japan was a different trip.It was a different world, a small place – with a lot to see and even more to feel. It was about people, people who taught me how to be generous and trusting of strangers. They shared their breads, laughters, jo...
• Going Vegan: A Vegetarian’s food guide in Japan
  on Feb 26, 2013 in Sushi International Land of the Rising Sun Asia Japanese Sushi Japan food Nara International Yatra Food Nara Bloggers First trip abroad Japan Tokyo
  Let me confess upfront, I was a very fussy eater in Japan. A pure vegetarian traveling in a country habitually relying on fish as one of its base ingredients, I had always been skeptical. What raised my doubts further were the incomprehensible Japane...
• The Temple of the Golden Pavilion or Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan
  on Feb 20, 2013 in Day 6 of Japan Trip Golden Pavilion International Land of the Rising Sun Asia Temples in Japan stardust UNESCO Temples in Kyoto Kyoto International Yatra Temples First trip abroad Japan
  Day 6 in Nara: New Miyako Hotel, A review - Heian Jingu Shrine and Garden - Nanzenji Temple and grounds - Nijo Castle - TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION We stood in awe, watching the patch of gold shimmer brightly in the afternoon sun. There was a posi...
• Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan
  on Feb 12, 2013 in Kyoto Day 6 of Japan Trip International Yatra Land of the Rising Sun International Castle Asia stardust Japan First trip abroad UNESCO Nijojyo Castle
  Day 6 in Nara: New Miyako Hotel, A review - Heian Jingu Shrine and Garden - Nanzenji Temple and grounds - NIJO CASTLE - Golden Pavilion Temple Apart from the many temples and shrines, if there is one castle that you must visit in Kyoto, it's the Nij...
• Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan
  on Feb 6, 2013 in Day 6 of Japan Trip International Zen temple Asia Temples in Japan UNESCO Temples in Kyoto Kyoto Zen International Yatra Temples First trip abroad Japan
  Day 6 in Nara: New Miyako Hotel, A review - Heian Jingu Shrine and Garden - NANZEN-JI TEMPLE AND GROUNDS - Nijojyo Castle - Golden Pavilion Temple Wooded temple buildings peeped out from a cloak of greens... Forested mountains stood guard behind...
• Heian Jingu Shrine and Garden in Kyoto, Japan
  on Jan 31, 2013 in Day 6 of Japan Trip International Heian Jingu Shrine Asia Shinto Shrine Temples in Japan Shrine stardust Temples in Kyoto Kyoto International Yatra First trip abroad Gardens Japan
  Day 6 in Nara: New Miyako Hotel, A review - HEIAN JINGU SHRINE - Nanzenji temple and grounds - Nijojyo Castle - Golden Pavilion Temple Can you hear the rustling of the leaves? I paused... The lush green leaves swayed gently in the afternoon breeze,...
• Where to Stay in Kyoto: New Miyako Hotel
  on Jan 28, 2013 in Kyoto Day 6 of Japan Trip International Yatra Land of the Rising Sun International New Miyako Hotel Japan Hotel Review Asia Hotel Japan First trip abroad Hotel Japan
  Day 6 in Nara: NEW MIYAKO HOTEL, A REVIEW - Heian Jingu Shrine - Nanzenji temple and grounds - Nijojyo Castle - Golden Pavilion Temple Even as our train continued to speed past the scenic countryside and the setting sun burnt the skies with a wipe o...
• A Slice of Ancient Japan: Naramachi
  on Jan 23, 2013 in Photography Naramachi Japan Photo Posts International Yatra Land of the Rising Sun International Asia Japan Day 5 of Japan Trip Old Japan Nara Old Nara
  Day 5 in Nara: Deer Park - Todaiji Temple in Nara - Yoshikien Garden - Kofukuji Temple - NARAMACHI One of the best ways to discover the ancient town of Nara is to walk through the narrow streets of Naramachi - the former merchant district of Nara -...
• Kofukuji temple in Nara, Japan
  on Jan 16, 2013 in Nara Park Nara Temples International Land of the Rising Sun Asia Day 5 of Char Dham Yatra Ancient Temple UNESCO Nara International Yatra Temples Kofukuji temple First trip abroad Japan
  Day 5 in Nara: Deer Park - Todaiji Temple in Nara - Yoshikien Garden - KOFUKUJI TEMPLE - Naramachi street Leaving the crowds of the Todai-ji temple behind, we started walking on the streets of Nara Park again. Absolutely devoid of any kind of traffi...
• Stardust
  on Dec 29, 2012 in Memories Loss
  A star, one of a million lights... She leaves on a blissful yatra... in Her eternal flight, Her memories remain... as beautiful sparkles into the endless nights, To be cherished for ever... As priceless treasures and heartfelt sights. I pray...
• A Walk In The Yoshekien Garden in Nara, Japan
  on Dec 21, 2012 in Yoshikien Garden Nara Park International Yatra Land of the Rising Sun International Nature Asia Japan Gardens First trip abroad Day 5 of Japan Trip Nara
  Day 5 in Nara: Deer Park - Todaiji Temple in Nara - YOSHIKIEN GARDEN - Kofukuji Temple - Naramachi street Standing in the shadows of the more famous Ishien garden, Yoshekien garden is a quiet, tranquil place located just 10 minutes away from either...
• The Great Buddha at Todai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan
  on Dec 18, 2012 in Nara Park Nara Temples International Land of the Rising Sun Asia Ancient Temple Day 5 of Japan Trip Nara International Yatra Temples Todai-ji Temple First trip abroad Japan
  Day 5 in Nara: Deer Park - TODAIJI TEMPLE - Yoshikien Garden - Kofukuji Temple - Naramachi street After the deer escapade, we (accompanied by Snowwhite and Red Rose) proceeded to our first temple for Day 5 - the Todai-ji temple, a massive structure...