As a kid, I wanted to be more like my older siblings. I wouldn’t say they are the bravest people that I’ve met, even if, back then, it did feel like they were my magical protectors and nothing (living or otherwise) could destroy them. Somehow, even as kids, they knew how to not let fear…
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People and motion are the only two constants in a city. Everyone has to reach somewhere and everyone is in a hurry to get there. The fight to be the first is a rough one and rush hour does a brutal job of weeding out the weakest link. And where there’s motion — there’s noise.…
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We’ve been following Ann-Christine from lagottecattleya for a while and I absolutely adore her work. Her pictures of enchanting forests and adorable animals are stunning! Few weeks back, we realised that we had a common idea for a post on cats and that’s when she nominated us for the 7 Day B&W Challenge. Ann’s been kind enough…
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“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” ― Margaret Atwood Every once in a while, the theme for the weekly photo challenge echoes our travel philosophy: sink your feet into the earth; take a breath of fresh air; let the sun colour your skin; water cleanse your soul;…
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“At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche I grew up in an environment that stimulated free thinking, independent…
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Surviving a cold winter isn’t easy. The days are short, the sun becomes a mythical entity, a sheath of white spreads over, and winds blow from lands — you’d probably never get to see. In Seoul, the streets often resemble Gotham city, with skyscrapers reflecting the darkness a million times over — doing nothing to lift your fallen spirit or…
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As a child, I’d look up at the sky and try to imagine what lies beyond the sea of blue. And, on occasion, even think, where did we all come from? As an adult, I often wonder, when someone asks me, where I come from, is it, who I am, is what they really want to…
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Sometimes things just don’t work your way. Maybe you got up on the wrong side of the bed, or the sun decided to hide behind a pocket of clouds, or someone was really mean to you. And that’s how life is. The lows might often outweigh the highs. And, this year has been pretty rough.…
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Back in the day, as kids, my sister and I walked (before my sister got her bike) back home everyday — from school. I met Basil, our very first interaction, on a walk back to the train station. Walking has always been one of my favourite activities. And, I was never the athletic kind, preferring…
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For a traveller, a home is a place of refuge. It’s the closest you’d feel comfortable with what’s around you. A cloth tent in a silent desert, a thatched house in a secluded village, a bunk bed in a hostel, or a swanky room in a 5 star hotel — can all give you a sense…
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