I’ve always had this feeling of sitting on a ginormous ‘ticking’ clock. A normal day brings in 24 hours, 1440 minutes, and 86400 seconds. And each ticking second can lead to a number of diverging possibilities. A possibility to so something, or nothing. Every second lost, leads to another minute and eventually, transitions into an hour being lost. And…
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There’s little in common between the east and west. And yet, it’s possible to bridge the gap between the two sides of the globe – through art. Dutch Chinese sculptress, Wu Ching-ju, manages to amalgamate western concepts with ancient Chinese beliefs in her creation, ‘The Fountain of Blessings’, also known as the ‘Fulushou’ figures. According to Taoist beliefs, Fu Star…
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Heights and I have always been at loggerheads. And, as much as I love mountains and all that they hold, I’ve found it hard to go beyond the point – fear takes over. My first hike, back in college, ended disastrously, with me trailing behind. I think I gave up at that point. Basil went…
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What do I love about long walks? There’s no way of knowing what you’d come across along the way. And if you keep your eyes peeled, nature can put on quite a show. I guess, that’s where we learned what ‘ornate‘ means. We’d walked for hours in the secluded forests of Nameri National Park. And although, our guide and…
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It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. – Julius Caesar I’d be the one to get things over and done with, than wait. I’m pretty impatient. I’ve always marvelled Basil’s uncanny ability to be patient and take his time to get…
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Where is our happy place? Let me rephrase that. When is it – that we’re the most happy? When we get a chance to kick-off our shoes and feel the cool water. When we leave concrete roads for earthy gravel. When we chance upon moments, like these, that seem like a fairytale setting. And when we…
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30,000 ft above the surface of the earth – all visible boundaries blur. War ceases to exist, and humans coalesce into an infinitesimal dot. 30,000 ft below, on earth, boundaries are drawn. Countries are born, people start assuming nationalities, and race – formed. War is an irrefutable reality. Often confused – with a need – for peace.…
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To be honest, I hadn’t a clue of what I should post for this photo challenge. I’m in the midst of compiling our month long Korean trip. Nothing really seemed to click. So, I’ve come to rely on our experiences with travel. I’ve never been a brave person. I’d be the last person, who’d want to…
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On our way back from Insa-dong, a popular tourist district in Seoul, we came across a art-collage of tiles in the subway. Probably a part of an art project – each tile had a unique story. Depending on the angle of the shot, it was possible to sequentially reduce the number of tiles, thereby, changing…
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What’s a good day? For most seasoned travellers, it’s a day, on which, everything works like clockwork. But we all know such days are hard to come by. And our China trip wasn’t any different. For starters, in the month of April, the weather was whimsical. While it was warm on most days, an occasional…
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