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Solo Trip To Indonesia: Java - Volcanos, Sulphur Mines And The Most Colourful Village Ever
Indonesia is huge and if you cover only Bali, you're missing a lot! From volcanos to sulphur mines to ancient Hindu temples & Mosques, Java
Mar 23, 20249 min read
Coffee, Caves And Cool Climes: A Weekend Trip To Araku Valley
Long before the Araku cafe chains came about, I went to Araku Valley, visited a coffee plantation, a coffee processing unit &a coffee museum
Mar 22, 20244 min read
How To Do An India To Europe Trip On A Budget: Lessons From My 3-Week, 6-Country $1500 Solo Europe Trip
Europe isn’t very kind to the budget traveler, or so is one of the commonly held perceptions. But not if you follow my guide.
Mar 22, 20247 min read
I Went To The Once-In-12-Years Kumbh Mela - The World's Largest Gathering - And It Was Beyond Surreal
Kumbh Mela is a holy pilgrimage taken by thousands of pious Hindus (And now even others purely for the travel experience) every 4 years
Mar 22, 20245 min read
Top 20 Things To Do In Hyderabad As Told By A Local
From housing some of the world’s top corporations to the biggest bungalows you’ll see, and yet being home to a rich, royal, glorious...
Mar 21, 20249 min read
20 Things To Do In Jaipur (And Their Order) On A 3-4 Day Trip
If 3-4 days is all you have, here's my curated list of must-do activities and sights in Jaipur.
Mar 19, 20249 min read
10 Unique Experiences We Had In Laos, The Tiny But Crazy And Beautiful Southeast Asian Country
this tiny, unassuming country packs a punch! Surrounded by Vietnam on the east and Thailand on the South, Laos is unexpectedly crazy
Mar 13, 20245 min read
Bikinis, Booze Buckets, Being robbed And More: 10 Crazy Experiences in Thailand
Got lucky until we got really unlucky, got robbed, got scammed but still had the best, the most unpredictable, crazy trip ever.
Mar 13, 20246 min read
Came To Rishikesh For The Yoga, Stayed For The Journey Of Transformation And Healing It Led Me To
Who says you can't meet a fellow entrepreneur at an ecstatic dance or crush your OKRs while aligning your chakras.
Mar 9, 202411 min read
10 things To Do in Pushkar - Best Weekend Itinerary
A holy town in Rajasthan famous for the Brahma Temple India, but also a hippie town with a buzzing spirituality, cafe and shopping scene.
Feb 28, 20246 min read
The Perfect 2-3 Day Itinerary For Haridwar To Satisfy Your Religious, Spiritual And Wellness Needs
A holistic 3-7 day itinerary for the holy town, focussing on its well-known as well as lesser known experiences by someone who's spent month
Sep 4, 20237 min read
How To Get Back To Normalcy After Losing Your Dogs
In the last few years, their walks were getting progressively getting slower, vet visits more frequent, climbing up on the bed wasn’t as muc
Aug 26, 20234 min read
Sucks In The City: An Uncomfortable Transition Rehoming in Bangalore
it's not just the physical landscape that's gone from serene, natural and soothing into chaotic, unsightly and ugly, but something deeper
3 Foreigner-Friendly Digital Nomad Hubs With Conscious Communities in India: A Personal Guide
I've worked by the emerald waters of the Ganga, in the lap of the Himalayas and done Slack in a Shack in Goa.
An Appreciation Note: The Ambani Wedding Resets The Image Of India And In A Good Way
More than the emeralds, the Ambani wedding showcased the best of India,
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I (Monica) am a lifelong traveler (42 countries), animal rights and sustainability advocate, and a marketer by profession. I'm old school in that I still like to blog and document rather than make reels and videos.
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