Bera

“Bera? What/where is that?” If you too had this reaction, worry not, you are not alone and I take back what I said in my post last year on Jhalana that Bera is comparatively more well-known – at least going by my interactions with people pre and post my recent trip. However, while you may…

Fort Kochi

I am quite ashamed that it has taken me almost two months to write a short post on Fort Kochi, given that my trip was only for 1.5 days and more importantly, I only have to update the excellent guest post written by loyal Forum Hopper follower, Aparajita Mrida! My present post is limited to…

Jhalana

I recently did a weekend trip from Delhi with a couple of friends to the Jhalana Leopard Safari Park in Jaipur. While I may have ordinarily not written about such a short trip, the main reason to do so is that not many people seem to know about Jhalana – unlike say, Bera (another leopard…

Meghalaya – Part II

Continuing from the previous post on Meghalaya, this post wraps up the remainder of the trip with Chalo Hoppo (CH). In case you are reading this post before Part 1, CH has not commissioned or sponsored this post in any manner. Also, huge thanks to John Raphael, co-founder of CH, for his invaluable help with this post as…

Meghalaya – Part I

This is an extremely belated post about my most favourite holiday in 2022 and one of the best places I have travelled to – Meghalaya (“abode of clouds”) – one of India’s ‘seven sisters’ and oft-referred to as the ‘Scotland of the East’ . I could not have asked for a better introduction to the…