HolidayIQ

Holiday IQ is India’s  largest travel and holiday information portal. I consulted with the company to assist in rolling out a new initiative (due to be launched). This included leading content creation with the help of associating with a base of 50 hotels, the Holiday IQ travellers’ base, bloggers across the country and social media reach […]

Welcome To The Jungle

“We were amply rewarded, however, for the climb by the magnificent prospect that awaited us when we gained the summit the finest by far in all this range of hills,” wrote James Forsyth in his book, The Highlands of Central India. Forsyth, a British officer in the 19th century, was sent on an assignment to […]

Temple Trips South India

Temple Trips South India: One of the most exciting books to research, the temples in Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh threw up the most intriguing legends and fascinating rituals. It was well worth my time to meander through snaking long queues to get a peek into the many sanctums. Armed with very little spiritual inclination […]

Ever Been To Crab Island?

Elusively tucked away about 22 kms from Cochin, is Njandu Kadu or the Backwater Crab Island. Patronized by heavy weight travelers from all over the world and yet pretty obscure even to the locals, the ‘island of coconut groves’ is a spectacular treat. Strips of coconut groves intermingled with thickly foliaged canals from a 36 […]

Going Solo

With the travel space no longer hinged on ‘annual family holidays’, it’s time to leave the clichés behind. The last half a decade has seen a prominent surge in Indian travellers who want to explore destinations just on their own.

Motorcycle Travellers Meet

A weekend of camp life, wheels, slushy mud tracks and inspiring stories from the road unfolded in the first ever Motorcycle Travellers Meet off Bangalore on the 27 and 28 July. This was not your usual raucous testosterone heavy, beer and bravado fest. Instead, likeminded serious motorcycling enthusiasts came together for an authentic interaction with those […]