How To Get An Entry Permit/Pass For Bhutan?

Indians don’t need a Visa for entering Bhutan. If you are an Indian, you will have to get only a Bhutan Entry Permit/Pass, which can be obtained at any of the entry points from where you are entering Bhutan. How To Get An Entry Permit/Pass For Bhutan from the Phuentsholing […]


How is the Drive From Bagdogra to Phuentsholing (Bhutan)?

With this we begin our Bhutan odyssey. Monasteries perched on hillocks; beautiful, pristine landscape against sharp blue skies; beautifully dressed men and women dancing in festivals, walking their children, going about their regular chores; had enticed us for long. We had Bhutan in our itinerary for too long now, and […]


How Is The Bagdogra Airport in West Bengal?

Are you planning a trip via the Bagdora airport in West Bengal? Let me help you with some basic information regarding the airport: Via the Bagdogra airport, you can go to Darjeeling, Kalimpong, the Dooars, Gangtok in India and Bhutan too. Although a small-sized airport, most airlines in India have […]


Why You Must Visit Khoai in Shantiniketan

“Gram chara oei ranga matir poth”…the red path beyond my village…. Khoai’s red path had inspired the Bard to pen down these famous lines. Narrow, just off the Vishwa Bharati limits in Shantiniketan, this path has remained the same since the days of the poet – unpaved, exposing the red […]


Restaurant Review: Paradise in Colaba (Mumbai)

What is that saying about the best things in life coming in small packages? It couldn’t be more true for Paradise in Colaba, the BEST Parsi restaurant in Mumbai!!! They would have set shop , one tiny, cosy joint in the bustling Colaba aeons ago,  and they stay the same […]

Paradise in Colaba, Mumbai

Shopping in Shirdi

Rows and rows of shops selling items of worship line up the street that leads to the Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi. Once there, you really do not need to go anywhere else for items that you may need for your home temple. Or items that you may want to […]


Where To Eat When In Shirdi? Sher-e-Punjab

It is not very difficult to find an eating joint in Shirdi. The streets leading to the Sai Baba temple is lined with hotels, restaurants and eateries. And therefore, you can choose from any. The evening we reached Shirdi, we opted for a Food Court right opposite the temple premises. […]