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  • Exploring The Macabre And Fascinating Polar Museum In Tromsø, Norway

    During our trip to Tromsø, in early September 2018, one of the places I was keen to visit was the Polar Museum in Tromsø, Norway. Fresh from having binge-watched the Netflix series, The Terror, a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition to the Arctic in 1845–1848, and my interest in Polar exploration whetted, […]
  • Why I Chose To Visit Tromsø For My Northern Lights Bucket List Tour

    In the novel, The Drifters, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener, the second chapter is about the flaxen-haired Britta Bjørndahl, an 18-year-old girl from Tromsø, Norway. After finishing school, she finds a job in an office at the docks, but eventually becomes curious about the world beyond Tromsø, and goes to vacation in Torremolinos, […]
  • Tromsø Excursions: Norwegian Fjord Sailing With Pukka Travels

    “Ahoy Matey,” I called out as I took the steering on The Golden Eagle, the yacht we boarded in central Tromsø, just a short walk from our Tromsø hotel, the Clarion Collection Hotel With. I would have added a more piratey “Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,” if I wasn’t so busy watching […]
  • Chasing the Northern Lights From Tromsø With GuideGunnar

    “How do you sleep during the Midnight Sun?” I asked GuideGunnar. “I close my eyes,” he said, tongue-in-cheek, eliciting a laugh from us as we waited for the Northern Lights to appear at Rekvikeidet, a chilly, open plateau near Tromvik. Arun and I shivered in the icy winds, looking to the heavens for a glimpse […]
  • Lyngen North: Northern Lights, Fjords and Fogbows

    The Northern lights danced above our heads, cascading across the clear autumn sky in an explosion of green and purple. As they raced in an arc across the heavens, the lights waxed and waned, and I gave up trying to use a tripod in my effort to catch something of them before they completely vanished. […]

The Cynic’s Survival Guide To Your Goa Beach Vacation

March 11, 2018April 7, 2019 Arun Chitnis 2 Comments

So, you’re going on a Goa vacation. You’ve made an online booking in what may be the last of the decently priced hotels in Goa, have your flight tickets in your hand and are raring to go. Goa beach culture – here you come! Good for you. I salute your prudence and good taste. To […]

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Terrific Travel Writing Tips From The Best Travel Bloggers

March 10, 2018September 19, 2018 Priya Florence Shah 4 Comments

Travel writing and blogging is becoming as popular as travel itself, and today every John and Sally with an ounce of decent writing skills wants to be able to share their travel diaries with the world. And why not? I believe that the more travel writers there are, the better the field of travel writing […]

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Club Mahindra Sherwood Mahabaleshwar: Amidst Forests And Family

March 9, 2018July 12, 2020 Priya Florence Shah 17 Comments

In early March 2018, just after my child’s board exam was done, we took a short trip to Club Mahindra’s Sherwood Mahabaleshwar resort for a much-needed break. For those who have never heard of Mahabaleshwar, it is a hill station at an average elevation of 1,353 metres, located in the Sahyadri mountain range. Situated about […]

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Travel Guide For Bora Bora: The Jewel Of The South Pacific

March 5, 2018July 1, 2018 Arun Chitnis Leave a comment

Bora Bora, located in the Society Islands, is Tahiti’s crown jewel – a true Polynesian island paradise that tourists the world over consider the ultimate tropical vacation destination. Hollywood and film industries from most other parts of the globe have never tired of capturing its spectacular topography. Probably its most definitive landmarks are the twin […]

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Medhufushi Island Resort: Doing Maldives The RCI Way

March 3, 2018June 21, 2020 Priya Florence Shah 34 Comments

For about a decade, I’ve been a loyal member of Club Mahindra and RCI, believing fervently that until my child turned 18, timeshares were the safest, most family-friendly option for a single mom vacationing with a small child. This was actually true to some extent. There are many benefits to timeshares, but that’s a topic for […]

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The Machan, Lonavala: Birds, Bees And All Manner Of Mating Creatures

March 3, 2018August 31, 2018 Priya Florence Shah Leave a comment

Touted as an eco-friendly resort that’s run totally off-grid, on solar and wind energy, The Machan in Lonavala is a luxury forest getaway situated 10 to 15 minutes by car from the Bushi Dam diversion on the Amby Valley Road. The resort resounds with the sounds of birds, bees, and trees (and sometimes couples going […]

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