Rann (away) Utsav

Enough people have told that the Rann Ustav is extremely overrated. So I did not book it. It’s extremely expensive too. 10k per night. To just see what it looks like, I visited the Rann Ustav as a day trip and did not stay there. After seeing Kalo Dongar, I drove down to Rann Ustav. … Continue reading Rann (away) Utsav

I now have a Vaahan

After reaching Bhuj and checking into the homestay, I decided to get a bike for rent to roam around nearby areas. I picked up a RE classic. With the bike I felt more confident that I can go wherever I want whenever I want. I decided to go to Kalo Dungar. It’s a small hill … Continue reading I now have a Vaahan

Heritage walk that never happened

I was reading various blogs about Ahmedabad and in one blog they mentioned about a Heritage walk. The author of the blog has written that his perspective of Ahmedabad completely changed after the walk. That piqued my curiosity. There are two heritage walks, one in the morning and one in the night both for around … Continue reading Heritage walk that never happened

Rivers & Lakes

The Sabarmati river is the cleanest river I have seen inside a city in India. While the water might not be potable it definitely clean and not smelling and does not have any floating dirt. With this clean river the city panning authority have really used the space around the river beautifully. The riverfront area … Continue reading Rivers & Lakes

Kings and their wells

Given this is a hot place in summers, rain water harvesting was a thing from centuries ago. If we were to do rainwater harvesting we will make a rectangular yet random shaped asymmetrical pit and make all the water flow into it through bad looking PVC pipes. The kings were different. Obviously, they were Kings! … Continue reading Kings and their wells

The Ashram – Sabarmati

Next was to Sabarmati Ashram. Here I saw the place where Modi and Xi Jinping sat and posed (or may be discussed about India China). I saw the room where Ghandhiji sat and had all his important meetings. Saw the various Kutirs where different people stayed etc. Room where Ghandhiji sat and took lot of … Continue reading The Ashram – Sabarmati

Stupid Science City

Next stop was the biggest mistake. Science city. I paid a freaking 350 rupees as entry fees. Before going in, I had doubts if it was for adults and hence checked online. Some sadists had written that it’s an amazing place even for adults on Tripadvisor. I trusted them and went in. It’s a huge … Continue reading Stupid Science City

Jains and their temples

Then I visited more places like the Hutheesing Jain temple which was also very beautiful. I somehow felt the statuses of all the Thirtankaras looked the same. 🤪 Hutheesing Jain Temple What was interesting was the temple was built when Ahmedabad had a famine. This temple gave jobs with money and food to more than … Continue reading Jains and their temples

Swaminarayan experience

First stop - Swamy Narayan temple. I thought it is a temple of Vishnu (Narayan). I checked google maps and there were 2 in Ahmedabad alone within a distance of 2km. I went inside to see the statue of a man in a sherwani as the God deity and not the statue of Vishnu sitting … Continue reading Swaminarayan experience

A day in Amdavad

As I sit at “The green house” opposite to Sidi Saiyyad Mosque, having clocked over 25k steps today, I am tired but Amdavad gave me a flavour of a lot of things. Just like a Gujarati thali. I saw penguins, I went to an ashram, I saw spiritual gurus, I went to places where critical … Continue reading A day in Amdavad

Guj Thali

Thali at Aditi Had a fantastic Gujarati thali. It had the colours textures and tastes all covered. Ok. I have to agree that everything was sweet including the Samosa. I did some basic research and found this place Aditi Hall which serves good Thali. It was unlimited (everything including papad, sweet and chaas). It tasted … Continue reading Guj Thali

Airport avatars

The airport has always been an interesting place for me. It’s a place where people mostly dress up well, look relatively fresh (unlike a railway station or bus stand. Money spent on travel is directly proportional to the money and effort to look good. The holiday season has started and there is bloody rush at … Continue reading Airport avatars

Have I missed something ??

I pack light as I like it that way. But however meticulously I make a list and pack, there is a constant thought in the head. “You are missing something” Sometimes the thought is worse. When I am about to board a flight, a thought passes  “You have missed something in the airport” Where do … Continue reading Have I missed something ??

Solo Trip – Why, Where, When & How

Before I start on the trip, I am penning down my thoughts. I will try to keep an active blog of my trip and also see how things actually pan out compared to how I wanted/expected them to be. Why? While the simple reason is to merely experience solo travel. It's also apparently considered cool. … Continue reading Solo Trip – Why, Where, When & How