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Cancio’s House: Where Little Moments Spark Joy

Prerana A V — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:19:12 +0000

We turned into an inconspicuous-looking lane next to the Chapel. While we almost missed it on our first try to find our Aldona homestay, an effortless smile started forming on both of our faces. Twin stone walls skirted along the winding lane and huge trees towered on us from beyond them, covering us in their […]

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Things To Keep In Mind Before Signing Up For A Vipassana Course

Prerana A V — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:08:52 +0000

One summer evening, deep in the Gharwal Mountains of the Himalayas, I first heard an account of a friend who completed a Vipassana course or a 10-day Silent Meditation Retreat. He described his curious experience where some people cried due to the intensity of what they’d experienced, while some others who’d left midway unable to […]

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TARMAC Riders’ Cafe: Dine with your Motorcycle at this Uber Cool Cafe in Kochi, Kerala

Prerana A V — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:30:41 +0000

“You know what? You’re going to perform for my café!” exclaimed Vince in a very peculiar yet memorable introduction. I sat perplexed with a glass of Toddy in hand, in the front porch of Zostel Alleppey- a hostel I’d been volunteering at that time in the beach town of Alappuzha, Kerala. The excitement of the […]

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Lost in Art, Nature and Life in Madhavamala: Village near Tirupathi

Prerana A V — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 16:37:42 +0000

One fine Tuesday, as the clock struck twelve and most of the world, was lost in deep slumber – My friend Manasi, a Conceptual Artist and I head off to three beautiful places near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. This trip by Grassroutes Journeys was our search for Art and more in a region rarely taken […]

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Revisiting Santha – The Village Market

Prerana A V — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:17:29 +0000

Santhaku poyee daari edi… (Where’s the way to go to the Farmer’s Market?) goes a rhyme recited by my mother in my childhood. Like many kids of that age, her child was an extremely fussy eater. This specific rhyme was recited to encourage me to quicken my pace and finish the meal in front of […]

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Goodbye Bangalore, For I Am Moving To My Village

Prerana A V — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:58:02 +0000

Bangalore. This word still evokes a plethora of feelings. My thoughts travel back to the day I first stepped into this city with the eyes of a resident. The year was 2009, and we had just parted ways with the pleasant Monsoon Showers of Belgaum. September had set in and I was still a child […]

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Being A Tourist In My Own City – Finding The Essence Of Central Bangalore

Prerana A V — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:09:56 +0000

Roughly around the same time last year, my phone buzzed with a text message from a friend preserved down my memory lane. “Prerana, I’m coming to Bangalore. Would you like to catch up, maybe?” Aastha Rohilla called it her “Solo-lore” for it was the first time she was ever travelling solo in a country where […]

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How Taking Acid In Hampi Completely Changed The Way I See Things Now

Prerana A V — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:41:02 +0000

I stare at the abyss – into the beyond itself. It’s dotted with these humongous gaseous balls of fire we were taught were millions of light-years away from us. The night sky is bursting with magic tonight. Here away from the commotion and pollution of the fast-paced city – everything is just so clear. Finally, […]

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What You Should Be Aware Of Before Travelling To The Mountains

Prerana A V — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:30:24 +0000

You’ll have to Trek – A Lot And that means you need to be very fit to “Brave Those Mountains!” Whether you’re an Experiential, Adventurous or Slow Traveller – tags don’t apply here. There is a lot of walking involved on a daily basis. Most common commodities and services you require are scarce and you […]

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I Started Using A Menstrual Cup and I Urge You To Do The Same

Prerana A V — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:29:24 +0000

I recently completed my 8th cycle on my Boondh Cup and I’m extremely happy with how hassle-free it makes the process of being “on the rag”. I had a lot of doubts at the beginning of my journey with the Menstrual Cup and getting accustomed to it cycle after cycle I can say that I’ve […]

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Feeling 22: Birthdays, Learning and Goals

Prerana A V — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:52:10 +0000

My eyes struggle to open in the cold breeze of the morning. It’s December the 19th and the year happens to be 2018. A recurring guilty pleasure song runs in my head, it’s been the cliché Instagram caption for many who turn the same age. “I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling Twenty-Two….” go […]

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How To Travel The World Without Moving An Inch

Prerana A V — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:51:00 +0000

As a part-time traveller, I believe there are situations in every traveller’s life – actually every single person’s life when you just can’t travel. No matter how hard you try, you can’t let go of the feeling that the universe has entrapped you in circumstances; where you just can’t run to everything (I believe […]

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And now, I get Nominated for the Liebster Award!

Prerana A V — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:58:21 +0000

I was so stoked, when I found an unexpected mail, informing that I had been nominated for the Liebster Award! It was no less than a privilege to be coming from Debbie from Traveler Wows. She’s an amazing blogger and do check her out. What is The Liebster Award? The Liebster Award (Liebster is […]

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So, I’ve been Nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award this year!

Prerana A V — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 09:33:16 +0000

This one has been long overdue since I’ve been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award for a couple of months now. I’m thrilled to have been nominated by Marya from The Beautravel Blog and would like to thank her for the same. What is The Sunshine Blogger Award? So, The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to those […]

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Sleuthing Around Jatinga

Prerana A V — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 20:09:12 +0000

They say, “We know less about our Planet than we know about the Universe”. Often on Earth, places exist where nature works in bizarre ways; delivering us some of the most inexplicable mysteries. And even after years of studying them; some of the best minds, fail to make sense of these phenomena. Walking around the […]

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Affair With Aizawl: Broody Skies, Bustling Bazaars And More

Prerana A V — Mon, 28 May 2018 09:53:59 +0000

Entangled in my own thoughts, I gazed out of the car into the gloomy skies and the desolate valleys of Mizoram. Wandering from one thought to another, a memory of a fifth-grade lesson floods into my mind. The story revolved around a Mizo girl interested in Handloom. Her parents being the typical Indian sceptical bunch […]

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Why Kaziranga Is More Than Just Another National Park

Prerana A V — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 04:33:09 +0000

Legend has it that Kajir Ronghangpi, Daughter of Hok Ronghang was taken to and brought up in the Abode of Gods and Goddesses. On attaining divinity and being blessed with certain divine powers, Kajir Ronghangpi came down to Earth in search of her natural parents and brothers. Kajir Ronghanpi rebuilt the territory built by her […]

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Majuli: A Paradise Lost In Time?

Prerana A V — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 18:02:00 +0000

Brahmaputra flows calmly in the wee hours of the evening, the sun glistening in its waters. Fishing boats and ferries, all return to the bank, as the darkness tightens its hold around the evening skies, marking the end of work for the day. I couldn’t help but be humbled, as my gaze met the barely […]

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Life In A Dream And More: Trekking Through Horagina Betta

Prerana A V — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 05:28:00 +0000

I lay there on the rocky peak, my eyes still heavy in the chill morning winds of the hills, and my body refused to give away the warmth of the sleeping bag. After trekking up the hill last night, two hours barely made for enough sleep that day. As I opened my eyes, still in […]

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