I joined training institute as a core faculty in our office in Aug 2024. Since then, travelling to new places has become a routine affair, esp. for conducting field training on various themes. One such training programme was an induction course for our newly joined officers which was hosted in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh and partly in […]
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Jacaranda Joy
It’s the season for purple beauties, Jacaranda flowers everywhere here in Shillong 💜💜. Meghalaya and Shillong in particular is a flower lovers heaven. The trees here are colour codes month wise. Every month I am mesmerized by the parade of colours that the magnificent trees of this quaint Northeast state display. April flowers Jacaranda From […]
Bougainvillea Retreat & Spa: Weekend destination near Guwahati
Bougainvillea Retreat & Spa is a quaint resort very near Guwahati airport. This resort was on our radar for nearly a year since we would cross it on our way to our field area in Garo Hills, Meghalaya. Everytime we would be near, me an hubby would discuss that we had to go there atleast […]
Meghalaya Memories: Cherrapunji Weekend Trip
I have a very interesting history of my trips to Shillong in the North eastern state of Meghalaya. It started from way back in 2011, which was my first trip with friends. Then in 2023, it was destiny that brought me back to Shillong on transfer. This time it was to stay and make our […]
A ‘Wet’ Picnic
The title “Wet Picnic” says it all!! It was one of the rainiest, wettest Meghalaya we ever saw since we moved here. My rakhi sister, who happens to be my college junior as well as office colleague for 15 years was visiting with her family. Her husband, a genius was also in my college, but […]
Krang Shuri Falls Day Trip
By virtue of our job as geologists, we now stay in the Scotland of the East a.k.a Shillong. Meghalaya other than hosting the rainiest place in the world can also be easily given the crown of the waterfall capital of India! So never the one to miss out, recently we went on a day trip […]
Xeric and Exotic Kutch
I consider myself to be blessed in many quarters. I could visit the xeric and exotic land called Kutch twice in two years. Its my job as a geologist that is to be thanked for this opportunity. The best part is I did not roam the barren and salty desert beauty just as a tourist. […]
South Goa Tales (Goa Part 4)
We had a very nice time in North Goa. A friend of mine along with his family joined us the day we were to go to South Goa.He is my college/ hostel-mate. His name is Jyotirmoy and his better half Poulami. They are fun people and make a cute couple. We have gone for several […]
Places to eat in Goa
We all love to eat.. don’t we? Travelling is not complete without experiencing local food. Here, I will quickly review a few amazing places to eat in Goa where we had amazing gastronomic experiences. Local cuisine says a lot about the culture and essence of a place and it is unique. The wife had put in […]
North Goa Beaches- Goa Part 2
Goa- Part 1 I am back with our Goa story and let me take you all to a virtual tour of North Goa which is apparently the most happening place in Goa. North Goa has a lot to offer. Different types of beaches like sandy beach, sandy-rocky beach, rocky beach, beach with river mouth (Estuarine […]