The mysterious case of the Missing Suitcase occured during a short staycation in Guwahati, Assam from Shillong on an extended weekend Trip. The plan was just to have fun since, a proper holiday was now due for a long time now. We decided to club this trip with a picnic along the way since driving […]
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Must eat places in Guwahati for Assamese Thali
Must eat places in Guwahati for Assamese Thali A food festival needs to be celebrated with the gastronomic delight that is an Assamese Thali!! So for the #blogchatterfoodfest I will share 3 restaurants in Guwahati that you must try out if you want to experience and Assamese thali. How will you know whether Assamese cuisine […]
Year 2025 so far
The year 2025 has started on a happy and hopeful note so far. January:Kolkata and Mussoorie I went to Kolkata for New Year celebration and welcomed 2025 with family. On returning to Shillong, a sudden work trip for hubby to Mussoorie turned out to be a wonderful vacation for me. It was a much needed […]
Tale of three cities
We as a family have lived in three cities ever since we got married in 2017. By virtue of being professional Geologists a.k.a Earth scientists, we are blessed with a nomadic life. Till now our life has been a tale of three cities. Jaipur Pink City The first city we lived in was the beautiful […]
Pasighat.. you beauty!
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 […]
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 […]