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A work assignment in Kota landed on my calendar with barely two days' notice. My first reaction wasn't excitement. It was dread about the distance, ov...
My mother had been asking to visit Ambaji for almost a year, ever since a neighbour came back from her own darshan tri...
I'll be honest when my sister suggested we drive from Ahmedabad to Jodhpur instead of taking the train, my first reaction was a groan. Six-plus hours...
I'll admit, Palanpur wasn't originally on my travel radar. My cousin got engaged there, and suddenly I had a wedding function to attend on a Saturday...
Indore does not get the attention it deserves from Ahmedabad travellers. People talk about Jaipur, Udaipur, Mumbai. Indore rarely comes up in the wee...
Most people who do the Ahmedabad to Jaipur drive for the first time are surprised by how good it actually is. They expect a long, flat, monotonous hi...
Gujarat summers are not subtle. By April, Ahmedabad is pushing 42 degrees. By May, stepping outside between 11 AM and 4 PM feels like a personal deci...
There is a moment that happens to almost every first time visitor at Nathdwara. You have driven through Rajasthan highways, navigated the narrow appr...
Gujarat has no shortage of important temples. Somnath, Ambaji, Dwarka, Pavagadh, the list is long and every site has its devoted following. But Dakor...
There is a particular satisfaction in arriving somewhere you almost did not bother going to. Pavagadh is that place for most people who visit. Befor...
Some temples you visit. Some temples you feel. Ambaji falls firmly in the second category. It is not the architecture that hits you first. The main...
Most people in Ahmedabad have heard of Rani ki Vav. Very few have actually been. It sits on the back of the hundred rupee note. It appears in every...
People are skeptical before they go. You hear comments like "it is just a big statue" or "why would I drive 200 km for that" and honestly, before vis...
There is only one place on earth where you can see an Asiatic lion in the wild. Not Africa. Not any zoo. Not any other forest in India. Only Gir. T...
There is a particular kind of silence at the Rann of Kutch that you cannot find anywhere else in India. Not the silence of an empty room or a quiet s...