by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 30, 2020 | Travel
What is Zen? To get an intellectual outlook on a subject that is vast and unbounded would need more than this post. Let’s start by taking a deep breath and being aware of the present. Of appreciating that you’re alive. Now breathe out. Release all the...
by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 28, 2020 | Travel
Chapter XXV Your World Your world is as big as you make it.I know for I used to abideIn the narrowest nest in a corner,My wings pressing close to my side.But I sighted the distant horizonWhere the skyline encircled the seaAnd I throbbed with a burning desireTo travel...
by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 27, 2020 | Travel
The ancient Greeks defined the word “Xenial” as a hospitable relationship between a host and a guest, most often from another country. Hospitality has always been an integral part of tourism and it contributes to the attractiveness of a destination for...
by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 26, 2020 | Travel
Chapter XXIII In today’s world, we thrive on performance, competition and perfection, which leads to a surreptitious increase in stress. We are bogged down with pressures of day-to-day living and trying to create a balance between our work, personal and family life....
by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 24, 2020 | Travel
Chapter XXII ACCOMMODATION “Vacation On a Budget” In London And Chiang Mai This post is going to be a special one. I can already feel the nostalgia surfacing and my memories going into Rewind Mode to the holiday in London that Nitika, my younger sister,...
by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 23, 2020 | Travel
Chapter XXI Talking about the pre-COVID-19 phase seems much like a reference to the Anno Domini era. Another time. Another period. Another place. While the world is in a state of pandemonium, thanks to the coronavirus, there is a certain segment of people who are in a...