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Travel Stories is about what stayed during travel adventures. These pieces follow family holidays, cities, children, photographs, missed turns, small meals, hotel rooms, and the moments that survive long after the itinerary has been forgotten.

Weekly Photo Challenge – The Inn Keeper’s Daughter #OffSeason

The Innkeeper's Daughter

It was December 2012 and we were in the town of Pelling in Sikkim. Just a day to go doe new year’s eve and the small hotel we were in was surprisingly empty. The manager of the hotel brought his little girl to work with him. She had the entire staff running about. What an

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Vivid #SanFrancisco

San Francisco is cloudy, foggy and misty. At least it was when I visited last July. It was peak summer in the rest of the northern hemisphere and there I was bundled up in my thick wool coat! In the midst of all that grey, I found moments of vivid colour and vivid beauty! Check

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Weekly Photo Challenge – On The Way

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “On the Way.” On the ferry from Sausalito Island to San Francisco, California. It was a fun day and I enjoyed this relaxing ferry ride. You see the famous Alcatraz island in the background   I walked quite a bit in London and saw these medallions

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Things To Know If You Want to Go Backpacking in India

Backpacking in India

Backpacking in India is not a common phenomenon. Rarely does one come across travelers who carry their world on their shoulders and proceed on a budget trip across the distant and varied landscape of the country. That said, there are a few adventure seekers who dare to attempt it. If you are a non Indian looking

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Close – #NaBloPoMo May 11 – #Baby

RedHead

Today’s Prompt: Do you ever secretly snap pictures without the subject knowing? Tell us about a secret shot you’ve taken. Photo: Close Ususally I don’t. I ask before snapping a complete stranger’s picture. Some people agree. Some don’t. I do respect their wishes. This comes form the fact that I have a cute daughter. Quite often

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Your Feelings – #NaBloPoMo May 3 – #Happiness

Happiness

Today’s Prompt Photo: Your Feelings I always always strive for a single feeling – happiness. The picture today was taken in February 2015 during our vacation to Kerala in India. This is the first evening of the week long trip and we are at Varkala beach. Can you see the happiness? What makes you happy?

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