Travel leaves its imprint not in the form of bold, graphic stamps on our wrinkled brain but through lingering moments that seem to hover over the folds of grey matter. Little lingering snippets. The novel yet mundane details of…
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When the urge to leave is strong
I’m only content when I’m moving. A sentiment that keeps surfacing in my mind. There’s a certain stimulation that comes with constantly seeing new places that is intensely intoxicating. It can rip the rug right out…
2015: A year in Insta-review
I have the focus of a hamster. Inevitably after starting any task, I find myself distracted midway through by another idea roaming through my head. Like a blip, I hear it, act, open a new…
The Unwritten Guides: Amsterdam’s top 10 Specialty Coffee Shops
You have to be careful with the term “coffee shop” in Amsterdam. Try a simple sentence, “I’m going to a coffee shop” and you are bound to illicit some knowing looks and wink wink / nudge…
Gathered Travels, A Glimpse Through The Layers
“You should blog about your travels,” she said, staring at me from across table, coffee cup in hand. It was a midday catch-up session and I was talking about an imminent trip to NYC. “Yes,” I thought. Yes. Such…
People From Behind and Soaking It In
Consume, consume, consume. That’s often how I feel when I travel. I’m like a sponge soaking everything in. Swelling, swelling, swelling. Unaware of my own capacity. But as I’m consuming I have the irking feeling…