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Those Lives Did Not Deserve This End – This is Personal! #PulwamaTerroristAttack
The 14th of February, 2019 : While the whole world was celebrating this beautiful day of love, India was bleeding red in the wee hours of the morning at Pulwama, Kashmir. I woke up, read about this ghastly incident, felt numb, gathered bits and pieces of my mind and penned down a post on ‘Love Yourself’ to give some sanity to my agitated mind. Yes, I did that, to divert my mind towards some sort of instant optimism maybe. Neither is this post a social media gimmick nor is this a claim to free publicity. I just feel the need to express my anguish as an Indian. I still get goosebumps…
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Take A Vow To Love Yourself This Valentine’s!
Happy Valentine’s Day Folks! Today, as I logged into social media, my feed was filled with Valentines Day messages, couple pictures, some people giggling and calling this public display of affection unnecessary, some naming them as attention-seekers, some actually seeking for that attention, some celebrating their single status, some celebrating with family and what not! Amidst these million posts, I came across a post from a woman in her 30s, who gifted a solitaire to herself this Valentine’s! Such a subtle yet powerful message there – Celebrating your own existence in life! She’s celebrating herself today and proclaimed that with elan. I have strongly believed that self-love is not selfish…
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Urby’s Limited Edition Passport Holders – A Traveller’s Delight
Be it hectic work trips or leisure travel on holidays or an unprecedented love to explore – TRAVEL has become a part and parcel of our daily lives. With increase in transport accessibility and better opportunities, people are almost always on-the-fly (quite literally!). And to make the travel hassle-free, we are always in the need of good travel accessories. So today, I present to you one such option for PREMIUM QUALITY travel accessories (passport holders, wallets, card holders etc), at decent affordable prices. I recently partnered with URBY – An upcoming brand for premium quality travel accessories. Their products range from travel utilities like bags, wallets, passport holders, toiletry bags,…
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Host Your WordPress Blog at Just Rs.60 – A budget-friendly offer from MILESWEB
In the past few years of my experience in blogging, I have come across many readers and followers who always express a desire to pursue blogging. These readers range from young school-going adolescents to — passionate writers to — relatively old and retired individuals, looking to relive their passion of writing. They keep enquiring constantly for blogging tips, advice, pointers regarding where to start, how to start and what not. And I’ve always observed a distinct pattern there. Even after having long and explicit discussions on the nuances of the blogging world, aspiring bloggers always seem to get stuck up at one aspect – purchasing a domain! It is a…
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A Road Trip to Las Vegas – The Sin City
Las Vegas is christened with many titles – “The Gambling Capital of the World”, “The Sin City”, “The Entertainment Capital of the World” and what not! Little did I know that my first official trip in the United States would be straight to its heart – Las Vegas. This was yet another unplanned trip when we decided to head to the Sin City over a weekend from San Francisco. All the last minute bookings were made mostly on GroupOn and AirBnB on a Friday night. We took a 2-day off from work and were on the roads by Saturday morning. I’m penning down a short and crisp check-list for your…
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Top Indian Restaurants in Austin – Texas, USA
Even though I am not a huge fan of Indian food outside India (it just does not taste authentic), I still have this knack of checking out the Indian restaurants outside the country. Perhaps, it is my faint hope, which silently keeps nudging me to find out an authentic taste of India abroad. So, when I arrived in Austin (capital city of Texas – USA), it was a natural tendency for me to look for a nice and warm Indian restaurant, just to welcome myself in a new country in some way! Being in a new city with no acquaintances, I tried looking for options over the internet. And the…
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An Indian Girl in America – What To Expect On Your First Visit to USA!
By the time I was on my first trip to USA, I had already travelled to 4 other countries in the world (except India). So, I was pretty sure that this visit to USA would be quite similar to other foreign trips. Little did I know that I was in for a plethora of surprises in America. Life’s so different here! As I was trying to soak in all that was new for me, a thought often crossed my mind. What if I had a handy list of what to expect from America on a first trip! Maybe the surprise element would have gone, but I would have been better…
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Interesting Facts About GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
Golden Gate Bridge – Ranked #1 in any travel-list for California – This beauty first caught my attention in a song ‘Chunari Chunari’ from a 1999 Hindi Movie – Biwi No.1. I was hardly 10 years old back then and couldn’t quite look beyond the vivacious Sushmita Sen and the handsome Salman Khan. But amidst all this innocence, that image of a bright orange suspension bridge in the background, remained in my memories. However cheesy this might sound, but this was my first impression on the Golden Gate Bridge. I simply had no idea about what its name was or where it was. Nevertheless, that gigantic bridge at its vibrant…
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“That Unconditional Love for My Best Friend” – The Best #LoveStory Ever
Here’s a fictional short story on the essence of unconditional love – the best feeling ever! “It needs immense strength to give, without expecting anything in return (not even appreciation). And the day, you can give such unconditional love, is the day you free your soul.” ~ A Believer. It was my first day in graduate school, and I stepped into the premises with loads of excitement. Few moments later, my eyes caught a glimpse of a tall guy, with unkempt hair and a flustered look writ on his face. A thought flashed through my mind – Yes! This was the same guy I’d met outside a coaching institute almost…
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The grandeur of Chhath Puja at Dhanbad
Since the ‘Garib Rath’ direct route from Bhubaneswar to Dhanbad has been cancelled now (courtesy – the Jharia CoalField fires), we had to first take a train to Kolkata and then run for our lives to board another train to Dhanbad from a different railway platform. We were almost on the verge of missing this train due to overlapping timelines of our Indian railways. Perhaps, this thrill set the mood for my journey to Dhanbad – the Coal Capital of India! Travelling for the second-time after marriage to my husband’s city, was already giving me goosebumps. Once we reached the Dhanbad railway station, we decided to take an auto-rickshaw to…
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9/11 Memorial & Museum ~ A Must-Visit in New York
No visit to New York can ever be complete without a trip to the 9/11 Memorial. September 11, 2001 – A day which has probably left an indelible mark in our minds forever. The chain of events on that unfortunate day, have been described so aptly in the 9/11 Memorial & Museum that it will definitely give you gooseflesh. Probably, it was one of the worst attempts of terror attack in any country, which pulled down two of the tallest skyscrapers in the United States, along with thousands of innocent people. A True Story from the 9/11 Memorial This was such an emotional moment for me! It was a rainy…
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The Day I Met GOD Himself – A.R. Rahman
A.R. RAHMAN – This name needs no introduction. Being a 90’s kid, I have grown up grooving to the tunes of Roja, Bombay, Rangeela, Dil Se, Taal and what not! This man had started carving his niche amidst the cacophony of raging music directors in the country, right from those times. His music has always been mellifluous – it’s just DIFFERENT, it’s MAGICAL. I remember observing him keenly on television, in any of his public gatherings or interviews. He was always a man of few words. He was extremely humble, down-to-earth and exuded oodles of simplicity from that heavenly persona of his. He still is, a man of few words.…
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A Narrow Escape from Perverts Around Me – #MeToo
Born and brought up in a country like ours, sexual harassment in various forms is considered to be pretty usual in our daily lives. This marks the first impression about the sorry state of affairs in our nation. Sexual exploitation in any form, leaves an indelible mark on the soul of the concerned person – be it male/female. And a casual approach towards the frequency of such incidents, is alarming indeed. Somewhere, something is definitely going wrong! I clearly remember a vivid incident from my childhood, when I was hardly 11-12 years old. I was sent by my mother to the nearest grocery store to grab a packet of bread, when…
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#TheBlindList ~ Wander Bird’s quest to explore the unknown!
Almost each one of us has always had a ‘Bucket List’ in life – be it a wish list for travel, food, life goals and what not! But, have you ever thought of a BLIND LIST – a list with unknown wishes? A list which blindly says ‘Yes’ to the world. A list which blindly trusts the world to reveal its incredible beauty wherever we go, unveiling amazing new experiences at every turn. Because of my knack for impulsive travel, I have had both good and bad experiences. The bad ones were just a blemish on the learning curve, while the good ones created memories of a lifetime. Such is…
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Liebster Award 2018 – Blogger Award for WANDER BIRD
Today is such a special day! I feel deeply honoured to announce that Wander Bird got nominated for the “Liebster Award 2018”. What an overwhelming feeling! It was a regular Wednesday, jam-packed with blogging assignments, social media engagements and what not. I was busy checking my emails, listing down my tasks for the next day and figuring out other schedules for the day. Meanwhile, I started getting a lot of notifications from one of my Travel Bloggers’ Facebook groups. So, I decided to take a final look, before wrapping up for the day. And what a sight it was! My blog had been selected for the Liebster Award 2018 by…
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Standing right under the NIAGARA FALLS – Maid Of The Mist!
The Niagara Falls is well-known as one of the largest waterfalls in the world. Until now, I had read about the Niagara Falls in my Geography books in school, and then maybe saw few videos on Niagara Falls in the National Geographic Channel. But boy! What an experience you have, when you actually stand right there and watch it live. The grandeur of the crystal clear waters and the gushing winds make this place a visual delight. It is a geological wonder indeed. Journey from New York to Buffalo City There’s an interesting story behind our travel from New York to Buffalo City. We were so focused on budget travel…
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Top 5 Questions to Review Before You Start Professional Blogging
I have often been asked a lot of questions on where exactly to start, if you want to take up serious blogging. The basic thumb rule for blogging is – no rule at all! I have heard a lot of experiences, where people tend to get so excited about the idea of blogging that they actually tend to ignore the basics. They end up purchasing expensive domains, premium blog themes, researching about SEO and what not, without even having a basic plan of what their long-term goal for blogging is. I might not be a rule-book person, and don’t really believe in following mindless marketing gimmicks to setup a blog.…
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WANDER BIRD listed in “Top 100 Indian Travel Blogs 2019”
How do I describe how I feel today? No matter what I write, it will not do justice to how I exactly feel. Wander Bird finally makes a grand entry to a list of Top 100 Indian Travel Blogs by Feedspot. That moment, when I received an email stating the same, was indeed magical. It was a cloudy morning and I had just settled down in front of my laptop, with my cup of piping hot herbal tea. Before getting down to serious blog-related work, I decided to take a quick look at the status of my Amazon order. I was eagerly waiting for the Indian Tricolour to arrive. It was…
