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When I published my first blog in 2014, I didn’t even think about doing anniversary posts, let alone writing a 10 year anniversary blog post! And here I am writing one! It all started 10 years ago. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean that I’ve been actively writing for 10 years. For the past few years, the theme of the posts has been mostly about how I am NOT writing anything here. Every year the…

If you’re like me trying to figure out if you need a visa for Singapore, check out this post. Let me save you some time, if you’re an Indian wanting to visit Singapore for more than 96 hours and have no fancy visas, you do need a visa to visit Singapore! But if you are on a short visit and have some interesting travel documents, you maybe eligible for visa free transit facility. Singapore Visa…

It's the 9th Year! 9 year blog anniversary of 'Trablogger'

I’m here for my annual pilgrimage! It is time for me to say “it’s that time of the year” and make that customary anniversary post, as I started this blog 9 years ago, around this time! Even though I don’t publish posts here or post on social media, this blog has been an integral part of my journey and boy, what a journey that has been! Standing at this point, looking back and scoping forward,…

Story of a pair of hiking boots

Preface While revisiting my own blog after many months of inactivity, just to post the 8th year anniversary post, my eyes landed on my hiking boots featured on my landing page video. This video was a short GoPro clip from one of my past travels and I was wearing my favorite boots ever. It has been with me during my mountaineering training, gone on a couple of Himalayan treks, protected me…

8 years of Trablogger!

It is that time of the year when I force myself to come up with a post to show off that I’ve started this blog on this day back in 2014! The last post on this blog was a year ago talking about how it was 7th year of trablogger! So clearly it doesn’t mean that I’ve been writing all these 8 years. It just means that I’ve taken an action on this day, 8 years ago. But what an action that was!…

Around the world on a motorbike with a cat : Story of Motomogli #TravelStory

In the early 2020, before the COVID era, I was on a mission to explore Gokarna on my motorbike. I found a place to stay in one of the beaches and it was a perfect location to explore and create the trip I was planning. Every day I would take my bike out and explore some remote part of the small Gokarna town and its many beaches. One such day, I took a dirt side road towards the beach, parked my…

8 Reasons why I absolutely Adore Aizawl in Mizoram

In India, they call the North Eastern states the seven sisters! One of the most beautiful yet much lesser explored parts of India. In 2018 I had a chance to visit Mizoram and that is how I reached Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram.

It was an instant connection! I absolutely adore this place and I would go back to this place whenever an opportunity arise! If you are wondering why I have so…

Jallikattu village in Madurai

Jallikkettu aka Bull taming is a traditional event conducted in Tamil Nadu. This is a very sensitive issue since it involves animals and exploitation of animals. But like coins, everything has two sides.

We, a bunch of friends visited the Jallikkettu village to to the other side of the coin, if there was any.

Here is what we have found, the human – animal connection.

Jallikkettu…

Ancient Secrets and Mysteries of Konark Sun Temple #Konark #OdishaTourism #AncientWisdom #AncientSecret

For a very long time, everyone thought looking at the remains of the Konark Sun temple that it was a yet another beautifully made temple, in the form of a chariot with spectacular architectural elements, such as the elaborately carved chariot wheels, stunning looking horses and more. But it is believed that, one of the many secrets of this Sun temple came to light only when a mystic was found…

Bus Journey to Konark: Part 3 #VisitIndia #IncredibleIndia

We have started this journey from Bhubaneshwar and we are heading towards Konark. If you have missed the Part 1 and 2, some of the characters might not make sense. Though you can very well get on the bus and join this journey. In case you want to read the initial parts, it is here.

Part 1 : A bus ride to remember : Visiting Konark Sun Temple

Part 2 : An Indian bus journey to remember:…

Tea Selling Couple from Kerala Travels the World: Story of Mohana and Vijayan #travelstory #travelInspiration

Haven’t you heard people saying, ‘I wish I had more money so that I could travel the world’? There are even travel quotes saying ““If travelling was free, you’d never see me again” and many similar ones.

You will suddenly realise that these are all actually pure excuses like it was mentioned in this articlewhen you finally get to know the story of this couple from Kerala who runs a small tea…

An Indian bus journey to remember: Visiting Konark Sun Temple | Part 2 #IndianBusJourney #Travel

Here is the second part of the memoir of fun and interesting bus ride to Konark Sun Temple. If you have missed the first part, read it here.

If you have read the first part, you must be remembering the young guy sitting on the gearbox of the bus, facing all the passengers and eyeing at a pretty girl. If you were wondering anything interesting happened yet, read on, the second part of this bus…

A bus ride to remember : Visiting Konark Sun Temple | Part 1 #TravelStory #Travel

“Konaarkkko konaarkkkko konarkko.”

The guy was shouting loudly with that characteristic voice which you might be able to identify with that of a tea seller at any Indian train stations or a lottery seller in Kerala or a tarkariwala in Bangalore or a kabadiwala in Delhi!

I have no idea how they all sounds quite similar irrespective of their profession, language, or geographical location just…

Learn How This Amazing Couple #Travel the World by Exchanging Art! #Artist #TravelTheWorld

It is astonishing to know that travelling the world without the use of money is really possible. But it is even more astonishing to know that one can barter their way all around the globe. This couple is doing exactly the same! Travelling the world by exchanging art!

It was in 2018, while I was working on my second job as a social media manager for a popular cafe in Fort Kochi, I had the…

Why You Should Travel Right now! #Travel #Roadtrip #Covid

Don’t jump to conclusions, give it a read and let me know if you should travel now or not!

Let me tell you about a story that happened in 2018. I had quit yet another job and back at home after a short trip. I then realised that the motorbike I was using going to turn 10 years in the coming days. So I had to celebrate it.

I was also getting bored at staying home and doing nothing much…

6 Years of Trablogger! #BlogAnniversary #Blogging

When was the last time you woke up with a definite purpose, knew exactly what to do as soon as you were up, and went to bed only and only because your body needed at least three to four hours of rest, and could repeat it all over again the next day and the day after?

That was me, 6 years ago when I started this blog. Every waking hours I was thinking about the blog, every other minute I am…

Motorcycling #movies to watch during self-#quarantine #RoyalEnfieldDIY

After the previous list of movie suggestions, I have found a list of amazing Royal Enfield videos for the motorcyclist in you.  Though you can find many moto-vloggers these days, Royal Enfield has some stunning professionally made motorcycling videos along with some cool inspirational texts to keep you motivated.

After watching this, all you can think of would be to get back on your motorcycle,…