Documenting my health and wealth journey
It was early morning and I was ready to continue my drive to Mai Chau.I had started from Ninh Binh on my semi-automatic ‘Wave’ motorbike.I wasn’t hungry and decided to make a quick stop to get the Vietnamese ‘Ca Phe Sua ‘.I happened to cross this little sugarcane Heaven on the way.The feel of crossing … Read more
The best experiences and highlights of my Vietnam travel have always been with local families. When I explore a new place in Vietnam, the first thing I do is find a local family to live with. The easiest way to do this is by finding a homestay with a local family and then becoming a … Read more
My first experience celebrating the lunar new year Celebrations begin many days before the first day of the new year and usually start with a lot of cleaning, followed by many ceremonies, visiting relatives, eating, drinking and exchanging gifts and loads of lucky money! Before we start celebrating, let’s learn about this lunar calendar thing. … Read more
Living the Laotian life like the locals It was 15th January 2019 and I had been on Route 13 in Laos for almost 2 weeks now.. This road runs along the Mighty Mekong river, which acts as the natural boundary between Thailand and Laos. This road wasn’t an acquaintance anymore. Route 13 had now became dear … Read more
Here’s a fun stat before we start.. 35.38 million tourists arrived in Thailand in 2017 compared to only 3.86 million in Laos in the same year. Further, 1.19 million Indians arrived in Thailand in 2016 compared to just 8249 Indians in Laos in the same year. That makes Laos quite the offbeat destination for Indians. … Read more
You don’t need your Facebook news feed. Step 1: Delete the Facebook app from your phone. Step 2: Check Facebook only on the web version during your distracted times of shallow work. Step 3: Even on the web, keep your shortcuts to a maximum of 3 most important links on Facebook. Step 4: Eradicate your newsfeed from the web … Read more
Sabai Dee! Welcome to my guide to essential Laos phrases and words. And yes, the how are you in Thai is the greeting in Laos. And that is ‘Sabai Dee’. This is an equivalent of Hello and works any time of the day. And if you’ve been following my guide to Thai or if you … Read more
An offbeat journey of an offbeat traveler in an offbeat country . . . 2019 was here, and I wanted to move to a new country. I picked Laos, the landlocked country squeezed between Thailand (west border), Vietnam (east border), Cambodia (south border), and China (north border). Interestingly, Laos is the only landlocked country in … Read more
And the ruin of the human brain in the age of distractions This book is a combination of a personal story and reflections of a world in which the art of reading for deep contemplation and flow has lost to the newer, more addictive and unsavoury sources of information and dopamine hits — the internet. I read … Read more
Sometimes I feel spending on water is like paying for something that is my right just by arriving on this planet. How much we’ve taken it for granted is astonishing. Anyway, one almost hidden cost of travel is those little plastic bottles of water. They add up to a lot of our travel budgets and … Read more
Since we share so much location data with Google, the end of year is probably is good time to see it at one place. This is probably one of the good things Google does with your data – it organised your travel in a nice timeline with an email digest! (Yes, there are beautiful sides … Read more
Since we share so much location data with Google, the end of year is probably is good time to see it at one place.This is probably one of the good things Google does with your data – it organised your travel in a nice timeline with an email digest! (Yes, there are beautiful sides of … Read more
Going off the beaten track in Thailand, Slowly. . . . Disclaimer 1: This itinerary is for slow travel. Disclaimer 2: No parties, sex tourism, or pretentious insta-luxury travel included. Overview I decided to experience Thailand differently, and hence I moved North or South and never stayed central. The regions of Thailand include North, Central, South, and … Read more
A better life, every day. 1. Daily habits are the secret to long term success. 2. It’s all about the mindset. 3. Never miss a chance to see the sunrise or sunset. 4. Short-term goals over long-term goals. 5. Death is Real. And it will happen to all of us. 6. Life is all about the present moment. 7. … Read more
Use Habits as Compound Interest for your Life. 1. Meditate for 10 minutes every day You can find easy guided meditations on YouTube or Meditation Apps. Just take 10 minutes from your day to schedule this and you’ll be recharged and energised to do the other things on this list. 2. Walk 10,000 steps every day The idea … Read more