That Time When Ziro Valley Stole My Heart!

"This year is really about, like the year of just realizing stuff."

- Kylie Jenner

I never thought I'd quote any of the Kardashian-Jenner people (or the others) but here I am, doing exactly that. 2016 is a year that I'll probably look back at, in retrospect of course. It was a year of learning a lot of essential and valuable lessons about life - most importantly, the fact that all problems in life irrespective of the scale, are short-lived (wow I'm still whining since this post), 2016 was also the year that was quite successful in terms of my travels.

One of my favorite experiences was a short trip to Ziro Valley with my father. I'm especially grateful for this one particular trip which taught me how to appreciate simple and quality living over the fast and unnecessarily complicated lifestyle that we all are drowning ourselves into, which we don't even put much thought into, as a person living in a city. The trip was organised primarily for the research-work for my Architectural Dissertation, but I did learn a  lot more beyond that. Lastly, I also want to give credit to my late grandfather, without whom, we wouldn't have thought of going there anytime soon.

You see, places like these gently whisper to your soul, inviting you to an experience which evolve you into a greater human being, leaving you with lessons worth much more than a lifetime~

Lansdowne - A Weekend Getaway Story.

(A travelogue by Ayush Sood)

Ever been going along your day expecting nothing out of the ordinary to happen, just waiting for the day to end following the same daily rituals you always do - just to have a friend mess them up by handing you an offer you can't refuse?

That's how I ended up in Lansdowne.

Visual Diary: A Rashtrapati Bhawan Morning

On a fine Saturday morning, I remember coming back from a 4-5 day vacation with a terrible horrible-no good-screwed up sleep cycle. I had nothing to do that morning, really, NOTHING. I hate sitting idle and there couldn't be anything better for me, really.

I decided to go out, on an impromptu touristy adventure in my city. I left home sometime between 8 and 9 in the morning and boarded the metro. My experience of Central Secretariat metro station had not been very memorable, almost blurry because of the rush. I decided to hop off. I got out of Gate No.2 and started walking towards Raisina Hill, with only a slight hint of there being a Changing of Guard ceremony. The rest is a story of extreme people watching, chilling with on-duty policemen and a mild heart attack when I thought that I dropped my camera...

Homecoming

She's homesick.

Not Every Man Really Lives.

I'm a multi-potential person and as much as I like doing everything I do, I enjoy having this clarity and focus in life. I like the balance. Lately, I've been a lot more introspective about my life. I have realized a lot of things, some of them being -

1. If it feels like a liability, or obligatory for that matter, don't do it.

2. Trust and respect are earned, and you can't just hand it over to someone just because you want to.

3. There are some nice people, and some people are just plain pathetic. Just like Yin and Yang. Therefore, maintaining a balance.

4. Hugging trees feels great.

5. I don't care if the kind of music is 'too sober' or not so EDM-like. I like what I listen to, you should do too. Not really To each their own.

(Happy-Travel-Wanderlust-World) Playlist #1

What's up guyssssssss?

Why don't you guys like my long drawn out wordssssss?

Nooooo?

Pls don't go. I'll stop for now.

I'm not going to bore you guys with my occasional rant today, hopefully.

SO many people have asked me on Instagram and Snapchat about my 'World' music/ music I listen to while I travel. And since I don't have a particular set of songs specific to travel, I'm going to turn this into like a monthly/ once in two months thingy where I post my current favourites or any other interesting music which I like or has stories/memories associated to it.

I'll just post the Youtube videos down below and some trivial stuff, idk. Let's just begin.

1. Boshret Kheir - Hussain Al Jassmi

I love this song so much, it triggers every faint memory I have of my trip to the oh-so-stunning Egypt. Also, it makes me dance. Everytime.

2. Keiki O Ka 'Aina Stand Strong - Paul Izak
Just listen to this one, okay? You'll feel me.
#TreehuggersUnite #TheHippiesWereRight

Surviving the Delhi Book Fair!

"Hey! I have hoarding problems, nice to meet you!"

Happy New Year guys! *make some noise or not*
It's a little late, but not /too/ late, I hope?

How have you been lately? I've been cooking and travelling and relaxing for the most part of my vacations; and now I'm back to blogging for good. I've missed y'all a ton!

The Delhi Book Fair happened a couple of days ago, so I thought I'll give it a shot and check it out. I'm more of a Daryaganj Sunday Market person, so I thought I'll go for a 'quick' survey which for most part wasn't quick at all. tell you more about how I survived the fair without having a total burnout. Also I'm so smart for not taking notes of my favourite stalls, I'll a moment here to mock myself for it.

Anyway, sounds nice innit? Keep reading because these tips are 24k gold, I kid you not!

Here are some of my tips:
01. Get a sturdy bag or a backpack which won't hurt your back. I didn't (I carried a jhola) and now my shoulder, neck and back hurt a little.