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The journey so far - a quick update

I promised myself in the beginning of the year that I would blog more regularly and also do some trip reports as well , but unfortunately I have had little time to do the same. The blog has unfortunately taken a beating with facebook growing a little more prominent and the rest of my time is taken between travelling, articles and my media - content work. So, I told myself that i would at least post a quick update on what has been happenning in the last couple of months

A lot of travelling happenned in January - I was in Thattekadu and Munnar on New Years' Eve and had a great birding experience. A couple of my stories were published in my column , Inside Story in Metro Plus and I am writing one on Thattekadu as I write this post. The birding experience in Gods own country was followed by a wonderful wild experience in South Goa and I had my column published in The Hindu , Metro Plus and articles in Rediff and now the March issue of Terrascape, which has my picture on the cover as well

February saw a couple of day trips - one off Bangalore towards Sibi - a temple dedicated to Narasimha , Sira , a town which was once a province of the Mughals, a village called Kaggaladu where painted storks nest in hordes and are protected by the villagers. Articles again have been published in my column in The Hindu, Metro Plus and in Spectrum , Deccan herald. Unfortunately editors do not like blog posts appearing earlier than the stories, so I am forced to keep my readers waiting.

My last trip was to Madras last week and i had another wonderful day trip to Pulicat lake to do some birding and experience a bit of colonial era , as it was an erstwhile Dutch colony. Sadly the fort built by the dutch is no more and in its place are a dense undergrowth of thorny shrubs and marshes. The surprise element however was the spotting of flamingoes which we were told had not yet arrived, but we were overwhelmed to see the sky painted in orange and black.

I am not sure where March will take me, but there might be a few day trips or short holidays coming up. ..In the meanwhile, you can follow my travel page on Facebook or follow me on twitter.

by Jour ~ Wednesday, March 2, 2011 0 comments

TRAVEL | London Love: Be mine?!

Just back from a surprise getaway to London with Kamsing.
London is one of our favorite city in Europe.
We spend three days non-stop in the shopping streets, luckily Kamsing loves shopping as well.
It was also a non-stop delicious food parade for breakfast, lunch, dinner and some snacks in between...
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Here are some photos of sweet comfort food and a preview of what's new in my closet for this spring!
Be mine?!

by Jour ~ Wednesday, February 16, 2011 0 comments

LIFE | Throwing A Surprise Party For Him

I've thrown a surprise party for my boyfriend's 25th birthday!

A lot of preperation was needed but definitely worth it all, especially seeing his surprised face.

Surrounded by our family and friends we had a delicious dinner.

He will turn 25 for real this tuesday and I have another surprise for him...

It involves an airplane, a day or three away, just the two of us!

See you tomorrow at the airport sweetheart!?

Need to pack my suitcase now, have a good night!

by Jour ~ Sunday, February 13, 2011 0 comments

So Travel Plans for 2011

Outside Pier 39 in SanFrancisco

Travel planning and me...Nah ? Somehow, that combination doesnt work together..2010 was an ample proof to that..Trips just happenned..I had no idea that I would be going to US, Singapore, Bali and Hongkong on the international front and Sikkim and Shimoga on the domestic front..I went to these places without a plan as well..experiencing the places as they are or going with the flow..In a way, I enjoyed the phase of travel . However 2010 had a lot of misses as well- case in point being December when almost 4 destinations were planned and none fell into place..It strengthens my belief that travel planning is not made for me..But having said that, destinations have been floating around in my head and I think 2011 will be on these lines

1. An international trip
2.A festival that I would like to attend
3. A cultural / heritage destination
5.A wildlife trip
6.A birding destination
6.A trip to my roots
7.Weekend getaways - ex Chennai/Bangalore - many :)

Having said that, this does not include last minute plans..so travel buddies, please call me when you are planning a trip ..And by the way, any sponsors out there listening ? I am also open to resort and destination reviews and am happy to blog/tweet/write and share on FB and other social media sites..

And a promise - I will update the blog as and when I finish a trip ..so while destinations 2010 can wait for a while, I will soon be posting on my latest birding trip in Thattekadu and Munnar ..

by Jour ~ Sunday, January 2, 2011 0 comments

Out And About In Sydney

The last past days I have spend in Sydney and her beaches.

Exploring the city and did some shopping,

enjoying the sun as much as I can before I will be back in Holland where the temperature drops to minus.

We also did a cruise to see the skyline and Opera House from another view.

And we even got invited by the captain to come and try to sail for ourselves, a great experience.

In the end everyone survived the trip with us behind the wheel.

Last night we went out in the city and had a really good night. With just a short night sleep,

I’m now on my way to the airport for the last destination of our trip.

by Jour ~ Friday, December 10, 2010 0 comments

The Great Ocean Road

Yesterday Lieu and I drove from Melbourne to Port Campbell via the Great Ocean Road with beautiful beach scenic views.

We saw gorgeous beaches, tbe big blue ocean

and the famous 12 Apostles; massive stone rocks in the sea.

At the end of the day I even woke up a sleeping kaola bear.

He was sleeping in the tree and looked so cute!

I definitely want to cuddle him, to bad he didn’t think the same about my idea.

Now we are on our way back to Sydney.

To spend our last days down under there, before we fly further to our last destination.

by Jour ~ Sunday, December 5, 2010 0 comments

Australia; The Good Life Down Under

Australia is the new destination for the next two weeks.

After landing in Sydney, Lieu and I took the car for a new roadtrip.

This time we had to get used to driving on the left side of the road. Not something we do every day in Holland.

The next few weeks I will be a danger on the Australian road, so be careful Aussies!

Australia is known for their cute kaolas and kangeroos, we really hoped to spot some of those wildlife animals.

And it already happened on the first weekend here in Australia.

We even could feed a wild kangaroo and even more wild pelicans!

We spend one day in the rainforest and drove at the waterfall road to see beautiful waterfalls,

climbing in the tree and had an amazing view over the whole forest.

In a small town Yamba we did a ten buck tour and believe me it was definitely worth the money.

We saw all the surf beaches over there.

And went cliff jumping from a 8 meter high rock.

It was so scary, but also fun at the same time.

I even took surf lessons and after two hours I manage to stand on the board.

I hope the next few days I have the time to spend more hours on the water with a surfboard.

Life is good down under…

by Jour ~ Thursday, December 2, 2010 0 comments

Adventures In New Zealand

The last couple days I have spent on another “island”; New Zealand.
After arriving in Auckland we took the car and left for two days to the Bay of Island in the north part of this island.
On our first day, we explored the sea life with a dolphin swimming trip. It was amazing to see and swim with these wild animals in the sea.

The next day we did a tour to Cape Reigna, known as the most northern part of New Zealand. Standing at that place and looking at the ocean, seems like standing at the end of the world. I could stare at the ocean for hours… At this point you can see the Tasman sea and the Pacific ocean coming together because of the color difference of the water. It is such a beautiful nature wonder!

On our way back we drove “the 90 mile beach” for a sand board experience.
With a boogie board in my hand I had to walk all the way up to the highest point of a sand dune. And there was just one fast way to come back; sand boarding! After one ride down I had sand everywhere, from my hair to my toe!

Writing about this sandboard experience after two days I actually can still find sand somewhere ;). We are now in our new destination for a new roadtrip. You will find out where I am in the next post.

by Jour ~ Saturday, November 27, 2010 0 comments