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Sula Vineyards Tour – Day Trip from Mumbai
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Sula Vineyards Tour – Day Trip from Mumbai

WannabemavenJanuary 31, 2015

I’ve been planning a trip to Sula Vineyards since time immemorial. Sula Vineyards is quite versatile a location – Perfect…

What to do in Ahmedabad in a few hours?
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What to do in Ahmedabad in a few hours?

WannabemavenJanuary 20, 2015

The Ahmedabad landscape has changed over years with investor friendly policies and solid infrastructure development. Business travelers will, most definitely,…

History connects itself at Vajreshwari Temple
Mumbai Travel GuideTravelWeekend Getaways from Mumbai

History connects itself at Vajreshwari Temple

WannabemavenDecember 15, 2014

I visited Vajreshwari temple a couple of days back and was surprised to learn that the temple shares its history with…

Visit Naval Aviation Museum Goa
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Visit Naval Aviation Museum Goa

WannabemavenNovember 19, 2014

Once again, I landed in Goa for a week long sojourn during the auspicious festival of lights. The trip was…

Palolem Beach – Lots To See In South Goa’s Most Commercial Beach
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Palolem Beach – Lots To See In South Goa’s Most Commercial Beach

WannabemavenOctober 30, 2014

After over 10 cancelled plans, I finally made it to the Palolem Beach. Having heard so much about its powdery…

Photo Essay: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park – UNESCO World Heritage Site
GujaratTravel

Photo Essay: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park – UNESCO World Heritage Site

WannabemavenOctober 13, 2014

50 km from Vadodara is a UNESCO World Heritage site that has not received its due. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park is…

The Last Bungalow of Seven Bungalows Survives
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The Last Bungalow of Seven Bungalows Survives

WannabemavenOctober 4, 2014

Ever wondered why Seven Bungalows is called Seven Bungalows? How did it get its name? Here is some interesting trivia…

Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai – Green Oasis and a Dying Milk Factory
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Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai – Green Oasis and a Dying Milk Factory

WannabemavenSeptember 27, 2014

Acres of lush greenery have been the rarest of rare sights in Mumbai. One such patch called the Aarey Milk…

A visit to the Goa State Museum will leave you fascinated!
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A visit to the Goa State Museum will leave you fascinated!

WannabemavenJuly 13, 2014January 30, 2024

I am going to admit, I am a museum person. Getting to know culture, history, civilizations by strolling through exhibits,…

Weekend Getaways from Mumbai – Bassein Fort Is Seeped In History
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Weekend Getaways from Mumbai – Bassein Fort Is Seeped In History

WannabemavenJune 23, 2014

Come monsoons, Mumbai travelers start mapping down trek routes and landmasses where they can enjoy views of lush greenery. Right…

22 Travel Films From Around The World That Will Inspire You To Globe-trot
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22 Travel Films From Around The World That Will Inspire You To Globe-trot

WannabemavenJune 15, 2014

There are a lot of movies that give interesting glimpses of cities, but never go beyond the main plot and…

An Adventurous Rickshaw ride to Ajmer Dargah
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An Adventurous Rickshaw ride to Ajmer Dargah

WannabemavenMay 27, 2014

On our 3 day backpacking trip to Jaipur, we decided to quickly cover Ajmer Dargah. One, the Dargah is extremely…

Bhau Daji Lad Museum – Go there for the Renaissance Revival Architecture
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Bhau Daji Lad Museum – Go there for the Renaissance Revival Architecture

WannabemavenMay 16, 2014

Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City museum is an integral part of Mumbai’s museum scene. It is the oldest museum…

Karla Caves, Lonavala – Architecture and Blind Faith Sightings
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Karla Caves, Lonavala – Architecture and Blind Faith Sightings

WannabemavenMay 4, 2014

I have visited Lonavla a couple of times before, and hence, had already seen popular tourist spots like Bhushi Dam…

Work for a Cruise line – Travel the World
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Work for a Cruise line – Travel the World

WannabemavenApril 28, 2014

Ever thought of a career that took you around the world? Do you think your education (or the lack of…

The Goan Odyssey – 5 Things to do in Goa
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The Goan Odyssey – 5 Things to do in Goa

WannabemavenApril 23, 2014

Most tourists have heard of Goa as a popular Indian holiday destination. Goa sees millions of tourists each year and…

Celebrity Wax Museum, Lonavala: A Poor Man’s Madame Tussauds
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Celebrity Wax Museum, Lonavala: A Poor Man’s Madame Tussauds

WannabemavenApril 5, 2014

Karla Caves and Celebrity Wax Museum have ranked high on my list of must see places in Lonavla. The latter had…

Prince of Wales Museum – The Best Museum Mumbai has to Offer
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Prince of Wales Museum – The Best Museum Mumbai has to Offer

WannabemavenMarch 31, 2014

I took a break from my Gujarat posts and visited Prince of Wales Museum two weeks back. This is my…

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  • Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region.

We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience.

We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember.

The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail. 

Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again.

#Spain #spanishfood
  • Professional meowxologists🍸. Accepting bookings for cat parties.
  • Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
  • I just came to say Hello
  • I've preferred words over being on camera, and for the longest time, I hid behind the lens. But at the start of 2026, I made a personal goal - to do a video with voiceover and put my face in it. We're four months into this year, and I'm finally checking that box ✅.

Now tell me, do you want to see more videos like this? 

#travel #thailand #thailandfood
  • I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
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  • Next destination: Ocean

#travel #beachlife #islandgirl
  • At 28, I bought myself an RE Classic 350 as a birthday gift, not knowing it would change how I travel. What began as occasional city rides in Mumbai turned into long distance road trips across Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala during the pandemic. That eventually led me to adventure touring on the RE Himalayan through Nepal’s Himalayas and across Tibet, the roof of the world. Most recently, I rode through North East India’s rugged heartland on the RE Scram 440. It’s been quite a ride! 

@royalenfield @royalenfieldrides #travel #royalenfield #bikeride #roadtrip
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Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region.

We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience.

We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember.

The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail. 

Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again.

#Spain #spanishfood
Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region.

We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience.

We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember.

The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail. 

Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again.

#Spain #spanishfood
Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region.

We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience.

We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember.

The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail. 

Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again.

#Spain #spanishfood
Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region.

We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience.

We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember.

The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail. 

Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again.

#Spain #spanishfood
Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region.

We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience.

We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember.

The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail. 

Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again.

#Spain #spanishfood
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Sometimes I think about this plate of rabo de toro we had in Spain's Andalusia's region. We stopped in a town called Setenil de las Bodegas on our way from Málaga to Seville in southern Spain. The town is famous for its houses and cafés built beneath huge rock overhangs, so stopping for lunch there felt like part of the experience. We ordered rabo de toro - oxtail slow cooked for hours in red wine, vegetables, and spices until the meat falls off the bone and the sauce becomes rich and velvety. Add a glass of vermouth, and that's a lunch I still remember. The dish traces its roots to Córdoba, where it was traditionally made with the tails of fighting bulls after a corrida, though today it's almost always made with beef oxtail.  Four days later, we drove down to Córdoba and ordered rabo de toro all over again. #Spain #spanishfood
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Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
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Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna. At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition. Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous.  I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
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I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
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I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories. Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲. From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood. Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning. #Armenia #yerevan #travel
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At 28, I bought myself an RE Classic 350 as a birthday gift, not knowing it would change how I travel. What began as occasional city rides in Mumbai turned into long distance road trips across Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala during the pandemic. That eventually led me to adventure touring on the RE Himalayan through Nepal’s Himalayas and across Tibet, the roof of the world. Most recently, I rode through North East India’s rugged heartland on the RE Scram 440. It’s been quite a ride! @royalenfield @royalenfieldrides #travel #royalenfield #bikeride #roadtrip
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