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Couple Travel Series, Leisure Travel

Fabulous getaway to the Nilgiris (Blue Mountains): A Family Vacation to Ooty

Nearly a decade ago, when I got into travel groove, I drafted two bucket lists – one that focused on my adventures (on the Mighty Himalayas) and the other that…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanJune 8, 2022July 9, 20222 Comments
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Cities, De-stress, Leisure Travel, Pleasure

Travel tales of Two IT professionals in the COVID-19 World [2021]: Visiting the City of Nizams

If it was one habit in 2021 that proved to be detrimental to mental health, then it is the suffering of being confined within your home for prolonged period. If…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanOctober 16, 2021July 9, 20224 Comments
Awareness, Coronavirus (COVID-19), COVID-19

Great Indian Medicine: How we helped people Thrive & Recover from the COVID crisis?

When the world’s healthcare system is helpless and struggling to cope with the rising surge of COVID-19 virus, we helped people thrive and recover from this deadly crisis. Albeit, in…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanMay 16, 2021July 14, 2021Leave a comment
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Wildlife

A Rip-Roaring Tale of Asiatic Lions

Let me begin by asking a simple question! How long do you hold on to your travel memories? And, what does it take to invoke them if they are fading…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanMarch 28, 2021August 18, 20224 Comments
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Adventure, Adventure Photography, Hiking, Himalayas, Trekking

Rewind 2020: How I travelled during the Pandemic?

For nearly a year, we have lived in a world of fear and uncertainty. The year 2020 was largely believed to be futuristic. However, it turned out to be something…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanFebruary 5, 2021May 17, 20216 Comments
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Bird Photography, Birding

An Offseason Treat – A Delightful Trip to Pulicat Lake

Ever since the inception of my travel journey several years ago, at the beginning of a calendar year, it’s a customary practice for me to look at the long weekends…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020Leave a comment
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Awareness, De-stress

How Cycling Improves Your Mental Health?

Let me begin with a simple question! What measures do you take to look good? The expression, looking good, is very generic. It refers to several facets of everyday actions.…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanOctober 10, 2020October 11, 2020Leave a comment
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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Driving, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Fulfilling a Travel wish in the COVID-19 World

You have Travel on your mind! You have travel arrangements in place! But you are apprehensive about travel. You are concerned about “What if I get infected during travel?” If…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanSeptember 27, 2020September 27, 2020Leave a comment
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Awareness, Coronavirus (COVID-19), COVID-19

How safe is riding bicycle outdoors during the current pandemic?

From riding my bicycle on the deserted lanes to riding on the very same lanes crammed with motorized vehicles, I have experienced it all. Thanks to the nation-wide lock-down and…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanSeptember 4, 2020September 15, 2020Leave a comment
35mm film, Film Roll Photography

My Early Days: Fascinating World of Film Roll Photography

Every year August 19 is celebrated as the World Photography Day. This day marks the birth of an earliest type of photographic process known as Daguerreotype in the 1830s that…

By Vijaykumar DuraiarasanAugust 21, 2020August 19, 20232 Comments

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