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Travel Diaries: A Father and Mother Without a Child.

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com September 10, 2025, Wednesday - Day 1, Moving to Trivandrum I bid a funny goodbye to my family before my brother dropped me off at Kollam Railway Station. My parents were like: “After exploring Trivandrum, come straight home. Don’t take any deviation to Goa or the Himalayas.” Well, in my … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Father and Mother Without a Child.

Travel Diaries: A Nightmare, a Missed Boat, & an Ethereal Ride to Sambranikodi – Part 2

Mangrove trees near Sambranikodi Island You can read the first part of this blog here.  A Sudden Camaraderie  Even as I wiped my brow with a tissue and settled onto a window seat, I was still feeling embarrassed by my mistake. My mind was overloaded with the could-have-been and would-have-been scenarios: “I should have called … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Nightmare, a Missed Boat, & an Ethereal Ride to Sambranikodi – Part 2

Travel Diaries: A Nightmare, a Missed Boat, & an Ethereal Ride to Sambranikodi – Part 1

Sambranikodi Island - a Mangrove Paradise in Kollam, Kerala. See Ashtamudi On August 9, 2025, while I was walking through the shores of  ‘Ashtamudi Lake’, near the Kollam KSRTC bus stand, I noticed a double-decker boat, with the name ‘See Ashtamudi.’ Out of sheer curiosity, I jotted down the boat’s contact details.  Back in the … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Nightmare, a Missed Boat, & an Ethereal Ride to Sambranikodi – Part 1

Travel Diaries: Thangasserry Breakwater Tourism Park – A Walk Down Memory Lane

Thangasserry Breakwater Tourism Park as seen from the Thangasserry Lighthouse. The Wait for a Sunny Day If you’ve read my previous travel blog, “A Tale of Two Rainbows…,” then you already know that on July 6th, I had set out to explore a picturesque coastal village named Thangasserry in my hometown of Kollam. Though I … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Thangasserry Breakwater Tourism Park – A Walk Down Memory Lane

Poem: Renovations

Photo by Laurie Shaw on Pexels.com I lay passive next to him, the heaving of his chest, the fluttering of my eyes. We kept staring at the blank ceiling. The wet patches on the roof, the leaky tap in the kitchen, wallpapers to hide the cracks, curtains to cut the glare, capacitor for the fan … Continue reading Poem: Renovations

Travel Diaries: A Tale of Two Rainbows ft. Thangasserry Lighthouse 

The view from the top was nothing short of breathtaking. On one side, there was the mighty Arabian Sea, and on top an ever mightier and bluer sky. I could see the Sea Bridge or Pulimutt, which is part of the Thangassery Breakwater Tourism Park, and a fleet of fishing boats docked nearby.

Travel Diaries: A Noon Walk to Thirumullavaram Beach

Kollam's Hidden Coastal Charm , Thirumullavaram Beach. If you’re someone who has been following my website for a while, you already know I’m on a grand (and somewhat delusional) mission to go on my 'Dream India Trip' this year. My blog ‘My Quintessential India Trip Dream’, published in May 2025, talked about the same.  But … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Noon Walk to Thirumullavaram Beach