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Almaty Day 2 – Big Almaty Lake, Alma-Arasan Valley, First President Park …
On the second day in Almaty, the narrator reflects on travel, describing challenges from poor sleep due to city noise. Highlights include visits to Big Almaty Lake and Ayusay Waterfall, both showcasing breathtaking natural beauty. The day concludes with a delightful dinner at a Georgian restaurant, looking forward to further adventures in Kazakhstan.
Discovering Autumn and Freedom in Alamty
A few months ago, a Reel turned my attention towards Almaty, Kazakhstan and I impulsively planned an autumn holiday there, only to second guess my own decision repeatedly over the next couple of months. This is an account of my first impressions of the city, which immediately charmed. The anxiety of the preceding months giving…
Day 3 – Getting to Geiranger
There was a cruise ship docked at Geiranger fiord so we were treated to the iconic view that is synonymous to Norway and on the cover of every travel brochure. The water was deep blue, the hills were lush green and the Seven Sisters were like strands of Lorelei’s hair. From here the road wound…
Day 2 – Atlantic Road
The day continued to be dull and drizzly we approached the famous Storseisundet Bridge in Averøy Municipality. Waves did not lap across it, we were in no danger of being swept away and though it looked like a roller coaster, it did not feel like one. All in all, it was more than a bit…
Day 1 – Oslo Airport to Trollstigen Resort
As we entered Rondane, the scenery changed dramatically the bright green gave way to rugged grey – brown. It felt like we had been transported to another planet. We were dazed, neither of us had expected such terrain, on driving further, we got our first glimpse of snow, it spotted the landscape in patches, if…
Love is in the Air
But, now I come to the most romantic part of my journey, it is when I need to use the loo, till date, not a flight has gone by, when he does not first clean the entire loo and only then let me enter, this act for me is the most romantic act of all,…
Chickenpox, Asiad 82, Milkha Singh and little me!
I joined my second boarding school in June 1982, at the age of 10. The term ended earlier than usual in mid-November as India – New Delhi was hosting the 1982 Asian Games from a week later. Chickenpox was in the air at school, the week before we went home for those winter holidays, the…
A Little Bit of Magic
There is a little bit of magic in all our lives. But do we always notice and acknowledge it? I, personally, look for magic and find it more often than not, and finding magic can make a mundane and ordinary day into an extra-ordinarily happy one, it makes you feel special, it makes you feel…
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