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Bastakiya Quarters Dubai

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Adrift Couple Leave a comment

Open Art Galleries in Bastakiya Quarters, Bur Dubai.

Bastakiya Quarters in Bur Dubai is a quaint neighborhood built in 1890s by Iranian merchants and restored by Dubai Municipality in 2005. Walk through labyrinth alleyways and visit heritage courtyard houses topped with wind towers. Enjoy the open art galleries and those within the restored traditional houses. Here is a photo essay of Bastakiya’s mystic old merchant settlement!

Seeking To Define Travel

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Adrift Couple One comment

We are trying to find a definition for “travel”. Confused with the ‘travelling’ we have been doing, we want to rediscover its meaning. The thesaurus synonyms are journey, tour, trip, voyage, backpacking. But how would the whole experience give us fulfillment? Can TRAVEL be a pithy word and fill the mindscape with a vivid canvas of awe and excitement?

Fall in love – with Shoja in the Seraj Valley (Himachal Pradesh)!

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Adrift Couple One comment

Densely populated conifers in Shoja, Himachal Pradesh.

Shoja in the Seraj Valley of Himachal Pradesh (India) is 5 kms from Jalori Pass (10500 feet) and a gateway to the interesting forest treks to Serolasar Lake and Raghupur Fort with a 360 degree view of the Himalayan Ranges. Slopes of majestic cedars, in various hues of green, rising upto the treeline characterize Sojha.

Nature’s Canvas With Changing Hues At Shoghi

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Adrift Couple 4 comments

Shoghi is an excellent destination offering myriad experiences of misty mornings, dew kissed forests, verdant valleys and untouched countryside with panoramic views. It is located 15 kms before Shimla off the NH-22 highway in Himachal Pradesh (India).

Sangla Valley – Forbidden Land of Yore

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Adrift Couple One comment

Sangla Valley in Kinnaur – with the beauty of Baspa River, Kinner Kailash Ranges, Himalayas and the last Indian Village, Chitkul. Close to the Indo–Tibetan border (Nagasthi) in the Northern Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh (India), 238 kms ahead of Shimla. Hikes to mountain lakes, the quaint village of Batseri and glacier points.