Ideas

Mumbai’s Rain: A City of Anticipation and MagicFocus

June 3, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, businesstravel, conversations, flow, Ideas, imagination, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, lessons, Life, Love, marinedrive, master, Mind, Monsoon, Mumbai, Musings, passion, rains, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wisdom

There’s something about Mumbai when it rains. The city slows, just a little. The streets glisten. The sea looks alive. But there’s also something about Mumbai when it waits for rain. The air is thick with hope. The sky teases with grey clouds. People glance up, waiting.

Anticipation fills the city.

And when the first drop falls, it feels like Mumbai breathes again.

The wait makes the rain sweeter.

That’s Mumbai—a city of moments.There is something to Mumbai when it rains. There is something to Mumbai when it expects the rain!

Stories a Brass Kettle

April 21, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, businesstravel, Chennai, coffee, family, filter, History, Ideas, imagination, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, kettle, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, Mind, passion, People, simple, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Objects have character. Don’t they? This brass kettle from another era sat quietly, serving filter coffee and cardamom tea for generations. Imagine what it has seen!

Families growing, stories flowing, and lives unfolding—all while it stayed still.

Sometimes, I wish it could talk, spilling tales of the people and the times. But its dents and marks do the talking. They hint at the lives it touched.

So, I let my imagination take over and weave my own stories.

After all, isn’t that what character is—a silent storyteller of time?

The Weight We Carry: Mind Over Matter

April 15, 2018ByteSizebaggage, blogger, Blogging, businesstravel, Ideas, imagination, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, kolkata, latergram, lessons, Life, Love, market, Metaphor, Mind, mindgames, passion, pulley, simple, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveltheworld, wanderlust, weight

It’s not always about the weight. It’s about how we carry it. A heavy object isn’t just physics. The mind plays its part, adding or easing the load. What’s weighing you down today? A worry, a regret, or just a bad day?

Sometimes, the trick isn’t to put it down but to carry it differently. Shift your perspective. Find a new balance. After all, the mind can make even the heaviest burden feel lighter—or unbearable. So, how will you carry your weight today? Lighten up.

You might just surprise yourself.

The Ocean’s Eternal Charm

April 9, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, businesstravel, earth, eyes, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, island, journeys, kotakinabalu, lessons, Life, Love, Malaysia, Metaphor, Mind, Nature, ordinary, passion, sabah, simple, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, yacht

There’s something magical about the ocean. She kisses the shore endlessly, even when sent away. Her waves are calm one moment, terrifying the next. Yet, she never fails to soothe a restless soul.

Add to this the South China Sea at sunset—hues so breathtaking they need no filter. The sky and sea meet in a silent embrace, as if sharing secrets. It’s a moment that captures the ocean’s timeless charm: her power, her grace, and her quiet promise to amaze, always. Sometimes, all it takes is a glance at her to find peace.

(at Kota Kinabalu)

Travel: More Than Just Seeing

April 8, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, building, calling, culture, Ideas, instatravel, latergram, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, notetomyself, ordinary, Reflection, resist, story, Travel, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Travel does more than take you places—it puts you face to face with your biases. It forces you to notice what you usually ignore. And suddenly, new possibilities appear.

It’s not about ‘just seeing.’ It’s about feeling, learning, and understanding. When you travel with intent, the world becomes richer. You notice details, connect with people, and see life from another angle.

That’s when travel truly keeps you alive—by opening your mind and reshaping the way you see the world.

December 30, 2017Uncategorizedbench, blogger, Blogging, Book, Children, Coaching, culture, dad, day, future, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, Parenting, park, Play, purpose, Reading, Reflection, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, window

An open window behind. An inviting bench. A plant by the side. Grass beneath. A shade if you so choose to use. And an open sky.

You throw in a book and a bottle of water. You throw away the watch. Add in some hot coffee.

And you are set.

(at Hebbal, India)

December 25, 2017Uncategorizedalibaug, Architecture, beach, blogger, Blogging, building, culture, daughterdiaries, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, purpose, Reflection, roadside, season, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

All you need is a sense of play. Of ease. And there is laughter and joy. “A sense of play” is what works work. Experiment. Run. Jump.

It works. All the time. Look at kids. They teach you this. All the time.

(at Alibaug Beach)

September 24, 2017UncategorizedArt, blogger, Blogging, border, culture, divide, future, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, Korea, latergram, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, northkorea, ordinary, paju, People, Reflection, season, seoul, southkorea, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

At the border there are ribbons of several kind. With messages of various hues. One message catches my eye. “One Korea. One dream”. Sabre rattling by launching rockets or rambling from global podiums seem to do little to fervent hopes and fledgling dreams.

Of a different future and a longing for peace and harmony. Thankfully so.
(at Imjingak)

September 10, 2017UncategorizedArchitecture, blogger, Blogging, building, culture, future, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, Korea, lessons, Life, lotteworldtower, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, purpose, Reflection, season, seoul, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

The Lotte Tower in Seoul will hog your vision. One way or the other. In it’s urgent leap to the sky or in its bulbous middle or in the illumination that catches the night sky.

Either way, it is there. Inaugurated in April 2017 and housing 123 floors, 555 feet tall to claim the worlds 5 tallest building in the world.

When you stand underneath it and look up, the skies look within reach!

September 10, 2017Uncategorizedblogger, Blogging, culture, future, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, Korea, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, People, Play, purpose, Reflection, season, southkorea, story, streetperformance, tradition, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Dance, music and colour. You are running between places and suddenly, at the end of the street, a street performance.
You just stop. And look. And then see more than what’s on. In flowing flawless white with a whip of a red and blue, the artists move with elan.
The drizzle threatens. But people are on a song and dance. The twirl of the ribbon and the music from the instrument colour the grey sky.
(at Seoul, South Korea)