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Small Bags. Big Wishes

January 11, 2019ByteSizebelief, beliefs, blogger, Blogging, destinations, devotion, energy, God, Home, hope, indulge, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, latergram, Life, Love, momentsofmine, opportunity, People, pilgrim, Roadtrip, sea, skyline, traveladdict, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

Small bags. Turmeric. Bangles. All add a dynamic glitter to the morning breeze as they welcome the sun. These are tied with a wish in the heart and a prayer in the lips! ..

.. #traveller #instatravel #instapassport #blogger #blogging #travelinsights #traveladdict #traveltheworld #wanderlust #destinations #beliefs #wonder #journeys #people #indulge #love #skyline #energy #life #hope #sea #home #opportunity #devotion #God #roadtrip #belief #pilgrim #momentsofmine #latergram (at Thiruchendur, India)
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June 4, 2016Uncategorizedarabiansea, blogger, Blogging, calm, design, destinations, disrupt, elegant, entrepreneur, fun, hajiali, instapassport, instatravel, latergram, Love, Metaphor, Mumbai, rough, sea, simple, startup, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

The Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, seen here when the waters recede. Very soon the sea will be back with its restless waves and clamour while the mosque will remain in resplendent silence and peace.

To be humble in moments of glory. To be calm when the times are tough. To ride the wave when they threaten and to give in when they offer you no choice.

These make us complete.

(at Haji Ali Dargah)

May 26, 2016Uncategorizedblogger, Blogging, boat, destinations, disrupt, entrepreneur, fun, Happiness, India, instapassport, instatravel, Kerela, kids, latergram, Love, Metaphor, Mind, parents, principles, sea, simplestuff, startup, thirdworld, thiruvananthapuram, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

When the boats are at shore, they seem so out of place. The right place for this timber is when it rides the harsh waves of the sea with ease.

It is quite a sight to look at the boats that are raring to go. Ready, girding their loins, just besides the sea.

But do you realise, the long voyages that are made at sea are actually longer voyages. For they are made in the minds of the voyagers first. Then at land, where the boats are built.

When the boats aren’t built well and the mind doesn’t imagine broad enough, voyages don’t happen as well as they could have.

What voyages are you on? How far have you traveled in your mind? And by the way, how strong is your boat?

(at Thiruvananthapuram – Trivandrum City)

May 21, 2016Uncategorizedbeach, blogger, Blogging, cocktail, competition, destinations, disrupt, entrepreneur, fun, instapassport, instatravel, Love, materialism, Metaphor, Pattaya, sea, startup, Thailand, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, waves

Looking at the sea can be soothing. The waves compete with each other and seem to be in a perpetual rush to the shore. To beat the other wave, to rise above all else.

At the shore, they seem to dissipate into nothingness. Spent energy, and spent drive dominates the air.

Perhaps thats why we go to the shore. Perhaps thats what we need to remind ourselves looking at the shore. The pointlessness of daily frenzy. To hold ourselves lightly but tighly.

(at Pattaya, Thailand)

May 3, 2016Uncategorizedbeach, blogger, Blogging, cocktail, commonman, destinations, disrupt, entrepreneur, fun, instapassport, instatravel, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, Pattaya, sea, startup, Thailand, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

He is a slender man. All bone and muscle. A pronounced jaw, a tanned skin and a stubble for the head. But he packs a punch with his smile. A smile that gives his broken uneven teeth even more mileage.

He helps us with the water scooter on the beaches of Pattaya. He negotiates the waves and the machine with an alacrity that would expose his experience.

The waves seem to be no match for him. The water scooter seems to do to his bidding. He keeps waving at us from the shore. He asks us to take more time in the sea. ‘Have fun. You have time’. He says.

As one more wave rushes to the shore and the scooter bobs up and down in a helpless rush, he settles on the the shore. ‘You had fun?’, he asks.

When we nod in enthusiastic affirmation, he puts on display his uneven tooth and the big gap in between them. ‘Enjoy it while you have the time’, he says.

He perhaps doesn’t know how profound his statement is. Perhaps he does. There is wisdom in the ordinary man beyond what we give credit for. In their leading of life

(at Pattaya, Thailand)

April 20, 2016Uncategorizedanxiety, beach, boat, challenge, coach, commonman, conversation, effort, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, Happiness, incredibleindia, Joy, Leadership, Life, makeadifference, mentor, oars, optimism, partner, peace, practice, ready, ride, sea, startup, Tourism, Travel, wisdom

When the waters kiss the boat with a rather stern energy you are reminded of the strength safety net that the shore offered.

And when the boat ebbs a bit in hapless disregard for the passengers on it you sniff the challenges ahead.

You have a thousand butterflies in your stomach. But there is strange adrenalin coursing your veins. Its almost like when you were young, full of life and ready! Thats when life shifted.

You grip the oars and can feel the water through them. You begin to stroke the oars and the waters seems to gird their loins.

A thin smile escapes furrowed brows and pursed lips. For you have worked at this. You are ready for the ride.

April 13, 2016Uncategorizedarabiansea, beach, commonman, conversation, dailylife, daytoday, difference, diveagar, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, Happiness, human, humansofindia, incredibleindia, India, inspirations, Joy, Love, maharashtra, makeadifference, partner, ppeace, sea, simple, smile, Tourism, Travel, wanderlust, winter

When you leave sight of a shore, new adventures come your away. Yet, the allure of adventure must override fears. Fears of loss and pain. Sometimes unfounded and at other times rather practical.

But it is in the courage to seek new shores that life seeks its renewal from. It is this seeking that we need to keep alive in us. To stay curious and to have the courage to leave shores that have been kind and familiar.

It is in this seeking that new journeys emerge. When the new journeys emerge new insights come by.

Somewhere along the line, new eyes and a new mind appears.

Go travel.

(at Diveagar, Maharashtra, India)

January 31, 2016Uncategorizedbambolim, beach, entreprenuership, Goa, Insights, Joy, mentoring, Metaphor, sea, startup, Travel, travelblogger, travelblogging, travelinsights, trees

To lean in isn’t giving in.
To give way isn’t giving up

Sometimes falling back is needed to move forward.

It’s not always about growing tall. It’s always about living on. And finding ways of finding your Sun!

#startup #entreprenuership #mentoring #Goa #travel #beach #trees #Bambolim #sea #travelblogging #travelblogger #joy #metaphor #insights #travelinsights (at Bambolim Beach Resort)

January 26, 2016UncategorizedBlogging, courage, creativity, empathy, evening, friends, grace, isleofwight, mountains, promise, sea, stickingneckout, Travel, travelblogging, uk

When you stick your neck out, your neck will show.
When it does show, it has a good chance of it being a poor spectacle or holding a spectacular result.

But isn’t the very act of sticking your neck out, sectacular? Add a dose of courage, empathy and sprinkle it with some grace
You will bring smiles all around. Promise.

#promise #courage #creativity #evening #isleofwight #stickingneckout #empathy #grace #travel #UK #sea #evening #mountains #travelblogging #blogging #friends (at Isle of Wight)

January 25, 2016Uncategorizedcolour, dog, dogs, happy, isleofwight, Joy, Love, sea, sun, Travel, travelblogging, uk

The waterfront arrived unannounced.
We walked through pathways and roads that were remarkably well maintained given that there was practically no one there. We descended a flight of stairs and the sea was upon us.
Holding a lingering crimson of a setting Sun for just a minute longer. Like lovers hugging and saying goodbye in a train station.

A lady and her brisk dog walked by. Each anticipating the others move. With space, joy and untethered happiness.

It was a moment that the Sun would have rued missing.

#isleofwight #travel #travelblogging #Sun #sea #dog #dogs #UK #joy #love #colour #happy (at Isle of Wight)