Travel Express with Mastani Musafir

Dear Me and You: Travel is the healthiest addiction…. Travel is to live….. Travel because it is one of the best teachers of yours….. Likewise I come across numbers of quotes and answers when I interact and come across jaunty and jolly folks having similar tastes. Travel means different things to different faces. You know what???? I travel because I consider travel as my perfect therapy. Over the years it has transformed me and has created a different version of ME For some, travel would be an adventure or an opportunity to visit friends and family.   For few, it may be considered as stepping out of comfort zones and embarking on a new journey.     For all the glees and wonders of traveling, there have been number of times I have ended up waking at the first flush of the morning muttering, “Why the hell did I book myself into this God-early flight?”               ...

Spiritual Pushkar and its material magic Padhaaroni Mahre Des Re!!!! Apart from the barren and dusty desert, amidst the hilly and mountainous region of Rajasthan, there is a hidden gem surrounded by hills and sandy plains. Often thronged by foreigners, some with colourful Bandej turban, a visit to the holy village Pushkar during the chilly winter was something unplanned and sudden. I had a plan to explore the Punjabi tadka and was set to go to Amritsar but I think that was not to be. Being only 146 km from Jaipur, it was an easy escape, and being on Sakrat, it made all the sense ultimately.   At Pushkar Ghat I reached Pushkar early morning and headed to the Brahma Ghat. I sat on the edge of the holy lake as I always liked to see ripples across a vast stretch of waters particularly when ducks and other winged wonders relish and revel in the undisturbed waters. I could also see some devout ladies on the ghats almost naked and taking bath in the sacr...