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Sri Lanka: When people make places

People are a very important part of my travel. They can make or break an experience for me. When I was backpacking in Sri Lanka for two weeks in November 2017, I got the opportunity…

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Edwina D'souza January 28, 2018 February 4, 20180

My best travel moments from 2017

I wish you all a very happy new year 2018. Feels like 2017 passed in a blink of an eye, isn’t it? I hope it treated you well. It was a good year for me…

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Edwina D'souza January 2, 2018 March 31, 20180

New Delhi: A museum for… Toilets!

I find thematic museums very interesting. You’ll often find me giving such museums priority over a generic city museum. Like the time I visited the Naval Aviation Museum in Goa – a first in Asia…

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Edwina D'souza October 2, 2017 October 8, 20170

Six amazing travel activities for families in India

India is a vibrant and diverse country, although it doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves as a family-friendly destination. It took me a long time to realise this too. Before exploring my own country,…

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Edwina D'souza September 24, 2017 April 18, 20181

I finally tried Zoomcar and here’s what I think

Note: I paid for the trip and the review was conducted anonymously. Views are my own. Promise! For someone who LOVES driving as much as she LOVES travelling, Zoomcar and similar concepts are a blessing.…

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Edwina D'souza September 2, 2017 April 18, 20182

A foodie’s guide to Indore

A night before flying down to Indore, I sat with a colleague who hails from the city and made a list of snacks I HAVE TO try. Indore has so much to offer, your appetite is…

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Edwina D'souza July 27, 2017 October 8, 20173

When Bhopal died a million deaths

To quote Ruskin Bond from ‘Strange men strange places’ – History is best experienced by visiting the actual place of the events and allowing one’s imagination to roam backwards and forward in time. Ever since…

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Edwina D'souza June 7, 2017 April 18, 20180

A corporate slave’s itinerary to Kanyakumari

Only a corporate slave knows the importance of extended holidays. Leaves are a rare gift, so we pin the yearly holiday list somewhere on our desk and carefully plan our trips around them. Over a…

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Edwina D'souza April 2, 2017 April 17, 20186

Four people stories from Ganpatipule and other travel anecdotes

There’s an interesting quote by Nick Miller I read on the internet which I am going to use as the basis for this post… …Travel is extraordinary conversations with ordinary people. It’s waiters, gas station attendants, and…

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Edwina D'souza March 5, 2017 January 22, 20180

Dev Deepavali in Varanasi: Watching the festival of lights in the city of lights

Dev Deepavli Varanasi UP

A friend once told me, “Banaras ek ehsaas hai”. I’m going to agree with him there. I was in Jaunpur in November 2016 to attend a friend’s wedding. As a side trip, I visited Varanasi…

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Edwina D'souza January 26, 2017 January 30, 20170

5 foods I tried in Jaunpur-Varanasi and you should too!

When I told my friends I am travelling to Varanasi, two of them gave me a list of #musttry food (and one asked me to try the local weed). I skipped the weed recommendation (I…

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Edwina D'souza December 11, 2016 September 24, 20170

Off the beaten path in Maharashtra: Phaltan-Satara with Jakson Inns

This is my 100th post on Wannabemaven. Three years and 100 posts, that’s the longest I have stuck to any hobby. Many persistent efforts later, the blog is getting noticed. Occasionally travel brands reach out…

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Edwina D'souza October 11, 2016 April 18, 20184

Camping in the Satpura tiger reserve

Sunsets be like… “That’s it! I can’t walk anymore. I’m going to give up?” I thought several times while trekking in the Satpura Tiger Reserve. I was doing the Panchmarhi trail under the Satpura Under…

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Edwina D'souza September 11, 2016 April 18, 20180

A backpacker’s guide to the Parvati Valley

I had read enough stories about backpacking in Himachal Pradesh. More than half of them endorsed the Himalayas, the weed, the solitude and how people ended up finding themselves in the mountains. The idea of…

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Edwina D'souza September 5, 2016 April 18, 20187
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