The Fragile Cargo

In this post I will be talking about my visit to Cambodia. Now before my trip to this lovely country, the only thing I knew about Cambodia was that it was featured in the Tomb Raider movie. The Angelina Jolie one! So my stupid mind had exactly this picture to expect- Later I realised that this was shot in a studio (of course!). Now coming back to the actual city, I visited Siem Reap which is probably the most popular city in Cambodia. Siem Reap is the closest city to Angkor Wat, the ancient temple. Angkor Wat is one of the oldest and definitely the largest temples in the world. It was initially a Hindu temple to Lord Vishnu but was later converted to a Buddhist temple. For anyone planning a visit to Angkor Wat, I would recommend you to forgo your sleep that night. Or get in an early sleep. You definitely want to be on the temple complex before sunrise. Because on a very lucky day you get to see the sun rising over the temple premises and its reflection in the pond. If your...

There isn’t much irony like that of the weather. You could have your whole day planned out and then it rains on your parade, literally. This is what happened to me when I visited New York at the start of May this year. Just my luck that it should be sunny for over a week and then start raining as soon as I land. So my first tip to all readers is to always keep a small pocket umbrella with you while travelling. It’s quite the useful companion. And you also want to have some alternative plans. Mine was to visit this amazing brunch spot in Brooklyn, Westville. I was in New York for about 10 days and we were staying in Brooklyn. For those of you who would be choosing to stay in Manhattan itself, you should definitely make sure to go visit Brooklyn as well. Here I’m just going to be talking about the Brooklyn part of my trip. My second post will cover New York. The most popular attraction of Brooklyn is obviously the Brooklyn Bridge. I don’t need to tell you that you m...