Hikkaduwa - Galle - Mirissa - Colombo (Sri Lanka - January 5 to 9, 2019) My husband, Niladri and I were contemplating a trip with his parents for the first time and Sri Lanka was on top of their wish-list. Until then, we had not considered visiting Sri Lanka, but…

Saint Petersburg, Russia (June 26 to 27, 2018) W e woke up to witness a bright sunny day at Saint Petersburg on the 26th of June, the day we both had anxiously waited for. It was ‘the’ day when we were about to finally watch Messi play in front of…

Moscow, Russia (June 23 to 25, 2018) The next morning we checked out from our hotel and walked to the railway station to board the 7 AM Sapsan bullet train to Moscow. It was a luxurious train with an extremely efficient check-in system and facilities; better than some of the…

Saint Petersburg, Russia (June 20 to 22, 2018) After so many days of excitement and apprehension, the moment had finally arrived. We were all set to leave for the big journey. We took off for New Delhi in the evening to catch our flight to Moscow, the next morning. Three…

Bangalore, India (May 2018) Growing up a Bengali and amidst their amazing craze for football, my husband, Niladri like many other teenage boys, sometime during his long ‘adda’ sessions, had dreamt of watching a football world cup, together with his then best friends. …