Tag: #holiday

• Travel: Benaras – Part 2- A day of pilgrimage

  

  We walked out of the hotel at 6.00 a.m., fresh, after a good night’s sleep. The weather was cool and the ghats were abuzz with activity- boatmen waiting to ferry people across, a woman singing bhajans (songs in praise of God, like hymns) – her voice echoed through Assi ghat, a group sitting in a…

  Smitha V

  March 19, 2022

  Travel, Experiences

  #India, #Pilgrimage, #holiday, #travelogue, #Hinduism, #benaras, #varanasi, #incredibleindia, travelwithfriends, #womenstrip, #vaatikacafe, #kashivishwanathtemple, #varanasitourism, #UttarPradeshtourism

• Art : Blue waters

  

  With the monsoon season on in India, I am inclined to paint water in all forms – I painted waterfalls ART : FLOW , raindrops Weekend conversation, art and travel and this week I painted the sea. Its my first attempt at painting these various forms of water and I’m thoroughly fascinated by the way…

  Smitha V

  July 3, 2021

  Art

  #artjourney, #beginnerartist, #blue, #holiday, #inspiration, #ocean, #quotes, #sea, #selflearning, #walldecor, #watercolorpaper, #watercolors, #waterpainting, #waves

• My journey to healing: going away from the familiar

  

  This year we did not celebrate Christmas because of all the losses in the family. On 26th December it was one month since dad passed away and I still felt extremely low. I did art, reading, writing and while it did help me feel better, it was short-term. I had no idea what to do…

  Smitha V

  January 23, 2021

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #dealing with loss, #familyholiday, #goingaway, #healing, #holiday, #India, #madurai, #meenakshitemple, #SouthIndia, #spiritualjourney, #travelogue, Experiences

• Day 1: Arriving at Sikkim

  

  When you need a real break, then you must uproot yourself completely from everything and everybody you know or are accustomed to and challenge yourself by going to the unknown. The unknown teaches…in more ways than you think. P.C. TrekEarth As the car swerved down the winding road, a 1000 meters above sea-level, all I…

  Smitha V

  January 1, 2019

  Experiences, Travel

  #army, #Bagdogra, #beautifulindia, #gangtok, #holiday, #Holidaywithkids, #India, #inspiration, #life, #loveyourself, #mountains, #nature, #planyourholidays, #sikkim, #takeabreak, #travelogue, #vacation, #winters, #woodberry, Experiences, Travel

• Send the Kids on Those School Trips Please.

  

  I have never gone on a school trip for reasons best known to my parents. For many years, I thought we were ‘poor’ and that the school trip must have been an unnecessary financial burden on my parents but then when I had some financial sense and understood the expenses incurred on my wardrobe were…

  Smitha V

  September 9, 2018

  Experiences

  #adventure, #believe, #children, #education, #faith, #holiday, #ladakh, #learning, #leh, #letgo, #life, #lifeateacher, #parenting, #schooltrips, Creative Writing, Experiences, Travel