2010 – 2020: Highlights From A Decade Of Travel
Looking back on a decade of travel with ten photos representing the most memorable destinations for each year.
Read MoreAuthor: Madhu
Madhu is an Interior designer turned travel blogger on a long sabbatical to explore the world. When not crafting stories on The Urge To Wander, she's probably Tweeting @theurgetowander or sharing special moments on instagram.com/theurgetowander
2020 – Not A Year To Remember
Balancing the pluses and minuses of a year in which an invisible organism bound the entire world together in misery.
Read MoreOn Setbacks & Silver Linings
Year-end reflections on personal setbacks and the silver linings that followed.
Read MoreRomania – Highlights Of An Unheralded Destination
Romania Travel Series: Overview of top things to do and what we loved about Bucharest, Sibiu, Brasov, Sighisoara, Maramures & Bucovina.
Read MoreWeimar – Where Bauhaus Began
Exploring the origins of a radical design movement that while very short-lived, left a lasting impact on every aspect of the post modern world.
Read MoreA Sensory Exploration Of Europe With Thalys
A sensory exploration of the cities that make up the Thalys train network and a sampling of the experiences they offer beyond the big ticket sights.
Read MoreA River Runs Through It….
A virtual journey through some special river moments from around the world. From sublime do-before-you-die experiences on ancient bodies of water to the storied rivers that birthed each of the European cities I travelled to in 2017 and singularly influenced their destinies.
Read MoreThanjavur – The Raja Gori Chatris
Raja Gori is a true hidden gem in Thanjavur. Also known as Kailasa Mahal, it is a complex of Maratha era royal funerary temples.
Read MoreCalçada – Portugal’s Distinctive Mosaic Pavements
The traditional mosaic pavements of Portugal – Calçada Portuguesa – can be found all across the country. Especially in the streets in the historic city centres of Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, even the Azores Islands.
Read MorePostcards From Portugal!
Highlights from our two week Portugal itinerary which included Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Tomar, the Douro Valley and a few days in the Azores.
Read MoreKabini – A River Romance
This is our first time in Kabini during the rains. Our two previous visits were deliberately planned around the dry period between February – April, when the parched land forces its wild denizens out into clearings around the river, almost guaranteeing big cat sightings. This time it is the jungle that is the hero, in […]
Read MoreEkadanta – The Single Tusked One
A chance encounter, for me as sublime as if I had come face to face with his divine namesake! This was my first time on a boat safari…thanks to Evolve Back Kuruba Safari Lodge. Back soon with more from Kabini. Stay well.
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