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Travel in the Lockdown, Tour the Places on Your Plate. #lockdowndiaries #lockdownkitchen #culinarytimeline2020

May 27, 2020

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The Ultimate Guide to Weekend Travel with a Baby on Board

May 15, 2020

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India: The Picture-perfect 1-Day Beach Camp in Mousuni Island Along the Bay of Bengal, FAQs Answered

May 09, 2020

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Celebrating Holi, Read Basanta Utsav: A 3-Days Getaway Guide to Bolpur Shantiniketan

April 15, 2020

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Book Your Next Stay With Santoor Guest House So You Can Experience All That Manoharpur Has to Offer

What does it take for someone to step off the same old shuttle between the usual work and home? It is as if we are inwardly chained to a place that doesn't even feel buzzing anymore. And we keep on wondering about what we could perhaps do to feel lively all over again.

(Yes, it takes only a moment to answer the above question. You all, like me, would probably say COVID19. It is better not to step out of your home and give travel a break for now. However, we are all hopeful that these hard times would also pass. The post is for future days when the pandemic is behind us. It is thus meant for tomorrow, written as a heartfelt memoir to a wonderful stay previously. FOR THE TIME BEING THOUGH, STAY PUT, STAY SAFE AND DO NOT TRAVEL OUT. )

Now picture yourself drinking up your morning brew amidst tall green trees. A picture that is so familiar on the Instagram feeds. A vast solitude engulfs the surrounding, refreshing the air. Pure air laden with fresh oxygen from the nearby forest creates an ideal ambiance to relax. Simply the healing you needed, right! Rejuvenating retreat of the tired mind and body as well. Time and again, we need this elixir. And that's just your daybreak at Santoor Guest House- the homestay located at Manoharpur to provide the perfect gateway to the famed Saranda forest.

A Weekend Staycation by Asia’s Largest Sal Forest

A stone's throw away from the Manoharpur Railway station, this is one among the many destinations that boost the last-minute weekend getaways given the easy access and picturesque landscape. Santoor Guest House offers a decorous comfort amidst Nature to understand that life is all about finding inner peace.

The routine at the guest house is quintessentially subtle and low-key. You can start off your day basking in the warmth of the pleasant weather (if be so, avoid the summers) in the garden or snuggle down at a comfy spot of your choice, pondering over the amicable oomph that unites Nature here. Simply inhale in the fresh air and feel alive! The guests may also choose to pay off the entire time humouring in any kind of pastimes like photography or reading books; plenty of which is available at the very in-house library of Santoor. Take my word, these delights will never fall short to rinse away the city delusions out of your soul.

Book Your Next Stay With Santoor Guest House So You Can Experience All That Manoharpur Has to Offer

These delights will never fall short to rinse away the city delusions out of your system.

March 31, 2020

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COVID-19 Quarantine: Things to do to Keep you Convinced for Home-Isolation

March 25, 2020

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5 Places Not to Miss in The North Andaman: Going Beyond Havelock and Neil Island

December 04, 2019

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You Only Live Once #YOLO. Better an “Oops!” than a “What If?”

Better an “Oops!” than a “What If?”

Such a wonderful sentence to bring out the dilemmas of our lifetime. Isn’t it?

He loves me, he loves me not…… What if he says a no?
Hey, it is the weekend. Let’s experiment with a new dish. What if it’s a disaster?

I am sitting idle. I am without a job. What if I don’t get a job?

I am struck with this job. I want it out. What if I resign?

What if I am alone? What if I have no friends?

… And amidst all these ‘what if’s, we get lost. And we curse the circumstances, our loved ones, sometimes even ourselves. Maybe it is human nature to fear the uncertainties of our Future, of the so-called moments of “Oops” of our lives. Trust me, this feeling is one of the Dementors of Harry Potter. These many, of all the wrong reasons, what if’s result in cocooning ourselves to our own circles. And we get so accustomed to it, eventually, that coming out of the closet becomes so difficult.

Traveling or visiting a foreign place, too, is often such a deal. A predicament. Yet, a chance to relax. It is more of uprooting yourself from a defined environment and accepting the uncertainties. So if we are to judge, traveling out is more of an oxymoron. To venture out into the unknown. Somewhat a foggy Limbo. So many what if’s to face off. You go through Lonely Planet; you find so many tales of travel fails. But does that stop people from traveling? No. It is not always good experiences. Life is not always a bed of roses; neither is it a bed of thorns. At times, you could face sore situations. But that doesn't stop you from venturing out. You learn from your mistakes, other’s stories of mistakes. And, you evolve.

Why wait for all the opportunities when every day, every moment is one? Embracing them as they come, makes it a lot easier. We are afraid of the consequences. Well, yes, I am too. And this is exactly where traveling makes us strong. Learning your own way, through and through. Fighting your fears makes you a winner against all odds. You travel to places, you notice things, of little importance, minutely. And, you get to look at life closely. You get to learn from the people you meet. Sometimes, benevolence even in the midst of hardships. And you appreciate things that you were complaining about, a few days back. Sometimes, bitterness, mostly and surprisingly in the riches. Whatever be the case, it is a win-win scenario.

If you ask me, the biggest what-if of my life is ended up being alone. How I tackled it? I took to traveling. I went out and made friends on the roads. I met two wonderful women on the way to Sikkim. I came to know familiar faces, more closely. I saw a couple fighting over trifles and falling in love in the snow all over again. In a fewer span of days, my otherwise monotonous life became lively in the bits of experiences. At the end of every trip, I return back rich with experience.

So, next time, let your fears mold you into a better you but not overthrow you. Cast out of the couch of self-doubts and step out into the greens and blues of the planet. If you want to be the traveler, be so. If you want to adopt your passion as your profession, do it. Do not back out for the fear of failure. To err is human. Summon up #YOLO trend, it is in rounds now. And take the leap. The World is waiting out there for you.