Hi. I’m Dhivya and this is a place for me to write about random stuff, and think aloud. Sometimes things don’t make sense to me until I write them down, and for me, to write is to think. Connect with me if you are into travel, food or words.
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Girl goes solo. Again.
13/02/2019
Bringing back to life, my interest in solo travel. 2019 promises to be the year for many new things and goals. New job, New hobbies, new habits. It also seems
On Women’s day and token initiatives.
30/01/2019
Every year I see companies feel the need for token gestures on women’s day. I have experienced some well-thought initiatives and a few shallow things in my limited years of
The Fear of Missing Out
13/01/2019
Insta-Credits : @thetravellinganaconda Much has been spoken about this topic, and much has written about the same. It is a disease millennials have been accused of acquiring purely through their
Durga Puja at Kolkata – A wave of nostalgia and love.
20/10/2018
The trip to Ladakh was a lot of firsts for me, including the first time I didn’t feel so bad about a vacation ending. To be honest, I spent most
Sunset and the snow storm.
12/10/2018
Day 2. Some things are best left to their course, travel is one of those things. At least I try and do that. You can make a million fool proof
Leh Ladakh – A cold start.
11/10/2018
Six months ago, I made an impulse booking to Leh in October with my friend. It was only March and both of us were in the zone of “who knows
The golden liquid.
08/10/2018
After two days of feeling inadequate, and fighting with sickness, and dealing with a lot of negative energy outside and within me, I put on some purple lipstick and stepped
Who, me? Seriously?
19/09/2018
Every time someone tells me I should write more, I reply almost instantly, in the funniest possible tone, “He he, I’m not a writer.” Come to think of it, I really am
Take a walk, Take a chance!
19/09/2018
My experiments with Social Media Detoxing Three weeks ago, I decided to disconnect myself from the social media site I was most addicted to. Yes, the little blue “f” icon
The art of making pasta!
01/09/2018
Today I understood the joy of doing things for the love of doing them. Today, I felt a warm feeling pass through my veins, as I made fresh pasta out
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Books
Letting the art consume me in Ponniyin Selvan
First of all, listen to this. Whatever can I say more than this. It’s like an arrow through your heart
12/05/2023
Life
A path toward inner self or away from a persisting problem?
In the last one year or so, anytime I have been unhappy about something or someone in my life, I
02/10/2022
Life
Memories with rains: Love, loss, and more
A walk down memory lane on what the rains remind me of, some good memories and some not so good ones.
12/07/2022
Food
On abortion rights.
I thought of giving this blog a fancier, lesser controversial title. I thought of not commenting at all about this
26/06/2022
Travel
The most beautiful Aldona Goa Homestay experience
Everyone speaks of the famous Goan hospitality. Few people live it. The Amarals are a fine example of everything the
24/05/2022
Life
The struggles of visualization
Simply put, visualization is the act of clearly picturing something in our minds. It could be a future event, or
23/04/2022