Since I am in the personal adventure crafting business, I had tried out ChatGPT’s travel planning capabilities and was left wanting. It does what it says and no more. But it should evolve as new features are added. Here is why ChatGPT is not ready to plan your trip just yet: Limited Capability When prompted …
In 2017, after a long trekking season in Europe which included walking the entire Tour Du Mont Blanc, I wanted to go somewhere off beat. And I mean places my countrymen had never heard of. I zeroed in on Azerbaijan and Armenia – The Jewels of the Caucasus. I had also planned to include Georgia, …
The road is open, take the first step. One of the basic core of #human #spirit is the passion for #adventure. The #joy of #life comes from our encounters with new #experiences. There is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing #horizon, for each day to have a new sun in a new …
Did you ever have your heart fill to the brim with experiences of unhurried existence? Our northeast region, famous as the seven sisters, is an India far removed from our idea of our country. Sure, the people are the same kind souls who guided us on a dark stormy night, took us in at short …
Ancient #havelis and temples have their own charm even if we neglect their upkeep. As it goes, this one too comes with a #story. . Featured here is the haveli of one of the Sardars and confidantes of the Peshwe of Pune, who accompanied him on the journey north once the Brits took over the …
A cyclist watches the sunset from the deck of Anfa Place in Casablanca, Morocco. When I chose to go to the Land of the Great Maghreb, I chose Morocco. We landed in Casablanca. It is the country’s financial capital and therefore more modern than the rest of the country. Anfa Place a walking plaza and …
Taking advantage of the fact that my niece had gone to Milan, Italy for studies, I and a friend made a plan to travel there. Here is day by day plan of our 18 day classic Italian Holiday from Milan to Rome via Venice, Florence, Bologna, and Pisa. Sept 16 – Flight to Milan via …
A flag can come to your rescue in unknown ways. The team had walked ahead that day, with the van following us later after picking up supplies. By 4.30 pm, there was no sign of the van. We found a good pasture for the camels and set up camp. The much touted satellite phone was …
The rainbow spans the entire horizon ahead of me, to the east. The rain has just abated, though it continues to threaten in the form of dark clouds further north. As I sit at the table, munching biscuits lathered with apricot jam and my book for company, the loneliness and the enormity of the plains …
