Divya Rai

Divya Rai's A Borrowed Backpack

My blog talks about both, my planned tours and my impromptu
trips. It shares the happiness and wonderment of seeing new
places and bumping into new people on the way.

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  • Updated 5 Years Ago

Recent blog posts from A Borrowed Backpack


Why is Thimphu known for its nightlife? Here is a low down.
Why is Thimphu known for its nightlife? Here is a low down.
Thimphu is known to have a bustling nightlife. Here is what happened when I travelled to the city. ...
5 Years Ago
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Food-tripping: Haldwani, Kathgodam and Beyond
Food-tripping: Haldwani, Kathgodam and Beyond
This is the story of a 'Sindhi' sounding town called 'Haldwani', together with its neighbor Kathgodam; these foot-hill towns have been an important part of my founding years. Both serve as the gateway...
6 Years Ago
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If you are wondering what is it like to volunteer in Auroville, here is an account.
If you are wondering what is it like to volunteer in Auroville, here is an account.
It is 5.50am and my father and I are on our two-wheelers, heading towards the organic farm where we are volunteering at in Auroville, the French township in Tamil Nadu. At 6.10am, t...
6 Years Ago
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Chaini Kothi / Chehni Kothi Hike
Chaini Kothi / Chehni Kothi Hike
"We are planning to go to Chaini Kothi. Do you want to come?" I was half-dead from the waterfall and street cleaning-drive we had carried out as a group that morning. By the time we finished,...
6 Years Ago
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Paro: Bhutan’s Docile Progeny
Paro: Bhutan’s Docile Progeny
As soon as I was done with the immigration formalities at the Bhutan/India border (Phuentsholing-Jaigaon), I wanted to be on my way to Paro to make the most of it. Paro is a major tourist destination...
6 Years Ago
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Why Is Paro Airport (Bhutan) One Of The Toughest To Land On?
Why Is Paro Airport (Bhutan) One Of The Toughest To Land On?
One morning I found Kavya, my fellow-traveller in Thimphu, and our hostess Sania, discussing the famed Paro airport and the perils that surround it. Kavya was narrating her experience as she had flow...
7 Years Ago
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