Images of 2010

It’s that time of the year already – past that time really, but never mind. Yeah, so time to look back on the year that was, tell you again about my travels, announce plans for this year and sigh deeply… Or maybe this year, no announcing travel plans dreams in advance. Watch this space…

So here, the best of 2010 on Itchy Feet -

The market visits – April – June

City market – going nuts!

Gandhi Bazaar – a pretty smile

Chilling in Ladakh – May

Chang La – on top of the world. almost.

Pangong Tso – A light load

Alleppy snake boat race – August

Alleppy – Pushing on

Malaysia with friends – September

Kuala Lumpur – Not on thin ice

Weekend at Ooty – October

Ooty – picture postcard window

Aihole, Pattadakkal, Badami and Bijapur – December

Badami – midday gossip

Badami – the golden corridor

Kalamadhyam fair at Chitra Kala Parishat – December

Have trumpet, will blow

Turns out I am a travel junkie. Not just that but a ‘top travel junkie on facebook’. So there. idiva has featured me on World Tourism Day (what are people expected to do on this day?) on their website.

These Times of India guys really like my blog. Here is when I got listed as one of the “Ladies Who Blog” (whatever!), again on idiva (you have to believe me when I say I have no friends working there) and here is when they featured the blog in their main newspaper.

Looking back at the ToI piece, I am glad to note that two of the three destinations on the domestic wish-list have been visited – none, sadly on the phoren countries. To remedy that now…

Shades of grey

New look on the blog – how do you like it? I’ve been bored of the old one and kept looking off and on for an interesting template. I liked this one a lot – and it suits my needs perfectly. So, here goes.

I’ve also made some minor changes to the side-bar – have organized the post categories a bit – so far, I’ve kept adding categories as and when I start writing about a new place but I thought it needed more structure. And in the process, felt pained all over again when I think of all the places I want to visit. So much to see, so little time. And money. *deep sigh*

If you are reading this as a feed through your reader, hop over now to see the emperor’s blog’s new clothes. Look forward to your response! (Broad hint: remember, I asked ‘how do you like it’, not ‘how do you find it’).

Also, any suggestions on interesting things to add to the blog / side-bar?

Itchy Feet gets noticed

I forgot to mention this here – Itchy Feet got a press mention recently when it was featured as a cool blog in the idiva supplement of the Times of India Bombay edition. Titled (rather awkwardly) The Ladies Blog-sphere, the piece is about three different blogs written by women.

Please note: I did not say ‘I simply got engaged with other bloggers’ – this is some editor’s idea of editing what I had originally sent. Although I meant every word of it when I said that my blog has led me to meet some very interesting people – online and some later, offline too. Thank you, all you people!

Anyway, read on and salute me – I am one of the Ladies Who Blog.