Just About Everything

                                                      Ta Prohm, Cambodia The last temple we visited on day 3 after  Baphuon Temple and the Terrace of Elephants Angkor, Cambodia , was  Ta Prohm.  Ta Prohm is one of the most visited and well-known temples in Angkorwat.  One of the main reasons being is this temple is where a few scenes from the Angelina Jolie starrer popular film, Tomb Raider was filmed. And the other one of course is the eerie and unique atmosphere.  Built around late 12 th  and early 13 th  century, and back then known as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King), this temple was founded by King Jayavarman VII and was a Buddhist temple. The one thing that contributes to the atmosphere at Ta Prohm is that it remains in pretty much the same condition as it was found.  The jungles and trees have litera...

Soma (Reshma di to me) who has been my strongest supporter at all times, my go-to person, in good and bad times, is no more. She was and will always remain my best friend, guide and anchor. There has been no one like her, nor will there be. This blog is full of her picture contributions. Most of my travel happened because of her enthusiasm and her urging me to be an explorer. Even though she was much older than me, her enthusiasm for life was much more than anyone I know. For me, she was 60 something going on 16 😊 Soma at Gurudongmar Lake in Sikkim (Dec 2021), At 17000 ft, she was  trying hard to make a normal face. She was out of the  vehicle for precisely 40 seconds!  I will fall short of words if I were to attempt to describe who she was, this wonderful and empathetic human being. Passionate, down to earth, intelligent, knowledgeable, curious, witty, humorous, spontaneous, do-gooder, kind hearted, one of the best listeners ever, intense, warm, uplifter, always app...