By Vahishta Mistry
I freeze, at what could have been the slight sound of a twig snapping. Was it just my imagination? Sweat beads on my brow. As I wait, I sense the clincher: the woodland noises have all stopped and I can hear, in the distance, guttural German voices drawing closer. My hand goes up, signaling Iris, …
Hey, So I was going through some of the stuff I had piled away in the attic of my mind, and I came across a bunch of memories from long ago. And as I sat there, looking at these memories, I realised how much you’ve changed. There was a time when you stood for something …
Boston is a lovely city – it’s highly walkable, which is great for a backpacker on a budget, and the people are super friendly. It also introduced me to so much history and culture that I think I now want to become a history student all over again. The main reason for this is the …
Philadelphia isn’t known as the city of brotherly love for nothing. Just getting off the bus, there was a clear example of the friendly nature of the people that live here. I was a bit worried because I had decided (was forced into, rather) staying an extra night in Philadelphia because bus tickets leaving the …
My week in Washington started off quite slow. I stayed in a small suburb of DC called Arlington (yes, the place with the cemetery is close by!) Since I was couchsurfing with a very nice host, he drove me to the metro station every day. After the confusion of the NYC metro system with its …
Not voting in an election is the most apathetic thing you can do. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the state of things. There’s something worse than not voting, though. It’s this new concept of protesting the choices offered by voting for no-one and then trying to have that ballot counted. It’s called …
Or if it is, it shouldn’t be used as a whistle-blowing website for people to report traffic violations. If you visit the Gurgaon Traffic Police Facebook page right now, and specifically the photos section, you’ll see that a lot of well-meaning citizens have uploaded pictures of cars that flout traffic laws – some of them driving …