Tamanna Mohapatra

In March 2022, I signed up to walk a part of the Camino Santiago. One of the most common questions I was asked when someone heard of my...

For a small country, Switzerland is quite special. It boasts 12 UNESCO heritage sites. As per the official definition, A World Heritage...

Scandinavia is a beautiful travel destination. In summer it's magical and more than that- truly relaxing. My memories of Denmark & Sweden.

Ask anyone what they enjoy or what their dream life would include and most often the same answer will be heard- I like traveling. If you...

For those of us who visit NYC as tourists, parades are one of the most delightful ways of experiencing the city. For those who live here...

Recently I was in Bhubaneswar (BBSR), the capital of Orissa and my hometown. As happens with most people, I had thought I had seen most...

Many of my friends say I am very well travelled. I do not think so. This is because having spent close to four decades on this planet, my...

America’s National Parks are in the news this year because 2016 marks their 100 years of existence. For me, however, they have always...

Part 3: Perfect R&R destination: Sapporo Our 3rd and final destination was to the island of Hokkaido, famous for it’s milk products...

Part 2: City of Beauty and Temples: Kyoto The next part of our trip took us to another of Japan’s major cities, Kyoto, which is also on...

Part 1: Mega city-Tokyo The first thing I remember about Tokyo was how clean and quiet it was; right from the airport to the underground...

I am not sure why but it has always been my lifelong dream to visit Japan. Perhaps because this small island country has so much to offer...

Founded in 1982 as the world’s first food rescue organization, City Harvest (cityharvest.org) is dedicated to helping feed hungry New...

Living in NYC definitely has its benefits and while I used to be in the group that ‘is not in love with the city’, I am slowly seeing how...

Part two of this blog focuses on the observed sustainability initiatives at a few US/international chains of hotels. I chose some based...

Part one of this blog talks about the hospitality industry and the urgent need to embrace sustainability as part of an overall business...

I recently visited Seattle and having heard that it’s one of the sustainability meccas of America; I was hoping to feel happy, pleasantly...

This blog piece has been pending since December 2014. I am not sure why. Anyway, it’s finally done and published and I am grateful for...

I was the original author of this post hence posting it here. Since then a editor friend of mine had a go at it to make it a little...

The Grand Canyon, I just found out, is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world. To me, in addition, it’s one of the 58...