https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:47:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/filming-around-the-world/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:53:29 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=33367 Do you have a penchant for attracting certain situations or people when you travel? Travel can bring unusual patterns,  synchronicity and personal discoveries. The fact we’re often far from home, just makes them more prominent. For instance, I’m a film set magnet. In the U.S., I have a knack for stumbling upon film sets… frequently...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/dhobi-ghats/ https://grrrltraveler.com/dhobi-ghats/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:29:06 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9841 https://grrrltraveler.com/dhobi-ghats/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-beaches-goa/ https://grrrltraveler.com/top-beaches-goa/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:48:00 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9900 Looking at the sea out from Baga Beach, the sea is shining, teasing,... much like the vibe of the locals and beaches in Goa. As a female traveling who's been nervous about traveling india alone, I feel surprisingly safe here. Waves tickling my feet, a pineapple lassi in hand, I look out at the beach. Even the cows are catching their daily dose of sand and rays.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/top-beaches-goa/feed/ 11 https://grrrltraveler.com/photo-essay-slumdogs-of-mumbai/ https://grrrltraveler.com/photo-essay-slumdogs-of-mumbai/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:37:14 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9819 Along Carter Road runs a promenade which Mumbainikers go to for a stroll, to walk their dog or to just hang out by the beach. One of the nice things about this boardwalk are their benches. Some have inscribed memorials to people, some have short sayings and some have stray dogs, a large problem in India. Here are just a few of those benches-- with slumdog or without.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/photo-essay-slumdogs-of-mumbai/feed/ 6 https://grrrltraveler.com/mumbai/ https://grrrltraveler.com/mumbai/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:41:15 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9802 Mumbai. Action. Motion. Heat. Noise. A cacophony of sound and moving drive-by sights accost my taxi window on the drive into the heart of this blazing city. Overwhelmed and excited, everything felt raw, jaw-dropping or new to me and the problem began-- what to focus my attention upon first? All is a soiled hotbed of moving, honking, hawking, digging, driving, walking and selling activity. Roadside stands line the streets in endless stream, selling everything from food, souvenirs, cellphones,... tires. ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/mumbai/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-6-mumbai/ https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-6-mumbai/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:23:30 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9751 Dear Love, Where should I begin? You show many faces. I don't which is yours. I open you up. Darkness, fog, then above the harang of noise, a bit of illumination. Perhaps ugliness is your real face, your real beauty. It's what gives life. It shakes loose the dream and makes you real for me.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-6-mumbai/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-13-all-time-bollywood-films-list/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:47:08 +0000 http://travelerdiaries.wordpress.com/?p=693 Whenever I tell people that I love Bollywood films, I get a confused look. In fact, they've been my "Best Friday Night Date", beating out dates with a banker and an actor. What is it about these films that keep me addicted to them? Bollywood for Beginners & what to expect:]]>