Diwali 2021 at Narendra Bhawan Bikaner
“Most people prefer to stay home for Diwali.” While this might have been true in the past, things sure are changing. I spent Diwali 2021 at my home-away-from-home, Narendra Bhawan…
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To Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, by Road. October 2021
Delhi to Jaisalmer by road, takes approximately 12-14 hours driving time – assuming you do not take a break every 30 minutes. The drive is certainly made better if it’s…
A Rajasthan Holi, 2021
A TRAIN JOURNEY “A season of firsts!” B and I had not traveled together by train previously! A first train journey. Did you know that Gurgaon has a Railway Station?…
The Nine Stages of Experiencing Narendra Bhawan Bikaner
ONE : Envy & FOMO You’ve seen photographs on the Instagram feeds of friends and acquaintances. You’ve heard their experiences. You’ve been checking the hotel’s website and the hotel’s Instagram…
Narendra Bhawan Bikaner, July 2020
Let me preface by saying that just because I’m writing about traveling during the pandemic, you must not take it as a suggestion to travel as well. We all have…
My Favourite Things at Narendra Bhawan, Bikaner #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
Looking at the number of photo stories I’ve done from the city of Bikaner, it seems that we did more touristy things in Bikaner than we did in Jaisalmer. Very…
Merchants’ Trail, Rampuria Havelis, Bikaner #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
We did a LOT of things in Bikaner. Narendra Singh Bhawan had arranged for a bunch of trails across the city. We’d already visited Bikaji Ki Tekri, seen the Sadul…
Lunch at Laxmi Niwas #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
After visiting Bikaji Ki Tekri and the Sadul Singh Museum, the Narendra Bhawan team had planned lunch for us at the Laxmi Niwas Palace. There’s some insanely beautiful and intricate…
Sadul Singh Museum #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
After we’d visited Bikaji Ki Tekri, the next stop on the itinerary was Sadul Singh Museum, right next to the Laxmi Niwas Palace, where lunch had been arranged for us…
Bikaji Ki Tekri #NAINAxNarendraBhawan #EyesForRajasthan
Above, Narendra Bhawan looking lovely with the blue sky, clouds and a riot of Bougainvillea flowers. On our second day in Bikaner, the hotel had planned a bunch of experiences…
#CoverUp 97 #NAINAxNarendraBhawan #EyesForRajasthan
( All images are clickable for viewing in larger sizes. ) If I had been a guest of Maharaja Narendra Singh, and I’d been invited to stay over at the…
Bye Suryagarh! Hello Narendra Bhawan! #EyesForRajasthan #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
( All images are clickable for viewing in larger sizes. ) As much as Suryagarh was the epitome of luxury and luxurious experiences, Narendra Bhawan in Bikaner was the epitome…
Lunch at an Oasis, Jaisalmer #NAINAxSuryagarh
Previous photo stories from this trip : – #CoverUp personal style feature that was photographed at Suryagarh ;– recorded one episode of my podcast, The Naina Redhu Experience, from the roof of my…
Dinner on The Dunes #NAINAxSuryagarh
( As always, all images are clickable if you’d like to view larger versions – especially the panorama ones and the ones with the stars. ) Our second day at…
Welcome to Suryagarh ( #EyesForRajasthan Day 03 ) #NAINAxSuryagarh
What do you do when you visit a place that’s supposed to be a hotel but feels like home? ( And not just because you’re working on a gig with…
#CoverUp 96 #NAINAxRayBan #NAINAxPureGhee at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer #EyesForRajasthan
Sometimes, the colours just work. Jaisalmer is known as the “Golden City” because of the yellow stone and the color of the sand dunes. The wonderful “hotel” we were being…
#EyesForRajasthan Day 03 : Jaisalmer War Museum
So far, I’ve blogged photographs from Day One of this trip, which was the drive from Delhi to Jaipur and the #CoverUp edition I shot with Trunks Company. Day Two…
#EyesForRajasthan Day 02 : Jaipur to Jodhpur
We could have driven straight from Delhi to Jaisalmer but the Jaipur and Jodhpur pit-stops were made to meet friends. My parents’ friends. As I’ve already mentioned previously, I love…
Traveling to Jaipur : #CoverUp 95 #EyesForRajasthan #EyesForDestinations
What does one do when there’s a chance for work-trip to Rambagh Palace to soak in the beautiful work of Trunks Company? One signs up of course! We reached Jaipur…